Drop The Dead Donkey

• George Dent (Jeff Rawle), the chief editor. A nervous wreck who is never able to argue with Gus, even when he knows he's in the right. Suffers from a number of anxiety disorders, but doesn't like to complain about it. Earlier scripts made much of his denial that his wife was having an affair. Following their divorce, the focus of his references to his homelife switched to his daughter, a terrifying juvenile delinquent.
• Alex Pates (Haydn Gwynne), George's second-in-command. The token normal person, she left to join the BBC.
• Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), who replaced Alex as assistant editor from the third series onwards. A single mother, she was briefly an object of desire for George, until she explained she was a lesbian. Dedicated to bringing people proper news, she often clashes with Gus, while George offers moral support from the outer office.
• Henry Davenport (David Swift), one of the news anchors. A veteran reporter, he is deeply contemptuous of Gus, Sally and everything about "modern news values".
• Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), the other news anchor, handpicked by Sir Royston and noted for her snobbishness and vapidity.
• Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), the unctuous yes man to Sir Royston Merchant. A management stereotype, similar to Dilbert's Pointy-Haired Boss, he transformed GlobeLink from a serious news network to a ratings-chasing tabloid channel. He precedes most of his comments with phrases like "Now, I'm not here..." or "I'd never interfere with editorial policy, but..."
• Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), the field reporter who tries to make his stories as sensational as possible. When filming a firing-squad execution in a South American dictatorship, asked the officer for a retake so it would look better. Mildly sociopathic.
• Gerry, Damien's (unseen) cameraman. Damien's reports would usually end with something unpleasant happening to Gerry, while Damien yelled at him to keep filming. He appears in one episode, at the station's Christmas party, but is covered in bandages.
• Dave Charnley (Neil Pearson), the deputy sub-editor and general dogsbody. A compulsive womaniser and gambler. Gets on very well with Henry, owning to these shared interests, and Damien, owing to his willingness to bet on outrageously tasteless things.
• Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle), the terrifyingly outspoken PA. Utterly cynical, and prone to threatening violence. She gets away with this owing to being very good at her job, and the fact that even Gus is afraid of her. Her main role in the series is to offer sarcastic commentary on anything anyone does, and predict disaster, usually accurately.

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