Robert Maxwell

Born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch in Slatinské Doly, Czechoslovakia (now Solotvyno, Ukraine), Robert Maxwell was a British media tycoon and former Member of Parliament. Since he died under questionable and bizarre circumstances during the second series of 'Drop', he was thereafter a rather easier and safer target than his fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch, who was still in a position to sue. After his death, a number of running gags, including the "Bad 'Robert Maxwell Joke' kitty", emerged on the show.