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Absolute Power (2003–2005)
2 seasons12 episodes29 min per episode
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring the popular and satirical Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power to BBC Two. Stephen as Prentiss and John as McCabe are an unscrupulous pair who run the blue chip PR agency Prentiss McCabe. Dealing with commercial as well as personal PR, their remit covers everything from political communications to celebrity media relations. Their manipulation skills are tested to the full as they frequently find that their work brings them into conflict with political parties, newspaper editors and celebrities.
- First aired
- November 10, 2003
- Last episode
- August 25, 2005
- Network
- BBC Two
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss
- John Bird as Martin McCabe
- James Lance as Jamie Front
- Zoe Telford as Alison Jackman
- Nicholas Burns as Nick Mayer
- Sally Bretton as Cat Durnford
- Stefanie Callister as Newsreader
- Phillip Schofield as Phillip Schofield
- Kirsty Wark as Kirsty Wark
- Angus Deayton as Colin Priestley
- Angus Deayton as Colin Priestly