Absolute Power

7.5(19 votes)

2003 - 2005

30m per episode

Ended2 Seasons12 Episodes

Comedy

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.

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Show Details

Network:

BBC Two

Country:GB

Languages

Original:en

Spoken:

English

Seasons

Season 1

6 episodes

2003

Season 2

6 episodes

2005

Cast

John Bird

Martin McCabe

Stephen Fry

Charles Prentiss

Geoffrey Palmer

Sally Bretton

Cat Durnford

Nicholas Burns

James Lance

Zoe Telford

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