Absolute Power

Absolute Power

2003 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.6 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.

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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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

History Man

Prentiss McCabe client, Nigel Harting, is a celebrated presenter of television history programmes, who specialises in re

EP 2

Pope Idol

Martin and Jamie sense that the world of PR is changing. The profession has developed such a bad reputation that it coul

EP 3

Tory Woman

How does one go about re-launching a junior shadow spokeswoman who has been marginalised in the Tory party? She referred

EP 4

Mr. Fox

When Health Secretary Simon Wellington wins an injunction preventing newspapers from reporting an incident on Hampstead

EP 5

Country Life

Successful novelist Roddy Growse orchestrates the appointment of Prentiss McCabe to represent The Real Country Union, a

EP 6

Crash and Burn

A hugely lucrative golden handcuff deal is jeopardised when one of Charles' most successful clients, the stand-up comedi

EP 1

Identity Crisis

The staff of Prentiss MacCabe are worried their phones are being bugged. Charles and Martin have a meeting with their cl

EP 2

The Trial

Poor Charles finds himself in the dock, after one of Prentis MaCabe's old clients has a fit of conscience and decides to

EP 3

Blood Bank

The team at Prentis McCabe assume thet Charles is in jail for another month, so they prepare to tackle their new client

EP 4

The Nation's Favourite

The firm of Prentiss McCabe are over the moon to hear that Jamie has got them a new Oil sheik client, who wants to buy B

EP 5

Spinning America

American fast food sales are down and images of Ronald McDonald are being burned in the streets - could this be linked t

EP 6

The House of Lords

Bugger the House of Lords""; ""Yes, that's exactly the PM's thinking."" The pace of reform in The House of Lords has sl

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