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Absolute Power (2003)

  • Nov 10, 2003
  • 2 seasons · 12 episodes

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About This Series

Absolute Power is a comedy series. Its leading cast includes John Bird, Stephen Fry and Geoffrey Palmer. It premiered on November 10, 2003 on BBC Two. TMDB lists 2 seasons and 12 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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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Time to finish
About 6 hours, based on 12 episodes at 30 minutes each
Ending
Finished: all episodes are out
Language
English

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Cast

  • John Bird Martin McCabe 12 episodes
  • Stephen Fry Charles Prentiss 12 episodes
  • Geoffrey Palmer 12 episodes
  • Sally Bretton Cat Durnford 12 episodes
  • Nicholas Burns 12 episodes
  • James Lance 12 episodes
  • Zoe Telford 12 episodes
  • Rebecca Front 6 episodes
  • Lynsey Baxter Virginia Harcourt 1 episode
  • Haydn Gwynne 1 episode
  • Barbara Horne Elizabeth De La Mare 1 episode
  • Amita Dhiri Julia Stour 1 episode

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