Absolute Power S2E1

Episodes

1. Identity Crisis

2. The Trial

3. Blood Bank

4. The Nation's Favourite

5. Spinning America

6. The House of Lords

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Absolute Power

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.

Date: 11/10/2003

Rating: 7.5

Cast: John Bird, Stephen Fry, Geoffrey Palmer, Sally Bretton, Nicholas Burns, James Lance, Zoe Telford

John Bird