Absolute Power(TV show/series, 2003-2005)

Name: Absolute Power
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2003
Rating: 3.8

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 12 episodes

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 7 votes)

Absolute Power is a British comedy programme, set in the offices of Prentiss McCabe, a fictional public relations company (or 'government-media relations consultancy') in London, run by Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry) and Martin McCabe (John Bird). It started in 2000 on BBC Radio 4, lasting until 2004 with the fourth and final radio series. A six-part television series ran on BBC Two towards the end of 2003; the second six-episode television series ran on BBC Two on Thursdays at 10 pm from 21 July to 25 August 2005. A one-off radio episode was broadcast on 3 November 2006. The title is taken from a quotation by the historian Lord Acton: "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". ()

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About Absolute Power

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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Absolute Power Seasons and Episodes

07/21/2005Season 2 - 6 episodes

#1 | 07/21/2005Identity Crisis

The staff of Prentiss MacCabe are worried their phones are being bugged. Charles and Martin have a meeting with their client, the home secretary. The government want to introduce the unpopular identity card and are in desperate need of a PR agency.

#2 | 07/28/2005The Trial

Poor Charles finds himself in the dock, after one of Prentis MaCabe's old clients has a fit of conscience and decides to do the worst thing a client can do. He tells the truth about one of Charles' lies, after becoming a christian and repenting.

#3 | 08/04/2005Blood Bank

The team at Prentis McCabe assume thet Charles is in jail for another month, so they prepare to tackle their new client , Artist, Dean Wheelwright (Richard Katz). It is their job to get him to eneter and win the lucrative turner prize for the years beast contribution to art. However he says he does not want to eneter, so they have a problem.

#4 | 08/11/2005The 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 British Airways. That is until Jamie tells them the client's family name is Rezza Bin-Laden (yes the family of THAT bin Laden ). Charles and Martin are adamant that they don't want him for a client, no matter how rich he is. But finally they are persuaded to have a look at him.

#5 | 08/18/2005Spinning America

American fast food sales are down and images of Ronald McDonald are being burned in the streets - could this be linked to Prentiss McCabe's healthy eating campaign? Or is this a backlash of anti-American feeling post-Iraq?Whatever the cause, the Prent

#6 | 08/25/2005The 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 slowed down, it's still full of the over-privileged, and they keep sending back Government proposals for legislation. So when Charle

11/10/2003Season 1 - 6 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: Bosnian (BS), English (EN), Russian (RU)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 11/10/2003

Last episode released on: 08/25/2005

Cast: Stephen Fry, Zoe Telford, R. Nicholas Burns

Creator: Mark Tavener

Director: John Morton

Composer: Ben Bartlett

Keywords: workplace comedy, celebrity, sitcom, media, political humor, manipulation, scandal, politics, workplace, satire

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