Absolute Power

Name: Absolute Power
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.9
Cast: John Bird, Stephen Fry, Sally Bretton, Lynsey Baxter, Barbara Horne

Absolute Power (2003-2005)

Seasons: 2, episodes: 12

Episode runtime: 30 min

Comedy

United Kingdom

BBC Two

Average rating: 7.9/10 2 674

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Actors and characters

Premiere

10 November 2003

Last episode

25 August 2005

Status

Completed

Scenario

Guy Andrews

Producer

Jon Plowman

Actors

Martin McCabe

Charles Prentiss

Cat Durnford

Lynsey Baxter

Virginia Harcourt

Barbara Horne

Elizabeth De La Mare

Amita Dhiri

Julia Stour

All actors and roles (6)

Short description

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.