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.
Genre: Comedy
Stars: John Bird, Stephen Fry, Geoffrey Palmer, Sally Bretton, Nicholas Burns, James Lance
Crew: Jon Plowman
Country: GB
Studio: BBC Two
Runtime: 30:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Nov 10, 2003
Last air date: Aug 25, 2005
Episode: 12 Episode
Season: 2 Season
IMDb: 3.467
Keywords:manipulation, scandal, media, politics, workplace, celebrity, satire, sitcom, political humor, workplace comedy