Directed by:
Tristram ShapeeroScreenplay:
Guy AndrewsComposer:
Ben BartlettCast:
Stephen Fry, Gareth David-Lloyd, Angus Deayton, Nick Reding, Zoe Telford, William Hootkins, Chipo Chung, Chris Langham, Jason Barry, Silas Carson (more)Plots(1)
Stephen Fry and John Bird star in this hilarious BBC satire set in the cynical world of public relations where truth is an optional extra and no job is too grubby, so long as it pays well. A re-working of Mark Tavener's acclaimed Radio 4 comedy series, Absolute Power sees Fry and Bird as Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe spinmeisters supreme who run their own top London PR consultancy. Whether keeping celebrity clients in or out of the tabloids, saving MPs from political oblivion or sugar-coating unpopular government schemes, Prentiss approaches his campaigns with sophistry, cynicism and a withering sarcasm. Occasionally reined in by his older, world-wearier partner, Prentiss presides over an office of youthful executives that include the bright but dangerously honest Alison and Jamie, an equally devious Prentiss-in-waiting. (Network)
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