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Creator:
Mark Tavener
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
10 November 2003 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Spin is dead, long live PR more
Plot:
The inner workings of a successful PR firm - lying for a living. full summary
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User Comments:
A damn fine job, brilliant! more

Cast

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Stephen Fry ... Charles Prentiss (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
John Bird ... Martin McCabe (12 episodes, 2003-2005)

Zoe Telford ... Alison Jackman (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
James Lance ... Jamie Front (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sally Bretton ... Cat Durnford (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nicholas Burns ... Nick Mayer (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stefanie Callister ... Newsreader (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
29 min (6 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:15 (2 episodes) | UK:12 (4 episodes)

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Spin off from In the Red (1998) (TV) more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
A damn fine job, brilliant!, 7 January 2006
Author: playdumb from London, England

Hi, This is a fantastic satire on spin and th 'real' power behind popular news stories of the day. British irony at its best. Wickedly funny. Stephen Fry is at his best portraying Charles Prentiss and the script is far above the cheap humour seen on other comedy series, though some might find it a bit too high-brow.

There were 2 runs of this show one in autumn/winter 2003 and then in summer 2005.

PS - For those who like these kind of media based cynicism would also like "Trevor's World of Sport" another BBC comedy to feature around the same time starring Neil Pearson and Paul Reynolds.

Both shows at their heart are about (comic) observations of a crazy world that feature an ironic pair as bosses, one controlling manipulative and the other bumbling, meek work to look forward to retire.

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