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Absolute Power (2003– )The inner workings of a successful PR firm - lying for a living. Creator:Mark Tavener |
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Charles Prentiss
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John Bird | ... |
Martin McCabe
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Jamie Front
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Alison Jackman
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Nicholas Burns | ... |
Nick Mayer
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Cat Durnford
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Stefanie Callister | ... |
Newsreader
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With spin doctors ery much in the spotlight of late, this TV adaption of the BBC radio series could hardly have picked a better time to rear its head. The show centres around the workings of Prentiss McCabe, a PR agency whose offices play host to a succession of minor celebrities, politicians and high-up businessmen who all need photo-shoots arranging and soundbites composing. Ethics are not a priority; the firm's staff will lie, cheat and possibly steal as long as it makes their clients look good. Written by Richard Smeltzer
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10 November 2003 (UK) See more »Company Credits
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Martin McCabe: Adolf Hitler.
Lord Harcourt: The Commandant's desk from Auschwitz. His chair. This key once unlocked the main gate at Belsen. And over here, and this is particularly recherche, a ...
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Charles Prentiss: Now. So... er... paintings... in the style of John Sell Cotman, Tom Girtin, Turner... The great tradition of English watercolourists and by extension, therefore, your enemy is... painters who prefer to use acrylics? Um... help me out. Um... right. "A.H." They're all signed A.H. Er... That would be Alice? Agatha? Give me a clue.Martin McCabe: Adolf Hitler.
Lord Harcourt: The Commandant's desk from Auschwitz. His chair. This key once unlocked the main gate at Belsen. And over here, and this is particularly recherche, a ...
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Here is British humour at its very wittiest and cutting.
The machinations of the team at Prentiss McCabe are a joy to behold as they spin the latest challenge.
The dialogue is edged with a delicious sprinkle of smugness. Not that you'd like to meet any of these people - they're utterly self-serving, and are a sharp reflection of the slick wheelings and dealings, counter-dealings, backstabbing, Machiavellian world that I could only imagine might take place in such a real world business.
I came late to this series, only discovering it last year and, I can thoroughly recommend it. Like Fawlty Towers, the limited production of episodes will ensure this remains a classic.