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.
Seasons and episodes
2 seasons · 12 episodes
S2 E1Identity Crisis
Jul 21, 200530 min
The staff of Prentiss MacCabe are worried their phones are being bugged. Charles and Martin have a meeting with their client, the home secretary. The government want to introduce the unpopular identity card and are in desperate need of a PR
S2 E2The Trial
Jul 28, 200530 min
Poor Charles finds himself in the dock, after one of Prentis MaCabe's old clients has a fit of conscience and decides to do the worst thing a client can do. He tells the truth about one of Charles' lies, after becoming a christian and repen
S2 E3Blood Bank
Aug 4, 200530 min
The team at Prentis McCabe assume thet Charles is in jail for another month, so they prepare to tackle their new client , Artist, Dean Wheelwright (Richard Katz). It is their job to get him to eneter and win the lucrative turner prize for t
S2 E4The Nation's Favourite
Aug 11, 200530 min
The firm of Prentiss McCabe are over the moon to hear that Jamie has got them a new Oil sheik client, who wants to buy British Airways. That is until Jamie tells them the client's family name is Rezza Bin-Laden (yes the family of THAT bin L
S2 E5Spinning America
Aug 18, 200530 min
American fast food sales are down and images of Ronald McDonald are being burned in the streets - could this be linked to Prentiss McCabe's healthy eating campaign? Or is this a backlash of anti-American feeling post-Iraq?Whatever the cause
S2 E6The House of Lords
Aug 25, 200530 min
Bugger the House of Lords""; ""Yes, that's exactly the PM's thinking."" The pace of reform in The House of Lords has slowed down, it's still full of the over-privileged, and they keep sending back Government proposals for legislation. So w
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Absolute Power?
- Absolute Power is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Absolute Power are there?
- Absolute Power has 2 seasons and 12 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Absolute Power?
- Absolute Power has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 25, 2005.
- Who stars in Absolute Power?
- Absolute Power stars John Bird, Stephen Fry, Geoffrey Palmer, Sally Bretton, Nicholas Burns.
