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'Absolute Power' is a British comedy series, set in the offices of Prentiss McCabe, a fictional public relations company in London's Soho, run by Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry), and Martin McCabe (John Bird). It has been created by Mark Tavener and is based on his earlier satirical radio shows like 'In the Red'. 'Absolute Power' started in 2000 as a Radio series on BBC Radio 4. In 2003 it became a television series. The same year six episodes have been aired on BBC Two, with six more in 2005. The first series is now available on dvd from the BBCShop. Guy Andrews, Mark Lawson and Andy Rattenbury are the writers of the television version. The staff of Prentiss McCabe consists besides Fry and Bird of Jamie Front (James Lance), Alison Jackman (Zoe Telford), Cat Durnford (Sally Bretton) and Nick Mayer (Nick Burns). While Jamie is a brilliant liar and naturally devious, Alison is very intelligent but too honest. Charles Prentiss said of her, Most of the young people here at Prentiss McCabe don't know their arse from their elbow, but with Alison you know she'll join the Royal Arse Society and get a book about elbows from the library. Cat is a young party girl and Nick Charles' PA. Notable cameo roles have included: Fern Britton, Angus Deayton, Huw Edwards, Gareth Hunt, Mark Lawson, Dermot Murnaghan, Anneka Rice, Phillip Schofield, Ray Stubbs, Anthea Turner, Kirsty Wark. Absolute Power was a big success, mainly due to good acting and very funny story lines. It is compared to other shows like Yes, Minister!. |
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