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Absolute Power (2003)

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating
8.1 (1,097 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.55 avg 6 episodes 6.8 → 7.7 28 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 32 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 21 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1History Man6.832
2Pope Idol8.021
3Tory Woman7.421
4Mr Fox7.824
5Country Life7.620
6Burn and Crash7.721

Season 2 (2005)

7.63 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 28 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 20 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 15 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Identity Crisis7.820
2The Trial7.518
3Blood Bank6.918
4The Nation's Favourite7.221
5Spinning America8.419
6The House of Lords8.015