BBC4 scores ratings success with Lead Balloon

Lead Balloon, the new sitcom co-written by and starring Jack Dee, has earned BBC4 its highest-ever rating for a comedy show. The first episode of the show, in which Dee plays Rick Spleen, a successful but disillusioned and world-weary stand-up comedian and writer, pulled in 383,000 viewers.

The Thick Of It held the previous record (319,000 viewers).