Absolute Power
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2003 - 2005
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Satire set amidst one of London's leading public relations firms and the exploits of its bosses, the amoral Charles Prentiss and worldly wise Martin McCabe. Stars Stephen Fry, John Bird, James Lance, Zoe Telford, Sally Bretton and more.
See also
Absolute Power
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