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Sitcom about Rick Spleen, a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer

Sitcom about Rick Spleen, a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer whose career has not gone to plan

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Lead Balloon: Series 2

Jack Dee

Raquel Cassidy

Sean Power

Tony Gardner

Anna Crilly

Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Rasmus Hardiker

Pearce Quigley

William Hoyland

Karen Bryson

Simon Mattacks

Alex Hardcastle

Pete Sinclair

Lead Balloon: Series 2: Episode 7: Rita

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Episode 7: Rita

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Rita

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Rick lands a cameo role in a film, appearing alongside a Hollywood starlet.

Sitcom. Rick lands a cameo in a film, appearing alongside a Hollywood starlet. When it turns out that Michael's father is her biggest fan, Rick promises to get her autograph.

Rick lands a cameo role in a film, appearing alongside a famous Hollywood legend.  When it turns out that Michael's father is her biggest fan, Rick promises to get her autograph for him - a task that proves easier said than done.  Things at Mel's work are less glamorous - one of her clients is presenting a new series of Geriatric Ward. Meanwhile, things grind to a halt on the domestic front as Rick has to deal with a sluggish football-obsessed electrician.

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Jack Dee stars as bitter, deluded comic Rick Spleen.

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