Absolute Power

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Satirical comedy starring Stephen Fry and John Bird

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Prentiss McCabe try to save New Labour from total voter humiliation.

Prentiss McCabe try to save New Labour from total voter humiliation. Starring Stephen Fry and John Bird. From January 2001.

With contacts at the highest level of government, top Media and Government Relations firm, Prentiss McCabe, return with more machinations than Machiavelli. 

It now seems that the Country is bored with New Labour and Charles takes the commission to revive interest in the party. 

Martin however, has his own boredom problem and is missing the days when Prentiss McCabe were a struggling pair of twisted charlatans.

Mark Tavener's comedy about the machiavellian doctors of PR spin, starring Stephen Fry and John Bird.

Charles Prentiss ...... Stephen Fry
Martin McCabe ...... John Bird

With:

Siobhan Hayes
Tony Gardner
Simon Greenall
Beth Chalmers
Terence Edmond
Kenny Blyth
Sue Elliot-Nicholls 

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.

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