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The government retainer is under threat when Prentiss McCabe is given a difficult task.

The government retainer is under threat when Prentiss McCabe faces a very tricky task. Stars Stephen Fry. From January 2002.

Prentiss McCabe’s government retainer is under threat from a difficult and complicated task, which Martin so decorously puts it as “poking one right up the prime minister”.

Whilst Martin is enthused with the challenge, Charles is torn and admits to quite liking the PM.

Stephen Fry and John Bird star in Mark Tavener's biting satire. 

Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe return as spin masters in the world of government and media relations.

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

With: 

Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
Tom George 
David Timpson

Music by Matthew Scott 

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.

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