| Description |
12 videodisc (DVD)s (ca. 30 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
History man -- Pope idol -- Tory woman -- Mr Fox -- Country life -- Crash and burn -- Absolute power -- The trial -- Blood bank -- House of Lords -- Spinning America -- Identity crisis |
| Summary |
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe, two unscrupulous Machiavellian spin doctors who run the blue chip PR agency, Prentiss McCabe. Absolute Power is an award-winning comedy half-hour which casts an acerbic eye on the machinations of the public relations industry |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC-TV broadcast May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 2006. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
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Off-air recording of ABC1 broadcast June 20, 2008. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Producer, Paul Schlesinger ; Directed by John Morton ; Series originally created for BBC 4 by Mark Tavener |
| Performer |
Starring Stephen Fry, John Bird, James Lance, Zoe Telford, Sally Bretton, Geoffrey Palmer and Nick Burns |
| Notes |
DVD |
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Rated: M or PG (episode specific) |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Television comedies -- Great Britain
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| Author |
Andrews, Guy
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Cherry, Scott
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Fry, Stephen, 1957-
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Bird, John
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Tavener, Mark
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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