Absolute Power: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Absolute Power casts a witty and acerbic eye on the machinations of PR gurus and does for the PR industry what Drop The Dead Donkey did for the newsroom. Prentiss and McCabe are an unscrupulous pair who run the blue chip PR agency Prentiss McCabe. Dealing with commercial as well as personal PR, their remit covers everything from political communications to celebrity media relations. Their manipulation skills are tested to the full as they frequently find that their work brings them into conflict with political parties, newspaper editors and celebrities.

Series details

• Title: Absolute Power
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-11-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-08-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5063

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Fry — Charles Prentiss
• Sally Bretton — Cat Durnford
• James Lance — Jamie Front
• Zoe Telford — Alison Jackman
• John Bird — Martin McCabe
• Nicholas Burns — Nick Mayer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-11-10; final listed air date 2003-12-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2005-07-21; final listed air date 2005-08-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Absolute Power on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.