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Prentiss
and McCabe – The Team
Charles
Prentiss - Stephen Fry
A
Machiavellian chancer who believes there is no such thing as the
truth - the facts exist to be manipulated.
Flamboyant
and witty he relishes his role as a behind-the-scenes puppet master.
His
approach to the job is compellingly detached. He regards his clients,
however famous, as widgets who in common with any high street brand
are often in need of a little repackaging.
When
confronted with the minor ethical problem of representing two clients
going for the same job, Charles embraces the estate agent analogy
with typical bravura:
"Not
only can you represent the buyer and the seller but you can steal
all the light bulbs, piss in the sink and go and live in the house
after they've bought it."
His
favourite mantra is: "PR means never having to say you're wrong."
Martin
McCabe - John Bird
Less
comfortable in the spotlight than Charles, Martin is from the old
school of PR.
Happy
to hook up with someone prepared to take the company to new heights,
he sees Charles as brilliant.
However,
when it comes to dealing with ethically contentious campaigns,
Martin has a different view as to where the moral line should be
drawn.
He
watches with benign cynicism as Charles walks the high wire.
Martin's
favourite mantra is: "Another bottle of Crozes Hermitage please."
Alison
Jackman - Zoe Telford
Having
more determination than talent, Alison paddles hard to keep up with
the effortless deviousness of the people she works with.
She
brings attention to detailed research to her work at Prentiss McCabe.
Alison
never does things by halves. As Charles memorably says of her:
"Most
of the young people here at Prentiss McCabe don't know their arse
from their elbow, but with Alison you know she'll join the Royal
Arse Society and get a book about elbows from the library."
Alison's
favourite mantra is: "I was thinking of getting to grips with
Mark Thatcher."
Jamie
Front – James Lance
Effortlessly good at his job – i.e. a good liar - Jamie has
charm and is able to adjust his style and tone to persuade a wide
range of clients that what he is doing for them is in their best
interests. Jamie
is a creative thinker.
His favourite mantra is: "I'm waiting for LA to open."
The
other
two team regulars are Nick Mayer (Nick
Burns),
the ambitious personal assistant to Charles and
Martin; and Cat Durnford
(Sally Bretton), the youngest member of the creative
team and she's learning fast. Party girl by night she still manages
to hold her own with her more experienced colleagues.
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