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Episode 2

Absolute Power Series 3
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Can Prentiss and McCabe's medicine help the government sort out the NHS? Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From January 2002.

Can Prentiss and McCabe's medicine help the government to sort out the NHS?

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

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

Charles Prentiss …. Stephen Fry
Martin McCabe …. John Bird
Sir Archibald Sullivan …. Tony Gardner
Sandy …. Siobhan Hayes
Clive …. Tom George
Maurice …. David Timson

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.

30 minutes

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