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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring the popular and satirical Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power to BBC Two.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 78
IMDb8.0
Time to watch it all
6 h
12 episodes, about 30 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
First aired
2003
November 10, 2003
Ended 2005
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more11 people
- John BirdMartin McCabe12 episodes
- Stephen FryCharles Prentiss12 episodes
- Geoffrey Palmer12 episodes
- Sally BrettonCat Durnford12 episodes
- Nicholas Burns12 episodes
- James Lance12 episodes
- Zoe Telford12 episodes
- Rebecca Front6 episodes
Lynsey BaxterVirginia Harcourt1 episode
Haydn Gwynne1 episode- BHBarbara HorneElizabeth De La Mare1 episode
Directing · 1
- Tristram Shapeero Director
Writing · 1
- Guy Andrews Writer
Production · 1
- Jon Plowman Producer
Absolute Power episodes
2 seasons · 12 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 History Man, 6.8
- S1 E2 Pope Idol, 8.0
- S1 E3 Tory Woman, 7.4
- S1 E4 Mr Fox, 7.8
- S1 E5 Country Life, 7.6
- S1 E6 Burn and Crash, 7.7
- S2 E1 Identity Crisis, 7.8
- S2 E2 The Trial, 7.5
- S2 E3 Blood Bank, 6.9
- S2 E4 The Nation's Favourite, 7.2
- S2 E5 Spinning America, 8.4
- S2 E6 The House of Lords, 8.0
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