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- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Four
- 2006 - 2011
- 27 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a grumpy misanthropic stand-up comedian whose life is plagued by let downs and embarrassment. Also features Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Rasmus Hardiker, Tony Gardner and Anna Crilly
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 3 - Fax
Further details
Rick is a guest on a much-loved radio panel show - and manages to get the worst score of all time. He encounters more problems on the work front when his email system crashes and he has to find someone who still has a fax machine.
Meanwhile Sam has formed a band with Ben. Rick objects to their loud rehearsals, but when it looks like the imaginatively-named 'Ben and Sam' are about to achieve success, through their exposure on YouTube, he soon changes his tune.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th November 2008
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jack Dee | Rick Spleen |
| Raquel Cassidy | Mel |
| Sean Power | Marty |
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | Sam |
| Rasmus Hardiker | Ben |
| Tony Gardner | Michael |
| Anna Crilly | Magda |
| John Biggins | Clive Gray (Neighbour) |
| Timothy Bentinck | Jacob Langley (Panel Show Host) |
| Catherine Shepherd | Sandra (Estate Agent) |
| Jack Dee | Writer |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer |
| Alex Hardcastle | Director |
| Alex Hardcastle | Producer |
| Addison Cresswell | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Beint | Executive Producer |
| Simon Reglar | Editor |
| Gordon Whistance | Production Designer |
Press
A brilliantly funny sitcom starring deadpan comic Jack Dee as disillusioned stand-up comedian Rick Spleen.
The Daily Express, 27th November 2008