Lead Balloon
- 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. Stars Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Rasmus Hardiker and more.
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Lead Balloon - Series 1 - 4
Jack Dee plays Rick Spleen, a tired, cynical and exasperated comedian who has to sell out more times than he would like in order to pay the bills.
He and Marty, his American co-writer, spend their days arguing, drinking too much coffee, and devising work avoidance strategies.
Further distractions are provided by Magda, Rick's home help, his show-biz agent wife Mel, their teenage daughter Sam and her feckless boyfriend Ben.
This box set contains all 27 episodes plus loads of extras.
First released: Monday 11th July 2011
- Distributor: 2 Entertain
- Region: 2
- Discs: 6
- Minutes: 787
- Subtitles: English
- Catalogue: BBCDVD3442
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- Released: Wednesday 4th November 2015
- Distributor: BBC Worldwide
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