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Lead Balloon

Genres: Comedy

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Lead Balloon is a British television sitcom created and co-written by Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair and produced by Open Mike Productions which stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and embarrassments.

The series premiered in the UK on BBC Four on 4 October, 2006. There are 21 half-hour episodes in three seasons to date.

Lead Balloon premiered in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Tuesday 31 March 2009, at 20h00. Season 2 has not yet aired in South Africa.

Synopsis

Rick Spleen is a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer. Hosting corporate events, appearing on daytime chat shows and fronting cheap DVDs was not what he dreamed of as a young man. All this plus he's stuck with a lousy stage name.

Whether he is being accused of putting on weight, suspected of being gay or worried about accidentally poisoning another performer, Rick combines a mass of neuroses and petty grievances with a terrible propensity for lying.

It is not a recipe for success.

Along for the ride is his quick-witted American co-writer Marty, his unflappable partner Mel and his feckless daughter Sam.

Then there’s Magda, Rick’s Eastern European daily help, who combines a surly and depressive nature with a unique ability to wind Rick up; pasty-faced teenager Ben who is Sam’s boyfriend and the least motivated human being on the planet; and local wholefood café owner Michael, who appears to be completely unhinged.


Season 2 Cast

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Magda

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Marty

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Michael

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Rick Spleen

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Alan

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Barry

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Bob Marlin

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Fiona

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Herself

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Policeman

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Sheryl

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Simon Russell

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Siobhan

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Brendan Carter / Vince


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