Lead Balloon - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( Lead Balloon - Series 1 )

Lead Balloon - Series One - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Lead Balloon - Series 1
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
173 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Behind the scenes
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alex Hardcastle

Written By:
Jack Dee
Pete Sinclair

Actors:
Jack Dee ..... Rick Spleen
Raquel Cassidy ..... Mel
Sean Power ..... Marty
Anna Crilly ..... Magda
Miranda Hart ..... Maureen
Tony Gardner ..... Michael
Antonia Campbell-Hughes ..... Sam
Rasmus Hardiker ..... Ben

Synopsis:

Jack Dee stars as Rick Spleen, a successful but world-weary stand-up comedian who spends too much of his time hosting corporate events in the BBC comedy sitcom, Lead Balloon. Rick 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. Lead Balloon is co-written by Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. This DVD includes all six episodes in series 1.

Episode 1: "Rubbish" - Rick fronts a lame government TV recycling campaign which backfires spectacularly. He falls out with café-owner Michael over a homemade fruitcake, and has a full-on row with unhinged baby-present shopkeeper Maureen.

Episode 2: "Wayne" - A teaspoon crisis in the Spleen household leads Rick to petty theft. Meanwhile, Rick's sleep is disturbed by the paperboy, Wayne, who is very punctual, very noisy and has a brain the size of a walnut.

Episode 3: "£5,000" - Rick gets in a punch-up at an awards ceremony and ends up with a black eye. Marty is preparing to pitch a programme to the BBC and Michael is delighted that Rick has accidentally sponsored him a small fortune for his Skipathon.

Episode 4: "Allergic" - Rick discovers he may have inadvertently killed one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, but he's preoccupied by a missing shoe-organiser. Meanwhile Rick prepares for upcoming appearance on topical news panel show Bullet in the News.

Episode 5: "Pistachio" - Rick buys himself a scooter but worries that it makes him look gay. Hosting the Air Conditioning and Climate Control Awards goes disastrously, and a trip to the local dry cleaner ends in a heated argument.

Episode 6: "Fatty" - Rick is publicly humiliated on TV by daytime chat-show host Adam Green. He also has an unfortunate encounter with an acquaintance at the gym, and Ben manages to destroy Rick's brand new DVD player by taking the back off.

Rick Spleen is a world-weary comedian who ends up doing far too many corporate jobs to pay the bills.

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