About The Show
Friday at 11pm
About the show
Actor-comedian Jack Dee returns as disillusioned stand-up comedian
and writer Rick Spleen in the second series of this critically
acclaimed contemporary comedy.
Rick Spleen is back - and as he will tell you, hes on the way up,
his career is going from strength to strength and he has never been
so popular.
In other words, he is still the same old self-deluded liar, making
a living from corporate gigs, low-rent chat shows and hoping for
the big break.
Luckily, when he is not presenting awards at the Furniture
Manufacturers Conference or appearing as the face of Bar Lizard
Peanuts, there is plenty to preoccupy Rick.
From the points on his driving licence to the shadowy hitman he is
convinced is on his tail, Ricks problems are always on his mind,
and almost always of his own making.
Then of course, there is the trickiest problem of all how does he
lie his way out of them?
Rick also has to cope with crises on the domestic front: a
resignation from the ever-morose housekeeper Magda (Anna Crilly);
his impecunious daughter Sam (Antonia-campbell Hughes) and her
boyfriend Ben (Rasmus Hardiker) constantly cadging money; and a
bedridden Mel (Raquel Cassidy), who has to battle to recover from
the flu before Rick manages to lose every C-list client her agency
has on the books.
Throughout it all, Rick has to deal with his quick-talking American
writing partner Marty (Sean Power) and the local café owner
Michael (Tony Gardner), whose grasp on reality appears to be
getting ever looser.
All this and a run-in with a childrens entertainer famous for his
giant inflatable spanner.
