Lead balloon is a british television series produced by open mike productions for bbc four. Jack dee, raquel cassidy, sean power, anna crilly, miranda hart, tony gardner, antonia campbellhughes, rasmus hardiker, alex hardcastle, lead balloon series one 2dvd set lead balloon series 1, lead balloon series one 2dvd set, lead balloon series 1, alex hardcastle, jack dee, raquel cassidy, sean. A guide to wayne, episode 2 from series 1 of lead balloon. Meanwhile, magda becomes fed up with rick and threatens to quit. But this is a well written sitcom with some glorious english comedy talent. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show lead balloon anytime, anywhere. Rick is caught speeding and sees that if he gets three more points he will be disqualified from driving.
His attempts to persuade marty, mel and newlyqualified driver magda to take the rap all fail and he ends up having to attend a speeding management course where he is humiliated by a sarcastic group leader. Rick spleens still the same old selfdeluded liar, making a reasonable living from corporate gigs, appearing. Series 2 also like all eight episodes from the second season of the bbc4 comedy series starring jack dee as worldweary standup comedian rick spleen. You could just as easily say curb is a rip off of fawlty towers. The episode opens with rick at a celebrity charity auction trying to attract bids for the waistcoat of an exrock star. It follows the exploits of hapless spleen as he searches through life for a crumb of comfort, his habit of pathological lying frequently digging him into holes, alongside his partner mel, writing partner marty, unmotivated daughter sam, her. Lead balloon 2006 jack dee in lead balloon 2006 lead balloon 2006 jack dee in. In the season 2 premiere, rick appears as a celebrity oracle on a tv quiz show. Lead balloon series 1 dvd, 2007, 2disc set for sale. A british comedy series following the misadventures of a cynical, disillusioned standup comedian. In its second series, lead balloon continues going from strength to strength. The series lead balloon follows rick who considers himself to be a comedian. Lead balloon tv series 20062011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It is usually pretty much the end of a dazzling career when a successful stand up comedian does their own tv show. Whether he is being accused of putting on weight, suspected of being gay or. Lead balloon, season 2 episode 5, is available to watch and stream on bbc america. As a result, a tv executive agrees to discuss ricks career over dinner. Watch lead balloon season 2 episodes online with help from sidereel. Rick spleen is a disillusioned standup comedian writer. Lucky 8 8 rick accuses marty of lacking ambition, but a call from hollywood changes everything. Lead balloon series 2 dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. Watch lead balloon online full episodes of season 4 to 1. But you also feel he has a more sensitive, misunderstood side to him so he still comes across as sympathetic. Buy lead balloon series 2 on dvd on sale now with fast. As he gets involved in these jobs he is getting less and less work in the comedy world.
It stars dee as rick spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and. Lead balloon series 2 episode 2 hero dead parrot youtube. The series was created and is cowritten by comedian jack dee and pete sinclair. Rick spleen is a disillusioned standup comedian and writer. Rita 78 rick lands a cameo role in a film, appearing alongside a hollywood starlet. He is sick and tired of doing endless corporate gigs. Lead balloon series 2 episode 7 rita dead parrot youtube. Watch lead balloon season 2 episode 1 online giraffe. Tonight, spleen appears on a quiz show as a guest celebrity and manages to talk a contestant out of winning a car. Rick spleen is back and as he will tell you, hes on the way up, his career is going from strength to strength and hes never been so popular. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Bbc two lead balloon, series 2 jack dee stars as bitter, deluded comic rick spleen. This is a list of episodes of the british television situation comedy lead balloon. You can also buy, rent lead balloon on demand at amazon, itunes online. Watch lead balloon episodes online season 2 2010 tv. Anyway, i decided to give a more detailed explanation on. Series 2, episode 7 rita rick appears along side of a hollywood starlet after landing a cameo role in a movie. Rick almost ruining mels business last week was brilliant. He gets even more excited when, as a result, he bumps into an important tv executive who agrees to come to dinner to talk about ricks career.
When rick spleen jack dee was younger he dreamed of being a great stand up comic. In other words, hes still the same old selfdeluded liar, making a reasonable living from corporate gigs, appearing. He is down on his luck an has bills to pay so he has to find work in corporate america. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Jack dee stars as bitter, deluded comic rick spleen. Lead balloon was the first comedy series to be broadcast on the bbcs highdefinition service, bbc hd, with another repeat run beginning on 21 december 2006. The last of us video game to be adapted as hbo series by chernobyl creator. Lead balloon series 14 box set dvd for sale online ebay. This page is a full list of episodes of lead balloon arranged by series. Definition of lead balloon in the idioms dictionary. As usual its ricks hopeless attempts to lie and wriggle his way out of disaster that are the meat of the comedy. A british comedy series following the misadventures of a.
Click the link below to see what others say about lead balloon. Rick spleen is a worldweary comedian who ends up doing far too. Lead balloon series 2 episode 1 giraffe dead parrot youtube. Lead balloon series 2 episode guide british comedy guide. Series 2, episode 1 giraffe rick decides to take up exercise having been humiliated about his weight on tv by daytime chatshow host adam. Sick of it is a scripted comedy series that sees karl pilkington take on two roles himself, and the voice inside his head, as he muddles through the mundane life he may have led if he hadnt met ricky gervais and stephen merchant. Rick spleen is a brilliantlyportrayed character, comes across as tactless and sarcastic, tries to worm his way out of the situations he ends up in. Rick becomes a local hero when he stops someone from committing suicide. Lead balloon series 1, episode 2 wayne british comedy. Spleens daughter sam is just world class as a 20ish student. On a previous episode of the mythbusters, adam and jamie made a lead balloon float. The fourth series premiered on bbc 2 on 31 may 2011. Everything we know about the lord of the rings amazon series rotten tomatoes.
Rick spleens back and as he will tell you, hes on the way up, his career is going from strength to strength and hes never been so popular. Series 2, episode 2 hero rick becomes a local hero when he stops a suicide. Lead balloon series 1 and 2 nonus format, pal, region 2, import 5. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Callaghan is appalled to learn that local drugs baron sullivan has put money into his brothers new bar. Worse still, hes stuck with a lousy stage name that he chose twenty years ago. The first series of six episodes aired in 2006 and a second series, extended to eight episodes, aired in 2007.
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