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.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Life hasn’t changed much for hapless stand-up comedian Rick Spleen his wife is still more successful than him his writer Marty is still funnier than him and even home-help Magda manages to be grumpier than him Rick himself still believes his big break is just around the corner – whether it’s the ancestor research show Where Are You From? or the title role in a BBC drama series All About Eddie – but in the meantime he has to put up with Magda moving in after her bedsit gets infested with toxic gas; Sam and Ben having a hit single on YouTube and Michael’s enthusiastic reports of his therapy sessions Though the worst-ever score on a much-loved panel show one of his former comedy rivals writing a successful play and Magda selling his grandad’s medals at a car boot sale do nothing for his mood – a near-death experience does bring him a Zen-like peace briefly And to Marty’s glee we finally discover Rick’s real name…
All seven episodes from the third season of the BBC4 comedy series starring Jack Dee as world-weary stand-up comedian Rick Spleen. In this series, Magda (Anna Crilly) moves in with Rick after her bedsit gets infested with toxic gas, Sam (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) and Ben (Rasmus Hardiker) have a hit single on YouTube, and a near-death experience brings Rick a (very brief) Zen-like peace. Episodes are: 'Gas', 'Panda', 'Fax', 'Karma', 'Spikey', 'Mistake' and 'Nuts'.
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