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This is a list of episodes of the British television situation comedy Lead Balloon. The first series of six episodes aired in 2006 and a second series, extended to eight episodes, aired in 2007. The third series began in November 2008. All episodes are written by Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair, and are directed and produced by Alex Hardcastle.
Lead Balloon is a British sitcom television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen , a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and embarrassments.
Rick Spleen (born Richard Shaw) is a character in the BBC situation comedy Lead Balloon, played by comedian Jack Dee. Spleen is a world-weary comedian who is forced to make ends meet by hosting corporate events.
Jack Dee is the youngest of three children born to Rosemary (née Stamper) and Geoffrey Dee, after Joanna Innes Dee and David Simon Innes Dee.He was born in the Municipal Borough of Bromley, Kent [3] (now within the London Borough of Bromley) and grew up in Petts Wood [4] before moving with his family to Winchester when he was young.
Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series Downton Abbey (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
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season Title Directed by Written by Original release date Linear television airdate [1] Prod. code [1] U.S. linear viewers (in millions) 11: 1 "Itty Bitty Blossom" Mandy Clotworthy: Written by : Evan Sinclair Storyboarded by : Abby McKenzie, Belynda Smith and Ian Young: August 10, 2021 () May 17, 2023 [a] 111: 0.14 [15]
A lead balloon cannot fly (as per the idiom "going down like a lead balloon"). Busted Using lead foil, Adam and Jamie constructed a cube-shaped balloon with 10-foot (3 m) edges out of lead. Even without pure helium inside it (a mixture containing air was used to limit buoyancy and reduce the possibility of tearing), the balloon was buoyant ...