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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The penultimate episode, "Blade", is a two-hander between Rick and Donald, a prison convict who has taken him hostage, featuring none of the other cast or other features of the series.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The penultimate episode, "Blade", is a two-hander between Rick and Donald, a prison convict who has taken him hostage, featuring none of the other cast or other features of the series.
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* TheEeyore: Also Magda.
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* TheEeyore: Rick, obviously. Also Magda.
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* ScheduleSlip: Series 4 came some two-and-a-half years after series 3 finished. This was partly the result of being ScrewedByTheNetwork as it had been ready to air several months before it actually did (and was pushed back by months several times).
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* ThrowItIn: In the title sequence, the show title is misspelt "LEAD BALOON", with the second L being written in above the first. This was a genuine mistake by the director.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar. 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 boyfriend Ben, local café owner Michael, and Eastern European cleaner Magda.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar. 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 boyfriend Ben, local café owner Michael, and Eastern European cleaner Magda.
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* TheEeyore: Also Magda.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: If it appears Rick is about to receive a substantial boon to his career, you can bet it won't take.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar. 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 wife, Mel; writing partner Marty; unmotivated daughter, Samantha, and her boyfriend, Ben; local cafe owner Michael, and Polish cleaner Magda(Anna Crilly).
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar. 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 wife, Mel; partner Mel, writing partner Marty; Marty, unmotivated daughter, Samantha, and daughter Sam, her boyfriend, Ben; boyfriend Ben, local cafe café owner Michael, and Polish Eastern European cleaner Magda(Anna Crilly).Magda.
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* BottleEpisode: The penultimate episode of the show features a grand total of two characters: Rick and a surprisingly pleasant psychopath called Donald, played brilliantly by Robbie Coltrane. Two journalists turn up [[TheStinger after the credits]], but it's a two-hander through and through.
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* BottleEpisode: The penultimate episode of the show features a grand total of two characters: Rick and a surprisingly pleasant psychopath called Donald, played brilliantly by Robbie Coltrane. Two journalists turn up [[TheStinger after the credits]], but it's a two-hander through and through.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar. 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 wife, Mel; writing partner Marty; unmotivated daughter, Samantha, and her boyfriend, Ben; local cafe owner Michael, and Eastern European cleaner Magda.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar. 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 wife, Mel; writing partner Marty; unmotivated daughter, Samantha, and her boyfriend, Ben; local cafe owner Michael, and Eastern European Polish cleaner Magda.Magda(Anna Crilly).
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar Rick Spleen. 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 wife Mel, writing partner Marty, unmotivated daughter Sam and her boyfriend Ben, local cafe owner Michael, and Eastern European cleaner Magda.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as Rick Spleen, a successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar Rick Spleen. liar. 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 wife Mel, wife, Mel; writing partner Marty, Marty; unmotivated daughter Sam daughter, Samantha, and her boyfriend Ben, boyfriend, Ben; local cafe owner Michael, and Eastern European cleaner Magda.
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* BottleEpisode: The penultimate episode of the show features a grand total of two characters - Rick and a surprisingly pleasant psychopath called Donald, played brilliantly by Robbie Coltrane. Two journalists turn up [[TheStinger after the credits]], but it's a two-hander through and through.
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* BottleEpisode: The penultimate episode of the show features a grand total of two characters - characters: Rick and a surprisingly pleasant psychopath called Donald, played brilliantly by Robbie Coltrane. Two journalists turn up [[TheStinger after the credits]], but it's a two-hander through and through.
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* ScheduleSlip: Series 4 came some two-and-a-half years after series 3 finished. This was partially the result of being ScrewedByTheNetwork as it had been ready to air several months before it actually did (and was pushed back by months several times).
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* ScheduleSlip: Series 4 came some two-and-a-half years after series 3 finished. This was partially partly the result of being ScrewedByTheNetwork as it had been ready to air several months before it actually did (and was pushed back by months several times).
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* ThrowItIn: In the title sequence the show title is misspelt "LEAD BALOON", with the second L being written in above the first. This was a genuine mistake by the director.
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* ThrowItIn: In the title sequence sequence, the show title is misspelt "LEAD BALOON", with the second L being written in above the first. This was a genuine mistake by the director.
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''Lead Balloon'' is a BritCom on [[TheBBC BBC Two]] starring Jack Dee as successful yet disillusioned stand-up comedian and serial liar Rick Spleen. 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 wife Mel, writing partner Marty, unmotivated daughter Sam and her boyfriend Ben, local cafe owner Michael, and Eastern European cleaner Magda.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* BolivianArmyEnding: Series 4 (currently intended to be the last) ends with Rick's career seemingly being ended for good, but all we see is the [[spoiler:photograph of him accidentally punching Clive's wheelchair-bound mother in the face on the front page of a tabloid]].
* BottleEpisode: The penultimate episode of the show features a grand total of two characters - Rick and a surprisingly pleasant psychopath called Donald, played brilliantly by Robbie Coltrane. Two journalists turn up [[TheStinger after the credits]], but it's a two-hander through and through.
* BritishBrevity: Four series for a total of 27 episodes.
* CringeComedy
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Much of what Rick does.
* EthnicMenialLabor: Magda the cleaner.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode title is one word taken from an element of the episode ("Pig", "Points", "Hero", etc.)
* IdiosyncraticWipes: Scenes are sometimes punctuated with Rick writing down a one-liner in a notebook.
* RealSongThemeTune: A cover of ''One Way Road'' by Paul Weller.
* ScheduleSlip: Series 4 came some two-and-a-half years after series 3 finished. This was partially the result of being ScrewedByTheNetwork as it had been ready to air several months before it actually did (and was pushed back by months several times).
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The penultimate episode, "Blade", is a two-hander between Rick and Donald, a prison convict who has taken him hostage, featuring none of the other cast or other features of the series.
* ThrowItIn: In the title sequence the show title is misspelt "LEAD BALOON", with the second L being written in above the first. This was a genuine mistake by the director.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Rick Spleen.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Marty's reaction when a near-death experience (temporarily) turns Rick into "Ghandi-Rick".
* YankTheDogsChain: ''Lead Balloon'' is practically ''[=YtDC=]: The Series''. Played mostly for laughs, of course.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* BolivianArmyEnding: Series 4 (currently intended to be the last) ends with Rick's career seemingly being ended for good, but all we see is the [[spoiler:photograph of him accidentally punching Clive's wheelchair-bound mother in the face on the front page of a tabloid]].
* BottleEpisode: The penultimate episode of the show features a grand total of two characters - Rick and a surprisingly pleasant psychopath called Donald, played brilliantly by Robbie Coltrane. Two journalists turn up [[TheStinger after the credits]], but it's a two-hander through and through.
* BritishBrevity: Four series for a total of 27 episodes.
* CringeComedy
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Much of what Rick does.
* EthnicMenialLabor: Magda the cleaner.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode title is one word taken from an element of the episode ("Pig", "Points", "Hero", etc.)
* IdiosyncraticWipes: Scenes are sometimes punctuated with Rick writing down a one-liner in a notebook.
* RealSongThemeTune: A cover of ''One Way Road'' by Paul Weller.
* ScheduleSlip: Series 4 came some two-and-a-half years after series 3 finished. This was partially the result of being ScrewedByTheNetwork as it had been ready to air several months before it actually did (and was pushed back by months several times).
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The penultimate episode, "Blade", is a two-hander between Rick and Donald, a prison convict who has taken him hostage, featuring none of the other cast or other features of the series.
* ThrowItIn: In the title sequence the show title is misspelt "LEAD BALOON", with the second L being written in above the first. This was a genuine mistake by the director.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Rick Spleen.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Marty's reaction when a near-death experience (temporarily) turns Rick into "Ghandi-Rick".
* YankTheDogsChain: ''Lead Balloon'' is practically ''[=YtDC=]: The Series''. Played mostly for laughs, of course.
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