Lead Balloon
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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
Lead Balloon Series 1 title card. The misspelling of "balloon" was a genuine mistake by director Alex Hardcastle.
In a scene from "£5000", after crushing Michael's legs with his car, Rick (centre) incompetently tries to lie his way out of the situation when questioned by a Police Community Support Officer, while Marty (right) stands by in disbelief.
Tony Gardner
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Tony Gardner is an English actor, comedian and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade union Equity.
Lead Balloon
…Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and embarrassments. Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power and Tony Gardner also star. The first series of six episodes was broadcast on BBC Four in 2006, with the first episode achieving the highest ratings for a comedy on the…
Gardner onstage at 100 Club, 2010