Raquel Cassidy

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Raquel Cassidy - what members say

Festival review by from Birmingham

No Fringe benefits 30 November 2005
...ry sentence. There is only one performance that is worthy of praise and that is Raquel Cassidy who plays the long suffering PA to a supposedly funny comedian. Yet another wre... Read customer review

Lead Balloon - Series 4 on DVD (2011)
Starring: Jack Dee, Rasmus Hardiker, Raquel Cassidy
Director: none, Alex Hardcastle
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Jack Dee returns as failed stand-up and serial liar Rick Spleen. Life hasn't got any easier for Rick: his wife Mel is still more successful than him; his writer Marty is still funnier than him; even his home-help Magda manages to be grumpier than him. In this, the fourth series, Rick's career hits ..read more »

74% from 134 members

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 7 (4 discs) on DVD (2008)
Starring: Raji James, Pippa Haywood, Claire Skinner
Director: Ashley Pearce, James Kent, Dan Reed
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More mysterious adventures from the pen of Agatha Christie, featuring everyone's favourite Belgian super sleuth, Hercule Poirot. In MRS. MCGINTY'S DEAD, Poirot is talked in to investigating the barbaric murder of an old woman, seemingly motivated by financial gain. However, as is usually the case, ..read more »

77% from 309 members

Lead Balloon - Series 3 on DVD (2008)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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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 ..read more »

81% from 124 members

Lead Balloon - Series 2 (2 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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Rick Spleen is back - and as he will tell you, he's on the way up, his career is going from strength to strength and he's never been so popular. In other words, he's still the same old self-deluded liar, making a reasonable living as a C-list celebrity, appearing on low-rent chat shows, performing ..read more »

79% from 622 members

Party Animals (3 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Pip Carter, Andrew Buchan, Shelley Conn
Director: Brian Grant, Julian Holmes
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The lives and loves of MPs are under the microscope in this fictional drama series. If you thought real life politics was dirty just wait until you see this.

77% from 390 members

Tick Tock Lullaby on DVD (2007)
Starring: Sarah Patterson, Raquel Cassidy, Lisa Gornick
Director: Lisa Gornick
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A sexy and charming comedy about one of life's biggest decisions and how the more you have to think about it, the harder it is. Sasha, a cartoonist, wishes that she could get pregnant by mistake with her girlfriend, Maya. Having to be so rational about it is putting her off. Presuming that straight ..read more »

43% from 197 members

Lead Balloon - S01 E06 - Fatty (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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An appearance on daytime TV results in public humiliation for Rick.

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Lead Balloon - S01 E03 - £5000 (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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A punch-up at an awards ceremony results in a black eye for Rick.

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Lead Balloon - S01 E02 - Wayne (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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Rick's sleep is disturbed by the paperboy Wayne, who is very punctual and very noisy.

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Lead Balloon - S01 E05 - Pistachio (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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Rick buys himself a scooter but worries that it makes him look gay.

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Lead Balloon - Series 1 on DVD (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Sean Power, Raquel Cassidy
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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Rick Spleen is a world-weary comedian who ends up doing far too many corporate jobs to pay the bills.

78% from 831 members

Lead Balloon - S01 E01 - Rubbish (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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A lame government TV recycling campaign backfires spectacularly for Rick.

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Lead Balloon - S01 E04 - Allergic (2006)
Starring: Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power
Director: Alex Hardcastle
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Rick discovers he may have inadvertently killed one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.

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Festival on DVD (2005)
Starring: Stephen Mangan, Daniela Nardini, Amelia Bullmore
Director: Annie Griffin
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Every year, thousands of wannabe's, has-beens and never-will-be's descend on Scotland for the Edinburgh festival. Away from the more commercial side of the festival - where comedians you've actually heard of will be competing for awards - the Edinburgh Fringe is the section of the festival where ..read more »

53% from 3,256 members

Do I Love You? on DVD (2004)
Starring: Lisa Gornick, Sarah Patterson, Raquel Cassidy
Director: Lisa Gornick
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The highs and lows experienced by a lesbian couple as they come to know the best and worst of loving someone.

33% from 1,130 member

Blake's Junction 7/Ant Muzak/World Of Wr... on DVD
Starring: Nick Moran, Mackenzie Crook, Steve Oram
Director: Ben Gregor
Certificate:
A collection of three comedy shorts starring some of Britains brightest comedy stars. Titles Comprise: Ant Muzak: Even cult Eighties popstars need to shop... Nick Moran (LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) and Mackenzie Crook (THE OFFICE) star in this documentary-style comedy about New Romantic ..read more »

61% from 206 members

Do I Love You? - 1.5 stars
Tick Tock Lullaby - 2.0 stars
Festival - 2.5 stars
Blake's Junction 7/Ant Muzak/World Of Wrestling - 3.0 stars
Lead Balloon - Series 4 - 3.5 stars

Anna Crilly - 28 times - show films
Sean Power - 28 times - show films
Jack Dee - 28 times - show films
Rasmus Hardiker - 25 times - show films
Antonia Campbell-Hughes - 8 times - show films

Alex Hardcastle - 36 times - show films
Dan Reed - 5 times - show films
Ashley Pearce - 5 times - show films
James Kent - 5 times - show films
Julian Holmes - 4 times - show films