Lead Balloon

Season 1

2006 · 6 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Rubbish

   4 Oct 2006 · 30 min

   Rick fronts a lame government TV recycling campaign which backfires spectacularly. He falls out with café-owner Michael over a homemade fruitcake, and has a full-on row with unhinged baby-present shopkeeper Maureen.

2. 

   2. Wayne

   11 Oct 2006 · 30 min

   A teaspoon crisis in the Spleen household leads Rick to petty theft. Meanwhile, Rick's sleep is disturbed by the paperboy, Wayne, who is very punctual, very noisy and has a brain the size of a walnut.

3. 

   3. £5000

   18 Oct 2006 · 30 min

   Rick gets in a punch-up at an awards ceremony and ends up with a black eye. Marty is preparing to pitch a programme to the BBC and Michael is delighted that Rick has accidentally sponsored him a small fortune for his Skipathon.

4. 

   4. Allergic

   25 Oct 2006 · 30 min

   Rick discovers he may have inadvertently killed one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, but he's preoccupied by a missing shoe-organiser. Meanwhile Rick prepares for upcoming appearance on topical news panel show Bullet in the News.

5. 

   5. Pistachio

   1 Nov 2006 · 30 min

   Rick buys himself a scooter but worries that it makes him look gay. Hosting the Air Conditioning and Climate Control Awards goes disastrously, and a trip to the local dry cleaner ends in a heated argument.

6. 

   6. Fatty

   8 Nov 2006 · 30 min

   Rick is publicly humiliated on TV by daytime chat-show host Adam Green. He also has an unfortunate encounter with an acquaintance at the gym, and Ben manages to destroy Rick's brand new DVD player by taking the back off.