P.R. (TV series)

P.R. was a Canadian television sitcom, which aired on CBC Television in 2000.[1] The show starred Diane Flacks as Alexandra Reed and Ellie Harvie as Jill Hayes, partners in a public relations firm.[2]

P.R.
DVD Cover
Created byKevin Sullivan
StarringDiane Flacks
Ellie Harvie
Fiona Reid
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original releaseOctober 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) –
2001 (2001)

Fiona Reid also starred as office manager Dierdre Duncan, a mysterious older British woman in the vein of The Avengers’ Emma Peel, who frequently hints at a shady past.[3]

The show was widely characterized in the media as a Canadian adaptation of Absolutely Fabulous,[4] although its humour was much less campy.[5]

The show ended after 13 episodes.

Synopsis

P.R. stars Diane Flacks, Ellie Harvie, and Fiona Reid, as high-profile public relations representatives in this behind-the-scenes look at the industry people love to hate. Alex Reed (Diane Flacks) is a fast-talker, liar, partier, and owner of Alexandra Reed & Associates, an up-and-coming metropolitan public relations firm. She and her partner (Ellie Harvie) create news and hype events to publicize an elite list of actors and celebrities. As their careers spin out of control, their personal lives do, as well, leading to many quirky misadventures.

Cast

Episode list
  1. "The Interview"
  2. "Deirdre's Day"
  3. "What About Me?"
  4. "Designing Women"
  5. "All About Eve"
  6. "Child's Play"
  7. "The Model Client"
  8. "Black from the Dead"
  9. "You've Got a Friend"
  10. "Forgiveness and Other Phalasies"
  11. "Cheap Skate"
  12. "Smoke and Mirrors"
  13. "It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature"

DVD release

The whole series was released on DVD by the show's production company Sullivan Entertainment. It can be purchased on the production company's website.

References
  1. John McKay, "CBC goes behind scenes of frenetic P.R. industry". Kingston Whig-Standard, September 30, 2000.
  2. John Allemang, "Even great PR won't save this one". The Globe and Mail, October 2, 2000.
  3. Jim Bawden, "Fiona Reid becomes PR queen; New show is her first full series since CBC's King of Kensington". Toronto Star, September 30, 2000.
  4. "Coming soon to a television near you ...". Edmonton Journal, August 31, 2000.
  5. "P.R. a great looking if uneven show ; New CBC series mocks the public relations industry". Toronto Star, October 2, 2000.


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