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Open Mike Productions has a British television show called Lead Balloon for BBC Four. Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair co-created and co-wrote the series. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and mean-spirited comedian whose life is full of small annoyances, disappointments, and embarrassments. Sean Power, Raquel Cassidy, and Tony Gardner all appear in the film. It premiered on BBC Four in 2006 with the highest ratings for a comedy on the channel, with the first episode having the maximum number of viewers. BBC Two and BBC HD aired reruns of the series, making it more accessible to a wider audience. In November 2007, BBC Two broadcast an eight-episode second season, and in November 2008, a third series began showing. The fourth and last series premiered on BBC Two on May 31 and aired through July 5, 2011. Critics compared Lead Balloon to the successful American comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, and they liked the characters, especially Magda, the Eastern European housekeeper. In November of 2007, the first season of the show was made available on DVD for the first time. The show's theme song is a cover of Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller's "One Way Road."