Jacqueline Pearce

How to Get Ahead in Advertising -- Dennis Bagley can sell shampoo to a bald man, but mounting pressures at work begin to push him over the edge. Teetering hilariously between a nervous breakdown and a bizarre metamorphosis, can Dennis save himself before it's too late?

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River -- A man, threatened with divorce by his wife, retreats into daydreams of adventure and excitement. With the aid of a con man, he plots to steal the plans for a valuable new invention, a high-speed oil drill, and peddle the plans to oil-rich Arabs. This spoofing of spy-thrillers continues with the inevitable hidden microfilm, high-speed chases through Lisbon, a sinister double-crossing dentist.

A man, threatened with divorce by his wife, retreats into daydreams of adventure and excitement. With the aid of a con man, he plots to steal the plans for a valuable new invention, a high-speed oil drill, and peddle the plans to oil-rich Arabs. This spoofing of spy-thrillers continues with the inevitable hidden microfilm, high-speed chases through Lisbon, a sinister double-crossing dentist.

London advertising executive Dennis Bagley (Richard E. Grant) seems to have it all: a big house, a lovely wife (Rachel Ward) and a flourishing career. But when he hits a dry spell and can't come up with a campaign for a new pimple cream, a very unusual boil appears on his shoulder. One day, the boil begins to talk -- but Bagley's the only one who can hear it. Bruce Robinson directs this biting satire that lampoons the world of advertising.