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• Season 4 Episode 6: End

  Rick is on an all-time high, having finally achieved the success he so desperately craved - and all thanks to his hostage ordeal. The offers are flooding in for the 'Prison Siege Comic', as he has been dubbed by the tabloids, the biggest one of which is a chance to host the Brave Britain Awards in front of a TV audience of millions. But as he prepares to go on stage, it seems his dream is about to turn into a nightmare. Jack Dee stars *** Rick has finally arrived. After 20 years in the business, the hostage ordeal has finally helped him achieve the success he desperately craved for so long. The offers are flooding in for the 'Prison Siege Comic', as he has been dubbed by the tabloids, the biggest one of which is a chance to host the Brave Britain Awards in front of a TV audience of millions. But as he prepares to go on stage, his dream threatens to turn into a nightmare. Jack Dee stars

• Season 4 Episode 5: Blade

  Rick accepts funding from the local council for his stand-up comedy workshop, but the new arrangement leaves him obliged to host a session at Belford Prison. Things go from bad to worse when he is taken hostage by a knife-wieding inmate called Donald (guest star Robbie Coltrane), who has a pathological hatred of liars. Comedy, starring Jack Dee

• Season 4 Episode 4: Off

  Work dries up for a depressed Rick, so he decides to host a stand-up comedy workshop. However, what enthusiasm he is able to muster for this latest enterprise is quickly sapped when only five pupils turn up for his lesson. A second session prove no better when Michael decides to attend, and a tutorial on how to deal with hecklers backfires dramatically. Meanwhile, Magda tries to claim compensation after tripping on a paving stone