P.R. was a Canadian

Canada

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 television sitcom, which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 in 2000. The show starred Diane Flacks

Diane Flacks

Diane Flacks is a Canadian comedic actress, screenwriter and playwright.She has co-written and starred in numerous television series, including The Broad Side, P.R., Behind the Scenes and Listen Missy. She has also written for The Kids in the Hall, and acted in Walter Ego and Moose TV...

 as Alexandra Reed and Ellie Harvie

Ellie Harvie

Ellie Anne Harvie is a Canadian actress born in Belleville, Ontario who portrayed Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family. Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis....

 as Jill Hayes, partners in a public relations

Public relations

Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....

 firm. Fiona Reid

Fiona Reid

Fiona Reid, CM is a Canadian television, film and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Cathy on the TV series King of Kensington....

 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.

The show was widely characterized in the media as a Canadian adaptation of Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British sitcom created by Jennifer Saunders, based on an original idea by her and Dawn French, and written by Saunders, who plays the leading character. It also stars Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha, along with June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks...

, although its humour was much less camp

Camp (style)

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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 the owner of Alexandra Reed & Associates, an up and coming metropolitan public relations firm. She and her partner (Ellie Harvie) create news and hype events in order 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.

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 shows production company Sullivan Entertainment. It can be purchased on the production company's website.