The Thick Of It
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Four
- 2005 - 2012
- 23 episodes (4 series)
Satirical political sitcom. Number 10's foul-mouthed policy enforcer Malcolm Tucker rules the Government's PR team with an iron fist. Stars Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison, James Smith, Joanna Scanlan, Rebecca Front and more.
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Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 1
Further details
Tensions are running high in DoSAC. It is launch day for 'Silicon Playgrounds', the Coalition's new digital youth policy master-minded by Junior Minister Fergus Williams.
Number 10's spin doctor Stewart Pearson delivers the bombshell that the PM wants digital-illiterate Peter Mannion to launch the policy, rather than Fergus. What could possibly go wrong with that?
All Fergus gets left with is drawing up the list of staff redundancies, and Terri Coverley is pretty sure she can make his hit list if she plays her cards right, finding help from an unexpected direction.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 8th September 2012
- Time
- 9:45pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| James Smith | Glenn Cullen |
| Joanna Scanlan | Terri Coverley |
| Roger Allam | Peter Mannion |
| Vincent Franklin | Stewart Pearson |
| Olivia Poulet | Emma Messinger |
| Will Smith | Phil Smith |
| Ben Willbond | Adam Kenyon |
| Geoffrey Streatfeild | Fergus Williams |
| Hamza Jeetooa | Raj (Student) |
| Jessica Henwick | Charlotte (Student) |
| Dave Florez | Teacher |
| Tom Andrews | Journalist |
| Adam Tandy | Journalist |
| Gareth Tunley | Journalist |
| Martha Cope | Journalist |
| Manjinder Virk | Journalist |
| Dan Mersh | Journalist |
| Simon Blackwell | Writer |
| Tony Roche | Writer |
| Sean Gray | Writer |
| Roger Drew | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kate Conway | Script Development |
| Will Smith | Writer |
| Ian Martin | Writer |
| David Quantick | Writer |
| Dan Gaster | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Natalie Bailey | Director |
| Adam Tandy | Producer |
| Armando Iannucci | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Andy Forssell | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Boys (as Ant Boys) | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
Videos
The Thick of It: Coalition trailer
The Thick of It returns soon for a new series.
Featuring: Roger Allam (Peter Mannion), Peter Capaldi (Malcolm Tucker), Vincent Franklin (Stewart Pearson), Will Smith (Phil Smith) & Ben Willbond (Adam Kenyon).
Time For School
Peter Mannion, the Secretary of State for Social Affairs, is told to launch his Coalition partner Fergus's new 'Networked Nation' policy at a school.
Featuring: Roger Allam (Peter Mannion), Vincent Franklin (Stewart Pearson), Joanna Scanlan (Terri Coverley), James Smith (Glenn Cullen), Olivia Poulet (Emma Messinger) & Will Smith (Phil Smith).