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.
Streaming rank this week: 190
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Rebecca Front interview
As the political sitcom returns, Rebecca Front, who plays Nicola Murray MP, tells TV Choice what's new...
Graham Kibble-White, TV Choice, 4th September 2012Malcolm's back - but who's he got with him?
The new series of BBC2's brilliant political sitcom, The Thick of It, returns on Saturday. So what does coalition politics have in store for Malcolm, and who will the foul-mouthed spin doctor find himself up against? Writer Simon Blackwell introduces new faces and old.
Vicky Frost and Simon Blackwell, The Guardian, 3rd September 2012Armando Iannucci v Andrew Rawnsley
As The Thick of It returns to TV for what may be the last time, its creator, satirist Armando Iannucci, is challenged by Observer chief political commentator Andrew Rawnsley to get serious about politics...
Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer, 2nd September 2012Omnishambles! The Thick of It's #%*@%*# back!
As TV's sweary political satire The Thick of It returns, Matt Chorley looks at who's up, who's down, and whom they most resemble in real life.
Matt Chorley, The Independent, 2nd September 2012The final series of The Thick Of It?
Armando Iannucci, the creator of hit political comedy The Thick Of It, has signalled there's unlikely to be any more series of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd September 2012Plot twists and profanity behind new The Thick of It
How do you satirise our current political omnishambles? The show's scriptwriter Roger Drew reveals all...
Roger Drew, The Independent, 1st September 2012The Thick of It: the agony of tight spaces
Production designer Simon Rogers and his team had conjured up the airless, gothic hellhole that is the opposition's headquarters within a blameless country house near Ruislip.
Ian Martin, The Guardian, 26th August 2012Thick of It: 'it feels more like politicians copy us'
Show's stars and writers describe how lines between reality and satire have become blurred in the year of the 'omnishambles'
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 22nd August 2012New The Thick of It government too posh to swear
The new series of potty-mouthed political comedy The Thick Of It won't be as hard on the ears. Writers have decided their new government is too posh to swear.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 22nd August 2012Thick of It: Clegg's office provides political jokes
The new series of The Thick of It has more than enough satirical material thanks to insiders in Nick Clegg's office, it was reported.
The Telegraph, 22nd August 2012