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: 221
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BBC puts comedy starring convicted child sex offender on iPlayer
Victims group questions promotion of The Thick Of It starring Chris Langham, who was jailed for downloading child sexual abuse content.
Patrick Sawer, The Telegraph, 15th July 2023The reality of remaking UK sitcoms
The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 13th May 2023Armando Iannucci: The Thick Of It was fuelled by my anger at the Iraq war
Tony Blair's terrible decision inspired my tale of stupidity in the corridors of power - with a howl of frustration among the one-liners, writes the show's creator Armando Iannucci.
Armando Iannucci, The Guardian, 18th March 2023Can you really be radicalised by The Thick Of It?
Key signs that people have fallen into [far-right extremism were judged to] include watching the Kenneth Clark TV series Civilisation, The Thick Of It and Great British Railway Journeys.
Douglas Murray, The Spectator, 16th February 2023BBC Four to repeat comedy classics
To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022The Thick Of It star downplays return
Armando Iannucci's The Thick Of It might have ended in 2012, but that hasn't stopped it being mentioned almost every time there's a political storm.
Helen Daly, Radio Times, 22nd August 2022Chloe Petts on The Thick Of It
Chloe Petts, co-founder of queer-inclusive comedy night The LOL Word and soon-to-be on her debut tour, takes on the mighty The Thick Of It for this month's ICYMI.
The Skinny, 25th July 2022100 BBC TV gamechangers
The Sooty Show, Goodness Gracious Me and Hancock's Half Hour have been named amongst 23 comedy titles in a BFI list of the 100 most important television programmes from the BBC, as the broadcaster marks its 100th anniversary.
British Film Institute, 28th April 2022The last laugh: is the television sitcom really dead?
From Friends to The Thick Of It, the TV sitcom has evolved - but it's no longer in rude health. Enter offbeat shows like Stath Lets Flats, bringing joy and potential redemption.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 26th October 2021BBC reveal poll of 100 greatest TV shows 21st century
BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st century. The top comedy in the poll was British sitcom Fleabag at 4th. Also in the top 100 are The Office (9th, with the US version at 39th), The Thick Of It (20th), Black Mirror (22nd), Peep Show (42nd), Inside No. 9 (48th), Detectorists (64th) and Catastrophe (96th).
BBC, 19th October 2021