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.
Episode menu
2007 Specials - Spinners And Losers
Further details
All hell has broken loose at Number 10 as the Prime Minister resigns six months too early. Suddenly everyone that wants to keep their jobs has to become best friends with the Nutter faction - headed up by Chief Nutter Tom. Or failing that, they have to find someone stupid enough to stand against him and force a leadership contest.
Malcolm's psychotic henchman Jamie loathes the Nutters so he's found himself a stalking-horse in the form of Cliff Lawton, the minister replaced by Hugh Abbot. And Hugh is literally up in the air (on his way back from Australia) so his advisor Glenn is working hard to keep Hugh's name in the frame with the new regime. But the rest of the team at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship is too pre-occupied with other things. Terri is off home for a dental appointment, Robyn is fire-fighting a walkout at the Immigration Sorting Centre (courtesy of Peter Mannion's team in the Opposition), and Ollie is being seduced over to the Dark Side - he's suddenly become big buddies with Ben Swain, the young Nutter hopeful.
But when Tom's dark past starts to unravel the Nutter plans almost anyone could make a play for the top job, providing they have a proper media strategy behind them!
Notes
Following this episode was a 15 minute extra episode available via the Red Button. The episode saw Peter Mannion's attempts at a peaceful evening thwarted by public relations.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 3rd July 2007
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 28th April 2009 | 10:45pm | BBC4 |
Sunday 2nd January 2011 | 10:30pm | Gold |
Friday 29th April 2011 | 11:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 21st January 2012 | 12:00am | Gold |
Sunday 26th February 2012 | 11:30pm | Gold |
Monday 27th February 2012 | 1:40am | Gold |
Thursday 19th July 2012 | 1:50am | Gold |
Sunday 22nd July 2012 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Friday 14th June 2013 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 22nd September 2013 | 10:15pm | Gold |
Monday 23rd September 2013 | 1:30am | Gold |
Tuesday 14th July 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 15th July 2015 | 2:00am | Gold |
Saturday 3rd October 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 4th October 2015 | 2:15am | Gold |
Sunday 24th January 2016 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Monday 25th January 2016 | 1:40am | Gold |
Thursday 1st December 2016 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 15th January 2017 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Monday 26th June 2017 | 2:05am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Peter Capaldi | Malcolm Tucker |
Chris Addison | Oliver Reeder |
James Smith | Glenn Cullen |
Joanna Scanlan | Terri Coverley |
Lucinda Raikes | Angela Heaney |
Tony Gardner | Dan Miller |
Polly Kemp | Robyn Murdoch |
Paul Higgins | Jamie |
Alex Macqueen | Julius Nicholson |
Justin Edwards | Ben Swain |
Ben Willbond | Adam Kenyon |
Timothy Bentinck | Cliff Lawton (ex-Minister) |
Rob Edwards | Geoff Holhurst |
Eve Matheson | Claire Ballantine |
Martin Savage | Nick Hanway |
Diveen Henry | Elizabeth |
Jesse Armstrong | Writer |
Armando Iannucci | Writer |
Simon Blackwell | Writer |
Tony Roche | Writer |
Ian Martin | Writer (Additional Material) |
Martin Sixsmith | Script Development |
Kate Conway | Script Development |
Armando Iannucci | Director |
Adam Tandy | Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Billy Sneddon | Editor |
Anthony Boys (as Ant Boys) | Editor |
Simon Rogers | Production Designer |