The Thick Of It. Image shows from L to R: Oliver Reeder (Chris Addison), Terri Coverley (Joanna Scanlan), Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front), Glenn Cullen (James Smith), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). Copyright: BBC
The Thick Of It

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.

  • Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Thursday at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 273

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Series 4, Episode 4

It's D-Day for Nicola; whilst she's aboard a train heading to the political wasteland of Bradford he is free to launch an all-out attack on her leadership. She won't go without a fight, but who'll be victorious?

Further details

The Thick Of It. John Duggan (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

With Nicola Murray safely on a train to attend the party's Here 2 Hear event in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot against the leader of the opposition.

Olly will find it difficult to help, given that he's in St Thomas' Hospital with a burst appendix, and Ben Swain will want more than a bar of chocolate for playing along with the scheme.

When Nicola finds out what's going on, she has to try to control the situation from a seat in standard class, right under the watchful eye of a 24-hour news channel. Is she sitting on the fast train to Nowheresville, West Yorkshire?

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 29th September 2012
Time
9:45pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 29th September 2012 9:45pm BBC HD
Wednesday 3rd October 2012 11:30pm BBC HD
Sunday 10th November 2013 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 17th November 2013 10:20pm Gold
Monday 18th November 2013 1:30am Gold
Saturday 15th November 2014 11:40pm Gold
Sunday 16th November 2014 3:00am Gold
Sunday 1st February 2015 1:30am Gold
Sunday 10th May 2015 11:00pm Gold
Monday 11th May 2015 1:40am Gold
Thursday 20th August 2015 11:40pm Gold
Friday 21st August 2015 2:30am Gold
Wednesday 2nd September 2015 12:40am Gold
Monday 4th April 2016 12:20am Gold
Monday 4th April 2016 3:40am Gold
Sunday 23rd October 2016 2:40am Gold
Sunday 26th February 2017 11:40pm Gold
Monday 15th January 2018 1:30am Gold
Monday 19th February 2018 2:05am Gold
Tuesday 20th February 2018 1:10am Gold
Monday 5th March 2018 2:00am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Capaldi Malcolm Tucker
Chris Addison Oliver Reeder
James Smith Glenn Cullen
Rebecca Front Nicola Murray
Tony Gardner Dan Miller
Justin Edwards Ben Swain
Rebecca Gethings Helen Hatley
Guest cast
Miles Jupp John Duggan (Press Officer)
Zahra Ahmadi Nurse
Lucy Briers Cathy Hastings
Writing team
Simon Blackwell Writer
Tony Roche Writer
Sean Gray Writer
Ian Martin Writer (Additional Material)
Roger Drew Writer (Additional Material)
Will Smith Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Becky Martin 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

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