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.

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Series 4, Episode 7

Every dog has its day, but as the fallout from the inquiry starts to take its toll, the everyday problems of government continue unabated. Despite the fact that no-one is actually talking to each other any more.

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The Thick Of It. Image shows from L to R: Fergus Williams (Geoffrey Streatfeild), Glenn Cullen (James Smith), Adam Kenyon (Ben Willbond). Copyright: BBC

Every dog has its day, but as the fallout from the inquiry starts to take its toll, the everyday problems of government continue unabated. Despite the fact that no-one is actually talking to each other any more.

The Home Office has cut police numbers, created a huge backlog of arrest paperwork, and managed to blame DoSAC for the enormous queues at police stations.

At Malcolm's suggestion, Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the local cop-shop to press the flesh, in the belief that it will make the Government look unresponsive. Or does he have another motive?

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 27th October 2012
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 27th October 2012 9:30pm BBC HD
Wednesday 31st October 2012 11:20pm BBC HD
Sunday 1st December 2013 11:10pm Gold
Saturday 29th November 2014 11:40pm Gold
Sunday 30th November 2014 2:50am Gold
Sunday 8th February 2015 1:45am Gold
Sunday 31st May 2015 11:00pm Gold
Monday 1st June 2015 1:45am Gold
Thursday 27th August 2015 11:00pm Gold
Friday 28th August 2015 2:00am Gold
Saturday 5th September 2015 1:30am Gold
Saturday 5th September 2015 2:45am Gold
Monday 18th April 2016 12:40am Gold
Monday 18th April 2016 2:50am Gold
Sunday 13th November 2016 2:45am Gold
Sunday 12th March 2017 11:00pm Gold
Monday 5th February 2018 1:20am Gold
Monday 26th February 2018 2:45am Gold
Monday 12th March 2018 2:40am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Capaldi Malcolm Tucker
Chris Addison Oliver Reeder
James Smith Glenn Cullen
Joanna Scanlan Terri Coverley
Rebecca Front Nicola Murray
Roger Allam Peter Mannion
Tony Gardner Dan Miller
Vincent Franklin Stewart Pearson
Olivia Poulet Emma Messinger
Will Smith Phil Smith
Ben Willbond Adam Kenyon
Geoffrey Streatfeild Fergus Williams
Rebecca Gethings Helen Hatley
Guest cast
Matthew Marsh Simon Hewitt (Journalist)
Samantha Harrington Sam
Michael Colgan Mr Chop (Declan - Mirror Journalist)
Sylvestra Le Touzel Mary Drake
Colin Mace Desk Sergeant
Simon Kunz Greg Fraser
Michael Gould Superintendent
Adam G Goodwin Prisoner
Adam Stevens Police Officer
Writing team
Simon Blackwell Writer
Tony Roche Writer
Sean Gray Writer
Will Smith Writer
Ian Martin Writer
Production team
Tony Roche Director
Adam Tandy Producer
Armando Iannucci Producer
Mark Freeland Executive Producer
Andy Forssell Executive Producer
Gary Dollner Editor
Simon Rogers Production Designer

Video

Contrary Mary

Mary from the Home Office visits DoSAC to talk about the police backlog.

Featuring: Roger Allam (Peter Mannion), Vincent Franklin (Stewart Pearson), Geoffrey Streatfeild (Fergus Williams), Ben Willbond (Adam Kenyon) & Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mary Drake).

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