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
Series 4, Episode 7
Further details
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
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 |
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 |
Simon Blackwell | Writer |
Tony Roche | Writer |
Sean Gray | Writer |
Will Smith | Writer |
Ian Martin | Writer |
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).