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 4
Further details
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
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| Miles Jupp | John Duggan (Press Officer) |
| Zahra Ahmadi | Nurse |
| Lucy Briers | Cathy Hastings |
| Simon Blackwell | Writer |
| Tony Roche | Writer |
| Sean Gray | Writer |
| Ian Martin | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Roger Drew | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Will Smith | Writer (Additional Material) |
| 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 |