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 2nd May at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
Streaming rank this week: 332
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Further details
Everyone has a lot of questions to answer about the suicide of a key-worker after his flat was sold off - Government, Opposition and Civil Service alike.
Lord Goolding is reputedly a fair man, but he isn't going to stand for any nonsense. And neither is his team of expert inquisitors. Surely now, the truth will come out.
Unless someone lies, or creates a diversion of some kind, or simply pretends not to remember anything. They wouldn't do that, would they?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 20th October 2012
- Time
- 9:45pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20th October 2012 | 9:45pm | BBC HD |
| Wednesday 24th October 2012 | 11:20pm | BBC HD |
| Sunday 24th November 2013 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 25th November 2013 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 22nd November 2014 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 23rd November 2014 | 1:55am | Gold |
| Sunday 8th February 2015 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Sunday 24th May 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 25th May 2015 | 1:45am | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th August 2015 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 26th August 2015 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Friday 4th September 2015 | 2:40am | Gold |
| Sunday 13th November 2016 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Sunday 5th March 2017 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 29th January 2018 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Monday 26th February 2018 | 1:25am | Gold |
| Tuesday 27th February 2018 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Monday 12th March 2018 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th May 2018 | 1:05am | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th May 2018 | 11:40pm | 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 |
| Polly Kemp | Robyn Murdoch |
| Vincent Franklin | Stewart Pearson |
| Olivia Poulet | Emma Messinger |
| Will Smith | Phil Smith |
| Ben Willbond | Adam Kenyon |
| Geoffrey Streatfeild | Fergus Williams |
| William Hoyland | Lord Goolding |
| Tobias Menzies | Simon Weir |
| Priyanga Burford | Baroness Sureka |
| Simon Blackwell | Writer |
| Tony Roche | Writer |
| Sean Gray | Writer |
| Will Smith | Writer |
| Ian Martin | Writer |
| David Quantick | Writer |
| Roger Drew | Writer |
| Dan Gaster | Writer |
| Georgia Pritchett | Writer |
| Armando Iannucci | Director |
| Adam Tandy | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Andy Forssell | Executive Producer |
| Billy Sneddon | Editor |
| Gary Dollner | Editor |
| Robin Hill | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
Video
The Inquiry trailer
The government, the opposition and the civil service all have a lot of questions to answer about the suicide of Mr Tickle...