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
Streaming rank this week: 247
Press clippings Page 17
Armando Iannucci's political satire returns for its fourth series - the first since Labour was ousted from government - and the good news is that it's still brilliant. The MPs, advisers and civil servants of the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship are now working for a coalition government yet, unsurprisingly, are no more effective at their jobs. The department has created a new digital project aimed at teenagers but spin doctor Stewart Pearson (Vincent Franklin) decides that it should be launched by the Secretary of State (Roger Allam) - a man who has not only had no involvement in its development but is also digitally illiterate. Sadly it's a Peter Capaldi-free episode but he returns next week.
Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 7th September 2012An interview with the Rt Hon Nicola Murray MP
As The Thick of It returns, Sean Gray interviews the new Leader of the Opposition, Nicola Murray.
Sean Gray, The Telegraph, 7th September 2012The Thick of It: Episode 4.1 - photo preview
Check out pictures from the brand new series, starting on Saturday 8 September.
Radio Times, 6th September 2012Iannucci slams American 'buffoons' Thick of It remake
Armando Iannucci says American remake of his political satire The Thick Of It 'was terrible'.
The Telegraph, 4th September 2012Rebecca Front interview
As the political sitcom returns, Rebecca Front, who plays Nicola Murray MP, tells TV Choice what's new...
Graham Kibble-White, TV Choice, 4th September 2012Malcolm's back - but who's he got with him?
The new series of BBC2's brilliant political sitcom, The Thick of It, returns on Saturday. So what does coalition politics have in store for Malcolm, and who will the foul-mouthed spin doctor find himself up against? Writer Simon Blackwell introduces new faces and old.
Vicky Frost and Simon Blackwell, The Guardian, 3rd September 2012Armando Iannucci v Andrew Rawnsley
As The Thick of It returns to TV for what may be the last time, its creator, satirist Armando Iannucci, is challenged by Observer chief political commentator Andrew Rawnsley to get serious about politics...
Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer, 2nd September 2012Omnishambles! The Thick of It's #%*@%*# back!
As TV's sweary political satire The Thick of It returns, Matt Chorley looks at who's up, who's down, and whom they most resemble in real life.
Matt Chorley, The Independent, 2nd September 2012The final series of The Thick Of It?
Armando Iannucci, the creator of hit political comedy The Thick Of It, has signalled there's unlikely to be any more series of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd September 2012Plot twists and profanity behind new The Thick of It
How do you satirise our current political omnishambles? The show's scriptwriter Roger Drew reveals all...
Roger Drew, The Independent, 1st September 2012