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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Plot 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 2012The Thick of It: the agony of tight spaces
Production designer Simon Rogers and his team had conjured up the airless, gothic hellhole that is the opposition's headquarters within a blameless country house near Ruislip.
Ian Martin, The Guardian, 26th August 2012Thick of It: 'it feels more like politicians copy us'
Show's stars and writers describe how lines between reality and satire have become blurred in the year of the 'omnishambles'
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 22nd August 2012New The Thick of It government too posh to swear
The new series of potty-mouthed political comedy The Thick Of It won't be as hard on the ears. Writers have decided their new government is too posh to swear.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 22nd August 2012Thick of It: Clegg's office provides political jokes
The new series of The Thick of It has more than enough satirical material thanks to insiders in Nick Clegg's office, it was reported.
The Telegraph, 22nd August 2012The Thick of It to satirise Ed Miliband's rise to power
A new series of BBC Two's political satire The Thick of It sees an "inept" Labour minister unexpectedly promoted to the position of Leader of the Opposition as a coalition government seizes power.
Florence Waters, The Telegraph, 22nd August 2012Speedy return for The Thick of It after three year wait
It took three years for the political comedy The Thick of It to start production again. But each episode took less than four days to film. The cast and crew explain how the show is filmed three times faster than others.
BBC Ariel, 22nd August 2012Rebecca Front reveals how she deals with being Tuckered
The BBC's political satire returns to our screens this autumn and gets its teeth into coalition government.
Nick Clark, The Independent, 16th August 2012Capaldi: Leveson will influence new Thick of It
Peter Capaldi, who stars in The Thick of It, says he stays away from politicians so that he can remain impartial as an actor.
Tim Walker, The Telegraph, 19th July 2012The Thick of It: why I can't wait for the new series
Malcolm Tucker is to return with more political spleen - and the series is set to take aim at the coalition and the Leveson inquiry.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 12th July 2012