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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Has the humour left British politics?
The Thick of It satirised the final years of New Labour. But will it find much to laugh at in a coalition that's already unravelling?
Jonathan Jones, The Guardian, 18th February 2011Peter Capaldi's still in the loop
Malcolm Tucker might be fictional, but that doesn't stop Peter Capaldi being pestered for comment about the demise of Andy Coulson.
Monkey, The Guardian, 27th January 2011HBO to film political comedy series 'Veep' next month
It's official: HBO's upcoming political satire series "Veep," starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, will be filmed on a Baltimore movie set next month.
Christina Wilkie, The Washington Post, 11th January 2011The Thick of It iPhone app developer interview
The Thick Of It iPhone app, Malcom Tucker: The Missing Phone, went on sale this afternoon and during the hullabalo of Twitter going mad for it, we caught up with Dave Addey, MD of Agant the co-creators of the app.
Mic Wright, Electric Pig, 16th December 2010Mandelson: the best of The Thick of It's Steve Fleming
Lord Mandelson is thought to be the inspiration for Steve Fleming, the Former Minister without Portfolio, in the BBC Two satirical series The Thick of It. This video is a compilation of some of the fictional politician's best moments.
Simon Horsford, The Telegraph, 23rd November 2010Armando Iannucci interview
Armando Iannucci talks about the new Alan Partridge projects and the new series of The Thick Of It.
ShortList, 18th November 2010Malcolm Tucker on comedy
EXCLUSIVE Q&A with the spin doctor from The Thick Of It.
Tony Roche, Chortle, 8th November 2010Exclusive extracts from new The Thick Of It book
Excerpts from a secret DoSAC dossier belonging to The Thick of It's Malcolm Tucker - including confidential emails, Glenn's experiences with Twitter, and Malcolm's briefing on TV interviews.
Malcolm Tucker, The Guardian, 30th October 2010Iannucci: 'Now is not the time for a crap opposition'
Armando Iannucci, creator of The Thick of It, is Britain's greatest political satirist in recent years. So, when is he going to sink his teeth into the coalition?
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 23rd October 2010Swearing: When a curse can be a blessing
There's nothing like a spot of precision swearing on TV. It may not be big, says Fiona Sturges, but it can be clever.
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 6th July 2010