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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Peter Capaldi: My new sympathy for Malcolm Tucker
Malcolm Tucker and the Time Lord may appear to have little in common, but Peter Capaldi has said that his starring role in Doctor Who has made him much more sympathetic to the foul-mouthed spin doctor.
The Scotsman, 9th December 2014Andrew Marr: The Thick of It? It wasn't extreme enough.
The BBC satire featuring Peter Capaldi's notoriously foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker was actually a "slightly sanitised" version of what really went on in 10 Downing Street, says Marr.
James Gill, Radio Times, 9th October 2014Chris Addison & Peter Capaldi reunite in Dr Who finale
Capaldi's debut series will end with a The Thick of It reunion. Meanwhile, Addison is the bookies' favourite to take over as a full-time companion should Jenna Coleman leave the show.
Stephen Kelly, Radio Times, 19th August 2014The Thick of It definitely not returning says writer
The BBC satire - which showcased Peter Capaldi's world-famous swearing as Malcolm Tucker - was put to bed even before Capaldi was cast in Doctor Who, says Simon Blackwell.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 24th April 2014Omnishambles and other new entries into the OED
Most of his language is not fit to print yet The Thick of It's sweary spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary with its 2012 word of the year, omnishambles.
Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 28th August 2013Armando Iannucci on helping Peter Capaldi
Armando and Peter - both Glasgow born Italian Scots - go way back together and it was the writer's casting of Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker on BBC show The Thick of It which helped relaunch the new Doctor Who's career.
Siobhan Synnot, Daily Record, 9th August 2013Doctor Who: what would it be like with Malcolm Tucker?
Peter Capaldi, who played the foul-mouthed spin doctor in The Thick of It, is now to play the Time Lord. What if he played the Doctor in the same sweary way? We imagine the scene.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 5th August 2013Peter Capaldi: Thick Of It shouldn't return for a while
The Thick Of It star Peter Capaldi has said he doesn't think the show should return to the air anytime soon.
Metro, 14th May 2013Peter Capaldi on life after The Thick of It
Peter Capaldi has a solemn announcement to make: Malcolm is no more.
The Scotsman, 24th March 2013Chris Addison on Veep, the US cousin of The Thick of It
Working as a director on Sky Atlantic's Veep has made Chris Addison, star of The Thick of It, view US television with new eyes.
Chris Addison, The Telegraph, 17th February 2013