The Thick of It (2005)

05/19/2005 (GB) • 30m

Comedy

Overview

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Capaldi

Malcolm Tucker

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Rebecca Front

Nicola Murray

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Chris Addison

Olly Reeder

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Joanna Scanlan

Terri Coverley

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James Smith

Glenn Cullen

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Roger Allam

Peter Mannion

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Last Season

Season 4

2012 | 7 Episodes

More government embarrassment, coalition rows, policy U-turns and frantic spin-doctoring in Armando Iannucci's masterful political satire.

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Status

Ended

Network

networknetwork

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

politics

satire

british politics

political satire

spin doctor

sitcom

workplace comedy

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