The Thick of It (2005 - 2012)

The Thick of It

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95%

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Series Info

This British political satire follows the mishaps of the Prime Minister's Machiavellian spin doctor Malcolm Tucker.

Creator: Armando Iannucci

Starring: Chris Langham, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison

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Seasons

The Thick of It: Season 4

88%

Critics Consensus: Armando Ianucci's gloriously profane satire concludes at the peak of its dyspeptic hilarity, combining its withering eye for political machinations and its Shakespearean flow of curse words to deliver a harrowingly funny sendoff.

2012, BBC, 7 episodes

The Thick of It: Season 3

83%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

2009, BBC, 8 episodes

The Thick of It: Season 2

No Tomatometer score yet...

2005, BBC, 3 episodes

The Thick of It: Season 1

No Tomatometer score yet...

2005, BBC, 3 episodes

Cast

Chris Langham
as Hugh Abbott

Peter Capaldi
as Malcolm Tucker

Chris Addison
as Oliver Reeder

Joanna Scanlan
as Terri Coverley

James Smith
as Glenn Cullen

Simon Blackwell

Rebecca Front
as Nicola Murray

Polly Kemp
as Robyn Murdoch

Roger Allam
as Peter Mannion

Tim Bentinck
as Cliff Lawton, MP

Lucinda Raikes
as Angela Heaney

Samantha Harrington
as Sam Cassidy

Olivia Poulet
as Emma Messinger

Vincent Franklin
as Stewart Pearson

Will Smith (III)
as Phil Smith

David Haig
as Steve Fleming

Zoe Telford
as Marianne Swift

Melanie Hill
as Julie Price

William Hoyland

Geoffrey Streatfeild

Priyanga Burford

Michael Maloney

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Series Details

TV Network:	BBC
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