The Thick of It (2005 - 2012)

The Thick of It

85%

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96%

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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

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Seasons

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

83%
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2009, BBC, 8 episodes

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2005, BBC, 3 episodes

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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
Tony Gardner
Ben Willbond
Zoe Telford
as Marianne Swift
Melanie Hill
as Julie Price
Justin Edwards
William Hoyland
Tobias Menzies
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Priyanga Burford
Michael Maloney
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Series Details

TV Network: BBC
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