Home > The Thick of It > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Thick of It: Season 1 (2005) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Thick of It Critics Consensus No consensus yet. Not enough ratings to calculate a score. TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 2 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Episode 1.1 Air date: May 12, 2006 Cliff Lawton MP is given the boot and swiftly replaced by Hugh Abbot and his staff. Hoping to start his tenure in a blaze of publicity he calls a press conference, but after his 'Snooper Squad' idea is killed, the Minister has forty minutes to come up with a new policy. More 2 Episode 1.2 Air date: May 19, 2006 Malcolm is concerned that the Minister is not keeping in touch with the man or woman on the street and orders him to sort out his policy on Eastenders. In an attempt to formulate a popular new strategy, Hugh gets a very focused focus group in to tell him which one of two contradictory policies to go for. More 3 Episode 1.3 Air date: May 26, 2006 Malcolm thinks Hugh's empty flat in London could pose a problem for the successful Second Home Housing Bill. Meanwhile, Hugh develops a dislike for his media-savvy junior minister Dan Miller and Malcolm explains the art of a "good resignation". More The Thick of It: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (2) Tv Season Info The inaugural season of this British political satire opens with Hugh Abbott (Chris Langham) becoming the new Minister of Social Affairs. Before long, various mishaps ensue as he tries to distinguish himself in his post, only to tangle with a vicious spin doctor (Peter Capaldi). Genre: Network: BBC Premiere Date: May 12, 2006 Cast Chris Langham as Hugh Abbott Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker Chris Addison as Oliver Reeder Joanna Scanlan as Terri Coverley Episodes 1 Episode 1.1 Air date: May 12, 2006 Cliff Lawton MP is given the boot and swiftly replaced by Hugh Abbot and his staff. Hoping to start his tenure in a blaze of publicity he calls a press conference, but after his 'Snooper Squad' idea is killed, the Minister has forty minutes to come up with a new policy. More 2 Episode 1.2 Air date: May 19, 2006 Malcolm is concerned that the Minister is not keeping in touch with the man or woman on the street and orders him to sort out his policy on Eastenders. In an attempt to formulate a popular new strategy, Hugh gets a very focused focus group in to tell him which one of two contradictory policies to go for. More 3 Episode 1.3 Air date: May 26, 2006 Malcolm thinks Hugh's empty flat in London could pose a problem for the successful Second Home Housing Bill. Meanwhile, Hugh develops a dislike for his media-savvy junior minister Dan Miller and Malcolm explains the art of a "good resignation". More Critic Reviews for The Thick of It Season 1 All Critics (2) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0) I didn't know I could cackle like a witch discovering a fresh supply of eye of newt, but cackle I could. And cry until the tears dried on my cheeks. Feb 26, 2020 | Full Review… Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian Top Critic As realistic as the producers make it look, shooting improvised dialogue with handheld cameras in dowdy offices...it's always going to be farcical and ridiculous, because that's what the business of governing is like. Aug 31, 2018 | Full Review… David Sims AV Club Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (2) Audience Reviews for The Thick of It: Season 1 Jan 03, 2014 Political comedy doesn't get much better than this, nor do I think it deserves such a tremendous attention to detail, with the snappiest dialogue you can find, aided by stellar performances, specially from the instable firecracker that is Peter Capaldi as Malcom Tucker and Chris Langham as Hugh Abbot. Why didn't I rate this any higher? ONLY 3 EPISODES?!?! ARE YOU JOCKING BBC? Francisco G Super Reviewer Apr 28, 2016 If you want to watch something that stresses you out and makes you uncontrollably laugh at the same time, this is it. Capaldi and Addison are amazing. End of. Melissa T Feb 21, 2016 Set in a UK government ministerial department, we meet the people who work there, from the minister all the way on down. The minister is a bit of a buffoon, a trait that has not escaped the Prime Minister's notice. The PM has a man who keeps underperforming / errant ministers in line, an enforcer. That man is Malcolm Tucker, truly a man to be feared. Brilliant. A superb satire of British politics, with no sacred subjects or limits on language usage. Pretty much Yes Minister with edgier plots and heaps of (very creative) swearing. The series is made by the character of Malcolm Tucker and the performance of Peter Capaldi in portraying him. Hysterically funny in his intensity and over-the-topness and use (or abuse) of the English language. The creativity displayed in the ways Tucker finds in insulting people is off-the-chart brilliant. One of the most memorable characters in TV history. Created by Armando Iannucci, who, once this series had run its course, turned his attention to US politics. The result was the equally-hilarious Veep. Grant S Jan 09, 2016 Absolutely flawless. I've seen this series so many times and the constant nods to real political events, the incredibly funny and detailed writing from Iannucci and the central Peter Capaldi performance make this my all time favourite comedy series. David F Jan 08, 2016 Same rating for all the series, this is my all-time favourite comedy; I consider it to have the funniest, most rib-cracking lines in a tv show ever, and everyone owes it to themselves to watch this. Albert M Jul 04, 2014 Incredibly witty and uncommonly entertaining. Season 1 of The Thick of It starts with confidence and never lets up from there. Excellent performances from Peter Capaldi, Chris Langham, and Chris Addison. 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