★ 8.1 /10

The Thick of It

2005–2012

Creator: Armando Iannucci

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The Thick of It

Name: The Thick of It
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005-05-19
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith

★ 8.1 /10 (212) • 2005–2012

Comedy

Creator Armando Iannucci

Screenplay Will Smith, Sean Gray

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.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United Kingdom

Status

Ended

Cast

Peter Capaldi

Malcolm Tucker · 21 eps

Chris Langham

Hugh Abbot · 6 eps

Rebecca Front

Nicola Murray · 15 eps

Joanna Scanlan

Terri Coverley · 21 eps

Chris Addison

Olly Reeder · 21 eps

Roger Allam

Peter Mannion · 10 eps

James Smith

Glenn Cullen · 21 eps

David Haig

Steve Fleming · 2 eps

Simon Kunz

Greg Fraser · 1 eps

Struan Rodger

Pat · 1 eps

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Mary Drake · 2 eps

Reviews

★★★★★

Trailer

Official trailer

The Thick of It

Where to Watch

Streaming

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Episodes

1Episode 1★ 8.8

19 May 2005 · 30 min

Hugh Abbot is the Minister for Social Affairs and he's facing a policy crisis; his 'Snooper Squad' idea has been vetoed which leaves him with just forty minutes to come up with a new policy.

2Episode 2★ 8.4

26 May 2005 · 30 min

Hugh enlists the help of a focus group to help him make a decision between two policies.

3Episode 3★ 8.7

02 Jun 2005 · 30 min

An empty London flat threatens the future of a potential Housing Bill. Dan Miller is getting plenty of media-attention for his work on the bill, which is creating a degree of envy.