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

ENDED4 Seasons21 Episodes★ 8.1

The Thick of It is a comedy series on BBC Four that ran from 2005 to 2012, ending after 4 seasons and 21 episodes.

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NetworkBBC Four

First AiredMay 19, 2005

Last AiredOct 20, 2012

GenreComedy

Runtime30 min

Created ByArmando Iannucci

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionBBC

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.

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Cast

Peter Capaldi

Malcolm Tucker

Rebecca Front

Nicola Murray

Chris Addison

Olly Reeder

Joanna Scanlan

Terri Coverley

James Smith

Glenn Cullen

Roger Allam

Peter Mannion

Seasons & Episodes4 seasons · 21 episodes

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E1Networked Nation

Sep 8, 201229m★ 7.9

Peter Mannion, the Secretary of State for Social Affairs, gets told to launch his Coalition partner Fergus's new 'Networked Nation' policy at a school.

E2New Advisor

Sep 15, 201228m★ 8.4

With Glenn gone, Nicola Murray is busy breaking in her new policy advisor, Helen Hatley. When Helen is accidentally photographed holding notes from an ideas meeting, Nicola is understandably angry.

E3Thought Camp

Sep 22, 201229m★ 7.9

Stewart Pearson is running 'Thought Camp' at a remote country house hotel, as the perfect way to re-engage the party with the creative cloudscape.

E4Here 2 Hear

Sep 29, 201229m★ 8.4

With Nicola safely on a train to attend the party's Here 2 Hear in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot.

E5The Leak

Oct 6, 201229m★ 8.5

With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion both on the back foot after the unravelling of the key-worker housing sell-off policy there's inevitably going to be a scramble for the moral high-ground.

E6The Inquiry

Oct 13, 201259m★ 8.9

The government, opposition and civil service are called before Lord Goolding's inquiry.

E7The Final Reckoning

Oct 20, 201229m★ 8.9

Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the local cop-shop to press the flesh.

About The Thick of It

The Thick of It is a comedy series on BBC Four. The show first aired on May 19, 2005 and currently has 4 seasons and 21 episodes. The Thick of It has ended. It has a rating of 8.1/10 based on 227 votes. The cast includes Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith. Created by Armando Iannucci.