The Thick of It is a British television comedy programme that premiered in 2005 on BBC Four. The series satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It follows the running of a fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship, and most episodes focus on that department's incumbent minister and a core cast of advisors and civil servants, under the watchful eye of Number 10's enforcer, Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). The supporting characters include people in government, in the opposition, and in the media.
Cast
The Government (Series 1-3) The Opposition (Series 4)
Civil Service
The Opposition (Specials-Series 3), the Coalition Government (Series 4)
Media
Goolding Inquiry
Unseen characters
References
- ^ Radio Times 4–10 February 2012 p.18
- ^ Alastair Campbell (24 March 2009). "Alastair Campbell on Malcolm Tucker and in the Loop". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Chris Addison: Into the bear pit". TheGuardian.com. 17 November 2009.
- ^ Character profile at bbc.co.uk, URL accessed 7/12/09
- ^ In the loop: 'There will be blood'. YouTube. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Four - The Thick of It | Jamie". BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "Four - The Thick of It | Julius Nicholson". BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b The new PM is variously called Davies and Davis in reasonably authoritative sources. A newspaper draft in the second special clearly reads Davis, however.
- ^ Series One, Episode Two
- ^ Series Three, Episode Four
- ^ Character profile at bbc.co.uk, URL accessed 7/12/09
- ^ Owen, Paul (14 November 2009). "The Thick of It: series three, episode four". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Character profile at bbc.co.uk, URL accessed 7/12/09
