The Thick of It
series not in production
Ended
Comedy
Seasons | 4
Episodes | 21
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 2005-05-19
Last EP | 2012-10-20
Overview
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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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BBC
BBC Studios Comedy Productions
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2005-05-19
First series of the satirical comedy sees newly appointed Minister for Social Affairs, Hugh Abbot, grappling with life in government.
1
Episode 1
2005-05-19
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.
2
Episode 2
2005-05-26
Hugh enlists the help of a focus group to help him make a decision between two policies.
3
Episode 3
2005-06-02
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.
CAST
charactor: Malcolm Tucker
Original: Peter Capaldi
Total EP: 21
charactor: Olly Reeder
Original: Chris Addison
Total EP: 21
charactor: Terri Coverley
Original: Joanna Scanlan
Total EP: 21
charactor: Glenn Cullen
Original: James Smith
Total EP: 21
charactor: Nicola Murray
Original: Rebecca Front
Total EP: 15
charactor: Peter Mannion
Original: Roger Allam
Total EP: 10
charactor: Stewart Pearson
Original: Vincent Franklin
Total EP: 8
charactor: Emma Messinger
Original: Olivia Poulet
Total EP: 8
charactor: Hugh Abbot
Original: Chris Langham
Total EP: 6
charactor: Robyn Murdoch
Original: Polly Kemp
Total EP: 6
charactor: Dan Miller
Original: Tony Gardner
Total EP: 5
charactor: Angela Heaney
Original: Lucinda Raikes
Total EP: 4
charactor: Helen Hatley
Original: Rebecca Gethings
Total EP: 4
charactor: Adam Kenyon
Original: Ben Willbond
Total EP: 4
charactor: Fergus Williams
Original: Geoffrey Streatfeild
Total EP: 4
charactor: Julius Nicholson
Original: Alex Macqueen
Total EP: 3
charactor: Ben Swain
Original: Justin Edwards
Total EP: 3
charactor: Frankie
Original: Graeme Mearns
Total EP: 2
charactor: Geoffrey
Original: Peter Sullivan
Total EP: 2
charactor: Marianne Swift
Original: Zoe Telford
Total EP: 2
charactor: Steve Fleming
Original: David Haig
Total EP: 2
charactor: Geoff Holhurst
Original: Rob Edwards
Total EP: 2
charactor: John Duggan
Original: Miles Jupp
Total EP: 2
charactor: Mary Drake
Original: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Total EP: 2
charactor: Mary
Original: Morwenna Banks
Total EP: 1
charactor: Simon Weir
Original: Tobias Menzies
Total EP: 1
charactor: Cliff Lawton
Original: Tim Bentinck
Total EP: 1
charactor: Driver
Original: John Biggins
Total EP: 1
charactor: Simon Hewitt
Original: Matthew Marsh
Total EP: 1
charactor: Journalist 1
Original: Manjinder Virk
Total EP: 1
charactor: Susan Dorling
Original: Georgie Glen
Total EP: 1
charactor: Pauline McKendrick
Original: Di Botcher
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mark Davies
Original: Robert Portal
Total EP: 1
charactor: Christian Holhurst
Original: Theo Fraser Steele
Total EP: 1
charactor: Jamie
Original: Paul Higgins
Total EP: 1
charactor: Steve
Original: James Doherty
Total EP: 1
charactor: Online Telegraph
Original: Richard Betts
Total EP: 1
charactor: Claire Ballantine
Original: Eve Matheson
Total EP: 1
charactor: Roy Smedley
Original: Martin Ball
Total EP: 1
charactor: Doug Hayes
Original: Pearce Quigley
Total EP: 1
CREW
Armando Iannucci
Director
Directing
Natalie Bailey
Director
Directing
Chris Addison
Director
Directing
Billy Sneddon
Director
Directing
Tony Roche
Director
Directing
Becky Martin
Director
Directing
Natalie Bailey
Producer
Production
Adam Tandy
Producer
Production
Andy Forssell
Executive Producer
Production
Jon Plowman
Executive Producer
Production
Armando Iannucci
Producer
Production
Ian Martin
Writer
Writing
Sean Gray
Writer
Writing
Will Smith
Writer
Writing
Simon Blackwell
Writer
Writing
Tony Roche
Writer
Writing
Jesse Armstrong
Writer
Writing
Armando Iannucci
Writer
Writing
Roger Drew
Writer
Writing
Sam Bain
Writer
Writing
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