Name: The Thick of It
Rating: 8.1

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2005-05-19

Last Air Date: 2012-10-20

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 21

Created By: Armando Iannucci

Networks: BBC Four, BBC Two

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Top Cast

Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker
Chris Addison as Olly Reeder
Joanna Scanlan as Terri Coverley
James Smith as Glenn Cullen
Rebecca Front as Nicola Murray
Roger Allam as Peter Mannion
Vincent Franklin as Stewart Pearson
Olivia Poulet as Emma Messinger
Chris Langham as Hugh Abbot
Polly Kemp as Robyn Murdoch

Seasons

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None (2005)

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Episodes:

Ep. 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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2005-05-26)

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