The Thick of It

All Episodes 2005 - 2012
TV-MA

  • Ended
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  • 2005-05-19T20:55:00Z
  • 30m
  • 10h 52m (21 episodes)
  • Armando Iannucci
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • BBC
  • Comedy
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.

55 episodes

2007-01-10T21:55:00Z

Special 1 Rise of the Nutters

While the Minister is away, junior minister Ben Swain tries to make some headlines, but only succeeds in making a fool of himself on Newsnight. Meanwhile, everything begins to unravel for Malcolm Tucker and his team at Number 10.

2007-07-03T20:55:00Z

Special 2 Spinners and Losers

When the PM resigns six months early, will Malcolm finally spin out of control?

2007-07-03T20:55:00Z

Special 3 Opposition Extra

Special 3 Opposition Extra

  • 2007-07-03T20:55:00Z15m

Peter Mannion's attempts at a peaceful evening are thwarted by public relations.

Terri and Robyn discuss the new administration over a working lunch. Also contains deleted scenes from episode one. Episode one of the BBC webseries.

Terri and Robyn attempt to solve the loss of data at DoSAC. Also contains deleted scenes from episode two. Episode two of the BBC webseries.

Terri and Robyn liase over the phone whilst Nicola attends the annual party conference. Also contains deleted scenes from episode three. Episode three of the BBC webseries.

Robyn quizzes Terri on Peter Manion's visit to DoSAC, and Terri's personal interest in it. Also contains deleted scenes from episode four. Episode four of the BBC webseries.

Clips and interviews with key cast and crew discussing the episode where DoSAC minister Nicola Murray MP and her shadow Peter Mannion MP are invited onto BBC Radio 5Live for a debate on Richard Bacon's late-night phone-in programme. Episode five of the BBC webseries.

Clips and interviews with key cast and crew discussing the episode where Nicola Murray is about to launch her Fourth Sector Initiative to the media. Following a botched TV interview though, the media decide that what they really want is someone to launch another leadership contest. Episode six of the BBC webseries.

The cast and crew discuss Steve Fleming's motivations and impact upon the series, along with the downfall of Malcolm Tucker. Episode seven of the BBC webseries.

Cast and crew discuss Steve Fleming and Lord Nicholsons' influence on government, and the series' final moments. Episode eight of the BBC webseries.

Series Premiere

2005-05-19T20:55:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2005-05-19T20:55:00Z30m

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.

2005-05-26T20:55:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2005-05-26T20:55:00Z30m

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

Season Finale

2005-06-02T20:55:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

Season Finale

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2005-06-02T20:55:00Z30m

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.

Season Premiere

2005-10-20T20:55:00Z

2x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 1

  • 2005-10-20T20:55:00Z30m

Something goes terribly wrong at a ministerial visit to a factory – only Malcolm can help, but will he?

2005-10-27T20:55:00Z

2x02 Episode 2

2x02 Episode 2

  • 2005-10-27T20:55:00Z30m

There's a reshuffle in the offing and the PM's new 'blue skies' advisor is making trouble...

Season Finale

2005-11-03T21:55:00Z

2x03 Episode 3

Season Finale

2x03 Episode 3

  • 2005-11-03T21:55:00Z30m

Someone sends an email they shouldn't have, while Hugh lies to a Select Committee...

Season Premiere

2009-10-24T20:55:00Z

3x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

3x01 Episode 1

  • 2009-10-24T20:55:00Z30m

Reshuffle day at Number 10. When the job at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship is turned down by everybody else, there is no option but to promote unknown quantity Nicola Murry to the Cabinet. The downside is she is very keen, has a husband who works for a company that has government contracts, has an 11-year-old about to go to a private school and is about to face the media at a crucial by-election poster launch. Something will have to be done.

2009-10-31T21:55:00Z

3x02 Episode 2

3x02 Episode 2

  • 2009-10-31T21:55:00Z30m

Nicola Murray MP has only been secretary of state for just over a week, but already there is press speculation on how long she will last. And now someone at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship has completely wiped the immigration records of 170,672 people. Who's going to get the blame, who will have to break the news to Malcolm and how will Nicola get through lunch with the staff of the Guardian without revealing the scale of the latest disaster?

2009-11-07T21:55:00Z

3x03 Episode 3

3x03 Episode 3

  • 2009-11-07T21:55:00Z30m

Nicola Murray is stuck in an Eastbourne hotel bedroom with nothing but a laptop, a printer and a tiny kettle while she and Olly try to finish her speech for the annual party conference. It's not going well. But Glenn has brought in his secret weapon - Julie Price, tragic widow, people's champion and regional photo opportunity. Is this the breakthrough they need, or the start of a tug-of-Julie with Malcolm Tucker?

2009-11-14T21:55:00Z

3x04 Episode 4

3x04 Episode 4

  • 2009-11-14T21:55:00Z30m

The civil servants at DoSAC are preparing for a visit from the DoSAC shadow minister Peter Mannion. For Mannion and his team, this informal pre-election briefing is a good opportunity to measure up for new curtains. For Terri Coverley, this principally means putting on a bit more make-up. For Nicola Murray, it is simply another distraction on a day when nothing seems to be going right. All she really wants to do is get Glenn and Olly to kick-start the Fourth Sector Pathfinder Initiative. And then she gets a call.

2009-11-21T21:55:00Z

3x05 Episode 5

3x05 Episode 5

  • 2009-11-21T21:55:00Z30m

After weeks of trading bitter blows in the press, DoSAC minister Nicola Murray MP and her shadow Peter Mannion MP are invited onto BBC Radio 5Live for a debate on Richard Bacon's late-night phone-in programme. Director of communications Malcolm Tucker and opposition PR guru Stewart Pearson decide to listen in the comfort of their respective offices, but when some breaking news threatens to make things difficult for the politicians, the programme quickly turns into a phone-in like no other. Malcolm and Stewart are left no choice but to start getting their people over to the studios.

2009-11-28T21:55:00Z

3x06 Episode 6

3x06 Episode 6

  • 2009-11-28T21:55:00Z30m

With the Prime Minister away at a summit in Spain, Malcolm Tucker is left at home to mind the shop. Just as Nicola Murray is about to launch her Fourth Sector Initiative to the media, the media decide that what they really want is someone to launch another leadership contest. Does Nicola have what it takes and, if she does, can Malcolm take it away from her before she does any damage?

2009-12-05T21:55:00Z

3x07 Episode 7

3x07 Episode 7

  • 2009-12-05T21:55:00Z30m

Nicola Murray and her team are desperate to find a major sports personality to be the face of DoSAC's new Healthy Choices campaign. Malcolm's away on holiday and doesn't want to be disturbed, so they take advice from Steve Fleming, who's back on the scene as the PM's new fixer. Is Steve really as nice as he seems? Everyone knows Malcolm never takes holidays, so what's he up to now?

Season Finale

2009-12-12T21:55:00Z

3x08 Episode 8

Season Finale

3x08 Episode 8

  • 2009-12-12T21:55:00Z30m

As the election looms and the Opposition eye the prize, the word around the Westminster Village is that Malcolm Tucker is running out of both options and friends. He may have bitten off more than he can chew with Steve Fleming, but when an offer of help appears from an unlikely direction, Malcolm starts to set his finest trap yet.

Season Premiere

2012-09-08T20:55:00Z

4x01 Networked Nation

Season Premiere

4x01 Networked Nation

  • 2012-09-08T20:55:00Z29m

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.

2012-09-15T20:55:00Z

4x02 New Advisor

4x02 New Advisor

  • 2012-09-15T20:55:00Z28m

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.

2012-09-22T20:55:00Z

4x03 Thought Camp

4x03 Thought Camp

  • 2012-09-22T20:55:00Z29m

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.

2012-09-29T20:55:00Z

4x04 Hear 2 Hear

4x04 Hear 2 Hear

  • 2012-09-29T20:55:00Z29m

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.

2012-10-06T20:55:00Z

4x05 The Leak

4x05 The Leak

  • 2012-10-06T20:55:00Z29m

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.

2012-10-13T20:55:00Z

4x06 The Inquiry

4x06 The Inquiry

  • 2012-10-13T20:55:00Z59m

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

Season Finale

2012-10-20T20:55:00Z

4x07 The Final Reckoning

Season Finale

4x07 The Final Reckoning

  • 2012-10-20T20:55:00Z29m

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

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