The Thick Of It

2005 • Hulu
4.8
82 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (3)

1 Episode 1
5/19/05
The newly appointed Minister for Social Affairs, Hugh Abbot is on his way to a secondary school in Wiltshire to announce the setting up of a Snooper Squad and, in his own words, 'plant his flag firmly on Richard and Judy's sofa.' Unfortunately, he's ordered by Number Ten's communications' supremo, Malcolm Tucker to kill the policy stone dead. Hugh and his advisors have just forty minutes to come up with an extremely popular policy that costs nothing.
2 Episode 2
5/16/13
The Minister for Social Affairs, Hugh Abbot, gets a very focused focus group in to tell him which one of two contradictory policies to go for. Meanwhile, Number Ten's enforcer, Malcolm Tucker is concerned the Minister is out of touch.
3 Episode 3
5/16/13
The Minister thinks his Housing Bill has been a success. Unfortunately, the man at Number Ten thinks an empty apartment in London could poise a problem. Someone's going to have to resign.

About this show

The Secretary of State for Social Affairs is having a meeting with Number Ten's Chief Political Advisor. There have been press rumours that the Minister is to be sacked. The Minister is told that none of these stories have come from Number Ten. However, now they're out there, Number Ten would look weak not to sack him. So he's sacked. His replacement as Minister for Social Affairs takes office. And so starts The Thick of It, featuring an ensemble of the best British comic actors, improvising scripts from the sharpest British comedy writers.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
82 reviews
Priya D
March 25, 2014
Are the specials Rise of the Nutters and Spinners & Losers not available? It's a good show but I feel like you kind of need those. Maybe I just missed the listings.
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Anya Hathaway
May 27, 2020
What happened to Spinners and Losers? This is one of three episodes between seasons 2 and 3 I can't find.
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Rob DeMillo
September 20, 2014
... It would be this show. I came for Peter Capaldi, and stayed for everyone else. Great stuff, not for the faint of heart.
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