The Thick Of It

2005

4.7

32 reviews

MA15+

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (3)

1 Episode 1

5/18/05

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

5/15/13

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

5/15/13

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

4.7

32 reviews

Vlado Madzunarov

October 16, 2018

The camera is so fast you get vertigo during watching

Leto Kauler

October 6, 2014

It's politics plus the sport of creative cussing. Capaldi is great in this.

Chloe “Cleo” Arbel

May 11, 2022

One of the smartest comedies ever written and funniest satire ever.

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