The Thick of It (2005)

The Thick of It

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.

The Thick of It

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Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
as Malcolm Tucker
Chris Addison
Chris Addison
as Olly Reeder
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlan
as Terri Coverley
James Smith
James Smith
as Glenn Cullen
Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front
as Nicola Murray
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
as Peter Mannion
Vincent Franklin
Vincent Franklin
as Stewart Pearson
Olivia Poulet
Olivia Poulet
as Emma Messinger
Chris Langham
Chris Langham
as Hugh Abbot
Polly Kemp
Polly Kemp
as Robyn Murdoch
Tony Gardner
Tony Gardner
as Dan Miller
Lucinda Raikes
Lucinda Raikes
as Angela Heaney
Rebecca Gethings
Rebecca Gethings
as Helen Hatley
Ben Willbond
Ben Willbond
as Adam Kenyon
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Geoffrey Streatfeild
as Fergus Williams
Alex Macqueen
Alex Macqueen
as Julius Nicholson as Lord Nicholson
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
as Ben Swain
Graeme Mearns
Graeme Mearns
as Frankie
Peter Sullivan
Peter Sullivan
as Geoffrey
Zoe Telford
Zoe Telford
as Marianne Swift
David Haig
David Haig
as Steve Fleming
Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards
as Geoff Holhurst
Miles Jupp
Miles Jupp
as John Duggan
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Sylvestra Le Touzel
as Mary Drake
Morwenna Banks
Morwenna Banks
as Mary
Tobias Menzies
Tobias Menzies
as Simon Weir
Tim Bentinck
Tim Bentinck
as Cliff Lawton
John Biggins
John Biggins
as Driver
Matthew Marsh
Matthew Marsh
as Simon Hewitt
Manjinder Virk
Manjinder Virk
as Journalist 1
Georgie Glen
Georgie Glen
as Susan Dorling
Di Botcher
Di Botcher
as Pauline McKendrick
Robert Portal
Robert Portal
as Mark Davies
Theo Fraser Steele
Theo Fraser Steele
as Christian Holhurst
Paul Higgins
Paul Higgins
as Jamie
James Doherty
James Doherty
as Steve
Richard Betts
Richard Betts
as Online Telegraph
Eve Matheson
Eve Matheson
as Claire Ballantine
Martin Ball
Martin Ball
as Roy Smedley
Pearce Quigley
Pearce Quigley
as Doug Hayes
Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear
as Ed
Alex Lowe
Alex Lowe
as John
Judith Faultless
Judith Faultless
as Guardian Journalist
Melanie Hill
Melanie Hill
as Julie Price
Simon Chandler
Simon Chandler
as Permanent Secretary
Nicholas Sidi
Nicholas Sidi
as Head Teacher
Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon
as Richard Bacon
Sara Pascoe
Sara Pascoe
as Janice
Rufus Wright
Rufus Wright
as Gavin Boyes
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
as Cal Richards
Struan Rodger
Struan Rodger
as Pat
Hamza Jeetooa
Hamza Jeetooa
as Raj
Jessica Henwick
Jessica Henwick
as Charlotte
Emily Grace Bevan
Emily Grace Bevan
as Tara Strachan
Zahra Ahmadi
Zahra Ahmadi
as Nurse
Joe Cole
Joe Cole
as Jack
Mandeep Dhillon
Mandeep Dhillon
as Rohinka
William Hoyland
William Hoyland
as Lord Goolding
Priyanga Burford
Priyanga Burford
as Baroness Sureka
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney
as Matthew Hodge
Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan
as Declan
Simon Kunz
Simon Kunz
as Greg Fraser
Adam G. Goodwin
Adam G. Goodwin
as Prisoner
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Rise of the nutters

  • 0x2

    Spinners and losers

  • 0x3

    Opposition extra

  • 0x4

    Out of the thick of it: episode 1

  • 0x5

    Out of the thick of it: episode 2

  • 0x6

    Out of the thick of it: episode 3

  • 0x7

    Out of the thick of it: episode 4

  • 0x8

    Out of the thick of it: episode 5

  • 0x9

    Out of the thick of it: episode 6

  • 0x10

    Out of the thick of it: episode 7

  • 0x11

    Out of the thick of it: episode 8

  • 0x12

    Deleted scenes - series 1 - episode 1

  • 0x13

    Deleted scenes - series 1 - episode 2

  • 0x14

    Deleted scenes - series 1 - episode 3

  • 0x15

    From script to screen

  • 0x16

    Photo gallery - series 1

  • 0x17

    Deleted scenes - series 2 - episode 1

  • 0x18

    Deleted scenes - series 2 - episode 2

  • 0x19

    Deleted scenes - series 2 - episode 3

  • 0x20

    Photo gallery - series 2

  • 0x21

    Deleted scenes - rise of the nutters

  • 0x22

    Newsnight footage - rise of the nutters

  • 0x23

    Photo gallery - rise of the nutters

  • 0x24

    Deleted scenes - spinners and losers

  • 0x25

    Peter's photos - spinners and losers

  • 0x26

    Photo gallery - spinners and losers

  • 0x27

    Making of spinners and losers

  • 0x28

    Deleted scenes - series 3 - episodes 1-4

  • 0x29

    Deleted scenes - series 3 - episodes 5-8

  • 0x30

    Commentary - series 2 - episode 1

  • 0x31

    Commentary - series 2 - episode 2

  • 0x32

    Commentary - series 2 - episode 3

  • 0x33

    Deleted scenes - series 4 - episodes 1-4

  • 0x34

    Deleted scenes - series 4 - episodes 5-8

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Episode 1

  • 1x2

    Episode 2

  • 1x3

    Episode 3

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Episode 1

  • 2x2

    Episode 2

  • 2x3

    Episode 3

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Episode 1

  • 3x2

    Episode 2

  • 3x3

    Episode 3

  • 3x4

    Episode 4

  • 3x5

    Episode 5

  • 3x6

    Episode 6

  • 3x7

    Episode 7

  • 3x8

    Episode 8

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Networked nation

  • 4x2

    New advisor

  • 4x3

    Thought camp

  • 4x4

    Hear 2 hear

  • 4x5

    The leak

  • 4x6

    The inquiry

  • 4x7

    The final reckoning

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