The Thick Of It - new series
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It's back sooner than i'd hoped - September 8th. Hurrah!
BBC TWO
BBC TWO
The Thick Of It
Government embarrassment, ministerial cock-up, Coalition rows, backroom deals, policy U-turns, spin-doctoring, political back-stabbing, wild media speculation, and more time spent with one's family - it can only be the eagerly anticipated return of Armando Iannucci's award-winning political comedy series.
Roger Allam returns as Peter Mannion MP, the new Secretary of State for The Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship (DoSAC), supported by his team of special advisors, commanded by Number 10's Director of Communications Stewart Pearson (Vincent Franklin) and thwarted by his new Coalition partner, DOSAC's Junior Minister Fergus Williams MP (Geoffrey Streatfeild).
Also back are Nicola Murray MP and foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, in roles reprised by Bafta award winners Rebecca Front and Peter Capaldi. Both are now consigned to Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, but still desperately hoping for a return to power. The ensemble cast is completed by Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith, Olivia Poulet, Will Smith, Ben Willbond, and Rebecca Gethings.
In the first episode of this seven-part series, tensions are running high in DoSAC. It is launch day for ‘Silicon Playgrounds’, the Coalition’s new digital youth policy master-minded by Junior Minister Fergus Williams. Number 10’s spin doctor Stewart Pearson delivers the bombshell that the PM wants digital-illiterate Peter Mannion to launch the policy, rather than Fergus. What could possibly go wrong with that? All Fergus gets left with is drawing up the list of staff redundancies, and Terri Coverley is pretty sure she can make his hit list if she plays her cards right, finding help from an unexpected direction.
Devised and produced by Armando Iannucci. Produced by Adam Tandy
See:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/search/?medium=tv&channel=&yearweek=&day=
Very happy!
BBC TWO
BBC TWO
The Thick Of It
Government embarrassment, ministerial cock-up, Coalition rows, backroom deals, policy U-turns, spin-doctoring, political back-stabbing, wild media speculation, and more time spent with one's family - it can only be the eagerly anticipated return of Armando Iannucci's award-winning political comedy series.
Roger Allam returns as Peter Mannion MP, the new Secretary of State for The Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship (DoSAC), supported by his team of special advisors, commanded by Number 10's Director of Communications Stewart Pearson (Vincent Franklin) and thwarted by his new Coalition partner, DOSAC's Junior Minister Fergus Williams MP (Geoffrey Streatfeild).
Also back are Nicola Murray MP and foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, in roles reprised by Bafta award winners Rebecca Front and Peter Capaldi. Both are now consigned to Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, but still desperately hoping for a return to power. The ensemble cast is completed by Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith, Olivia Poulet, Will Smith, Ben Willbond, and Rebecca Gethings.
In the first episode of this seven-part series, tensions are running high in DoSAC. It is launch day for ‘Silicon Playgrounds’, the Coalition’s new digital youth policy master-minded by Junior Minister Fergus Williams. Number 10’s spin doctor Stewart Pearson delivers the bombshell that the PM wants digital-illiterate Peter Mannion to launch the policy, rather than Fergus. What could possibly go wrong with that? All Fergus gets left with is drawing up the list of staff redundancies, and Terri Coverley is pretty sure she can make his hit list if she plays her cards right, finding help from an unexpected direction.
Devised and produced by Armando Iannucci. Produced by Adam Tandy
See:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/search/?medium=tv&channel=&yearweek=&day=
Very happy!
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Well I guess it isn't the sort of thing which needs much work doing to it in post
******* ******* AWESOME YOU BUNCH OF FAT *****
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/sep/02/armando-iannucci-andrew-rawnsley-interview
Still, it was excellent whilst it lasted.
Apparently, according to one write-up, episode one is Tucker-free
Which is not good news at all.
I can assure that QI XL will get double the views of TTOI which is why its scheduled that way. The thick of it has never done that well in the ratings and that scheduling is designed to give it a boost.
Just saying, The Thick of It starts tonight 9.45 on BBC2 and 10.45 on BBC HD. Just saying.
But I'm going to watch tonight because there's nowt else on
I got the impression that the previous series were about the Labour Government so does that mean that all the main characters will have left and new characters for the new Government will be in the show ?
or have they got some way of keeping the main characters even if they happened to be Labour cabinet members or Labour Spads last time ?............or is it more about the non-political civil service ?
Maybe when it first started it clashed with something else so I never watched it
I very rarely watch anything unless I see it from the start
Malcolm Tuckers swearing was not swearing. It was poetic. Inventive. A form of beauty. His vicious fury was awe inspiring - one of the great televisual experiences.
in one minute
get the ear plugs ready
Well put. I doff my cap to you, Sir.