The Thick of It
The Thick of It

The Thick of It (2005 – 2012)

2005 • 4 seasons • Comedy • TV-MA
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Episode 5 — Episode 5

Season 3 • The Thick of It
Released: 2009-11-21 • Comedy
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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.

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Creator Armando Iannucci
Episode air date21.11.2009
Episode runtime30 min
Episode rating9.00
GenresComedy
TMDB series rating8.0
IMDb series rating8.7
Series statusEnded
Age rating17+
CountryGB

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Cast

Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Malcolm Tucker
Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front
Nicola Murray
Chris Addison
Chris Addison
Olly Reeder
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlan
Terri Coverley
James Smith
James Smith
Glenn Cullen
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
Peter Mannion

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