The Thick of It
About 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 is a comedy series that ran on BBC Four and BBC Two. Its 4 seasons and 21 episodes were broadcast from May 2005 to October 2012.
The series is filed under political satire, british politics, sitcom, and politics. Peter Capaldi appears as Malcolm Tucker, Rebecca Front as Nicola Murray, Chris Addison as Olly Reeder, and Joanna Scanlan as Terri Coverley.
In the United States it streams on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, and Britbox Apple TV channel.
Parks and Recreation, Yes Minister, and The New Statesman make useful companions to The Thick of It, all filed under satire. TMDB voters put it at 8.1 out of 10 across 224 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.