The Thick of It is a British television comedy programme that premiered in 2005 on BBC Four. The series satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It follows the running of a fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship, and most episodes focus on that department's incumbent minister and a core cast of advisors and civil servants, under the watchful eye of Number 10's enforcer, Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). The supporting characters include people in government, in the opposition, and in the media.
Table CharacterActorSeries 1Series 2SpecialsSeries 3Series 412312312123456781234567The Government (Series 1–3) / Opposition (Series 4)Malcolm TuckerPeter Capaldi colspan="16" colspan="4" Hugh Abbot MP Chris Langham colspan="6" colspan="17" Nicola Murray MP Rebecca Front colspan="8" colspan="8" colspan="4" Ollie ReederChris Addison colspan="16" colspan="4" Glenn CullenJames Smith colspan="17" colspan="5" Cliff Lawton MPTim Bentinck colspan="6" colspan="15" Dan Miller MPTony Gardner colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="11" colspan="2" Geoff Holhurst MP Rob Edwards colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="9" colspan="5" Jamie McDonaldPaul Higgins colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="15" Lord Julius NicholsonAlex Macqueen colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="6" colspan="2" colspan="7" Claire Ballentine MPEve Matheson colspan="5" colspan="3" colspan="15" Ben Swain MPJustin Edwards colspan="6" colspan="2" colspan="5" colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="2" John DugganMiles Jupp colspan="10" colspan="8" colspan="3" Steve Fleming MP David Haig colspan="14" colspan="2" colspan="7" Sam CassidySamantha Harrington colspan="2" colspan="9" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Helen HatleyRebecca Gethings colspan="17" colspan="2" Civil ServiceTerri CoverleyJoanna Scanlan colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="12" colspan="3" Robyn MurdochPolly Kemp colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="10" colspan="2" The Opposition (Specials–Series 3) / Coalition Government (Series 4)Peter Mannion MPRoger Allam colspan="6" colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Stewart PearsonVincent Franklin colspan="6" colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Emma MessingerOlivia Poulet colspan="6" colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Phil SmithWill Smith colspan="6" colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Adam Kenyon (formerly press)Ben Willbond colspan="7" colspan="8" colspan="3" Fergus Williams MPGeoffrey Streatfeild colspan="16" colspan="3" Cal RichardsTom Hollander colspan="15" colspan="7" Mary Drake MPSylvestra Le Touzel colspan="18" colspan="3" PressAngela HeaneyLucinda Raikes colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="12" Marianne SwiftZoe Telford colspan="9" colspan="4" colspan="8" GeoffreyPeter Sullivan colspan="9" colspan="4" colspan="8" Declan Michael Colgan colspan="17" colspan="4"
Cast
The Government (Series 1–3) / Opposition (Series 4) Name Actor Role(s) Duration
Civil Service Name Actor Role(s) Duration
The Opposition (Specials–Series 3) / Coalition Government (Series 4) Name Actor Role(s) Duration
Media Name Actor Role(s) Duration
Goolding Inquiry Name Actor Role(s) Duration
Unseen characters Name Actor Role(s) Duration
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