The Thick of It (2005)
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Roger Drew — Writer
Episodes 5
Episode 2
Nicola Murray MP has only been secretary of state for just over a week, but already there is press speculation on how long she will last. And now someone at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship has completely wiped the immigration records of 170,672 people. Who's going to get the blame, who will have to break the news to Malcolm and how will Nicola get through lunch with the staff of the Guardian without revealing the scale of the latest disaster?
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Terri and Robyn attempt to solve the loss of data at DoSAC. Also contains deleted scenes from episode two.
Episode two of the BBC webseries.
Read MoreEpisode 5
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.
Read MoreOut of the Thick of It: Episode 6
Clips and interviews with key cast and crew discussing the episode where Nicola Murray is about to launch her Fourth Sector Initiative to the media. Following a botched TV interview though, the media decide that what they really want is someone to launch another leadership contest.
Episode six of the BBC webseries.
Read MoreOut of the Thick of It: Episode 8
Cast and crew discuss Steve Fleming and Lord Nicholsons' influence on government, and the series' final moments.
Episode eight of the BBC webseries.
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