The Thick of It - Season 3 - Episode 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.
About The Thick of It
Title: The Thick of It
First Air Date: 2005-05-19
Last Air Date: 2012-10-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 179 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 21
Network: BBC Four BBC Two
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: BBC, BBC Studios Comedy Productions
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Peter Capaldi
Malcolm Tucker
Chris Addison
Olly Reeder
Rebecca Front
Nicola Murray
Joanna Scanlan
Terri Coverley
James Smith
Glenn Cullen
Roger Allam
Peter Mannion
