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The Thick of It - S01 E02

2005

Overall rating: 4.5 out of 5

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Hugh Abbot, Minister for Social Affairs, complains about how tired and overworked he is as Terri Coverley the Press Officer dumps another hefty pile of Departmental press releases on his desk. His inability to keep the pace has been reflected in a profile piece that antagonistic journalist Simon Hewitt has penned about him. Hewitt calls Abbot ‘out of his depth... disconnected to the point of autism.’ Abbot and his Department decide that the best tactic of defence is a new policy announcement - something a bit ‘funky’.

The Thick of It - Series 1

Genres:	Comedy - Drama, Television - Children

3 Episodes

01 The Thick Of It - S01 E01
02 The Thick of It - S01 E02
03 The Thick Of It - S01 E03

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Great well defined characters

By Spectator (35 reviews) , 26 Apr 2013

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All of the cast members are good, but Peter Capaldi as Malcom Tucker is excellent. He is utterly believable as the foul mouthed manipulator in chief. Based, I believe, on a cross between Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandleson. Put it this way, I'd be scared of him if he invaded an office I was in in the way he does here. Peter Capaldi is a very good actor. He plays a totally different character in 'The Hour', but still communicates the essence of the character in a totally believable way.
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Great well defined characters

By Spectator (35 reviews) , 26 Apr 2013

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All of the cast members are good, but Peter Capaldi as Malcom Tucker is excellent. He is utterly believable as the foul mouthed manipulator in chief. Based, I believe, on a cross between Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandleson. Put it this way, I'd be scared of him if he invaded an office I was in in the way he does here. Peter Capaldi is a very good actor. He plays a totally different character in 'The Hour', but still communicates the essence of the character in a totally believable way.
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