Armando Iannucci
Director
The Thick of It (2005)
Season 1
First series of the satirical comedy sees newly appointed Minister for Social Affairs, Hugh Abbot, grappling with life in government.
Released May 19, 2005
Episode 31 min
16+
Genres: Comedy
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Watch Providers: BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Production Companies: BBC, BBC Studios Comedy Productions
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
8.8
S1E1 - Episode 1
Hugh Abbot is the Minister for Social Affairs and he's facing a policy crisis; his 'Snooper Squad' idea has been vetoed which leaves him with just forty minutes to come up with a new policy.
May 19, 2005, midnight
8.4
S1E2 - Episode 2
Hugh enlists the help of a focus group to help him make a decision between two policies.
May 26, 2005, midnight
8.7
S1E3 - Episode 3
An empty London flat threatens the future of a potential Housing Bill. Dan Miller is getting plenty of media-attention for his work on the bill, which is creating a degree of envy.
June 2, 2005, midnight
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BBC Four
31 min/ep
652 min
May 19, 2005
Oct. 20, 2012, midnight
Ended
TV-MA
16+
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