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The Thick of It

Special: The Rise of the Nutters

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Jan 2007, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2009, 23:00 on BBC Four

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Special double-length episode of the award-winning political comedy. It's the end of the Christmas recess, and peace and goodwill should reign in Westminster. But something goes terribly wrong on Newsnight and everything begins to unravel. Can Malcolm Tucker survive as the PM's enemies in government and the opposition bid for power? Show less

Contributors

Malcolm Tucker:: Peter Capaldi
Peter Mannion:: Roger Allam
Ollie Reeder:: Chris Addison
Ben Swain:: Justin Edwards
Glenn Cullen:: James Smith
Emma Messinger:: Olivia Poulet
Phil Smith:: Will Smith
Stewart Pearson:: Vincent Franklin
Jamie:: Paul Higgins
Julius Nicholson:: Alex Macqueen
Angela Heaney:: Lucinda Raikes
Terri Coverley:: Joanna Scanlan
Affers:: David Dawson
Barry:: Jason Watkins
Writer:: Armando Iannucci
Writer:: Simon Blackwell
Writer:: Jesse Armstrong
Writer:: Tony Roche
Producer:: Adam Tandy
Director:: Armando Iannucci

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ComedySatire

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The Thick of It

Source: BBC Online

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