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- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters abstract "The Thick of It is a British television comedy programme that premiered in 2005 on BBC Four. The series satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It follows the running of a fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship, and most episodes focus on that department's incumbent minister and a core cast of advisors and civil servants, under the watchful eye of Number 10's enforcer, Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). The supporting characters include people in government, in the opposition, and in the media.".
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- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Alex_MacQueen.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Ben_Willbond.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Chris_Addison.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Chris_Langham.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor David_Haig.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Eve_Matheson.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Geoffrey_Streatfeild.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor James_Smith_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Justin_Edwards_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Martin_Savage_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Matthew_Marsh_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Michael_Colgan_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Michael_Maloney.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Miles_Jupp.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Olivia_Poulet.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Paul_Higgins_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Peter_Sullivan_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Rebecca_Front.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Rebecca_Gethings.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Rob_Edwards_(actor).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Rory_Kinnear.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Sylvestra_Le_Touzel.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Timothy_Bentinck.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Tobias_Menzies.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Tom_Hollander.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Tony_Gardner.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Vincent_Franklin.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Will_Smith_(comedian).
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor Zoe_Telford.
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor "Polly Kemp".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters actor "Samantha Harrington".
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- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name ""Fatty"".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Adam Kenyon".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Baroness Sureka".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Ben Swain MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Cal Richards".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Clare Ballentine MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Declan".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Ed Atkins".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Emma Messinger".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Fergus Williams MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Geoffrey".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Glenn Cullen".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Helen Hatley".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "JB".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "James "Jamie" McDonald".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "John Duggan".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Julius, Rt Hon The Lord Nicholson of Arnage".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Marianne Swift".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Mary Drake MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Matthew Hodge".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Nick Hanway MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Oliver "Ollie" Reeder".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Pat Morrissey".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Phil Smith".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Robyn Murdoch".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Cliff Lawton MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Dan Miller MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Geoff Holhurst MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Hugh Abbot MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Nicola Murray MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Steve Fleming MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Rt Hon Tom Davis MP".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Sam Cassidy".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Simon Hewitt".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Simon Weir".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters name "Stewart Pearson".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary ""Fatty" is an MP who holds a ministerial post in the MOD, though survives the reshuffle at the start of Series 3. He is not held in particularly high regard by Malcolm or Jamie at Number 10, and is only referred to by his weight, having been rewarded with a hamper by Malcolm in Series 4. He evidently remains a senior figure within the party. Right after Nicola's resignation, however, Malcolm orders Ollie to show Fatty a picture as a form of blackmail to ensure he shelves the leadership ambitions he still held up to that point.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Abbot is an inept Cabinet Minister, arguably the main character of the first two series, taking up his position following the resignation of Cliff Lawton. While he believes he has some influence with the PM, he is out of touch with the electorate and often finds himself at the mercy of events, bearing the brunt of Tucker's vitriol when misjudged policies or statements play badly in the media. He reads the New Statesman and has two young children, Alicia and Charlie, with wife Kate, whom he complains he rarely gets to see. He is replaced by Nicola Murray in a reshuffle at the beginning of series 3, without appearing on-screen, having gone on holiday to Australia for the duration of the Specials.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "An inept press officer prone to making inappropriate comments, whose big fringe is supposedly there to "hide the lobotomy scars." He appears at the party conference in Series 3 and in Series 4 onboard a train to the "Here2Hear" event in Bradford, minding a Sky News film crew, who were conducting an interview with Nicola Murray. Recently divorced, he tries to flirt with Helen, Nicola's advisor.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Appears in Episode 3.7 as the PM's new passive-aggressive, creepy enforcer while Malcolm is "on holiday". Fleming manages to force Malcolm's resignation over an attempt to fix a crime statistics inquiry and, by the following episode, has taken over Malcolm's role at Number 10. However, Malcolm's machinations eventually lead to Julius Nicholson clearing Malcolm of wrongdoing in the crime statistics inquiry, while blaming it all on Fleming, forcing Fleming to resign after less than a week in office. We last hear that he has attempted to join Dan Miller's cabal. He was mentioned in Episode 4.4, having given an interview to a newspaper declaring that Nicola Murray was 'unelectable'. This event signalled the start of Malcolm's plan to force out Nicola as Leader of the Opposition.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Ballentine is the hard-hitting and well respected Chairwoman of the House of Commons Education Select Committee. She questions Hugh Abbot on the department's SEN schools policy, in Episode 2.3. She was proposed as a candidate for party Leader and Prime Minister in Spinners and Losers, but she declined to stand, owing to a previously unknown online gambling addiction in which she registered with her own name. She was mentioned in series 4, having been told to appear for an interview after Nicola Murray's resignation. She also appears in the end credits of In the Loop where she is being promoted.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Baroness Sureka is a member of the Goolding Inquiry that was formed to investigate the death of homeless nurse Douglas Tickel and the "culture of leaking" between political parties and the media. The inquiry required several key individuals from the government, the Opposition and the Civil Service to attend and give evidence. During the inquiry, a personal story about her appeared in the Sunday Times, after she started probing Malcolm Tucker's bullying tactics. After this she did not appear for several days during the inquiry.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Cliff Lawton is forced to resign as the Secretary of State by Malcolm Tucker in episode 1 of the series. He is later referenced as bearing a grudge against Abbot, although it is unclear if this is simply Malcolm's spin. Bitter about his treatment, he later appears in the specials as Jamie's stalking horse during the leadership contest. Jamie unceremoniously ditches him after Cliff's identity is leaked to Malcolm.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Declan is a tabloid journalist who dresses up as a giant pork chop and publicly harasses Nicola Murray, suggesting that she's going to "get the chop", i.e. be sacked as Leader of the Opposition.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Despite her job title, Robyn is Terri's secretary, and during Terri's absence is largely ignored by the minister, Hugh Abbot who was initially under the mistaken belief that she was an unknown secretary to a man called "Robin". Invited to attend Malcolm Tucker's 8.30am briefings, Julius Nicholson had her dis-invited, and she ended up killing time in St James' Park in order that Abbott doesn't realise they are no longer represented at the 8.30 meetings. Well-meaning, but politically naive, she is often sent to do menial tasks such as photocopying and tea-making especially when Terri returns in the last episode of Series Two. She finds both Malcolm and his understudy, Jamie McDonald, particularly terrifying. Because she, like Terri, is a civil servant, she now works for the coalition. In episode 4.5 Fergus is unsure why she is still at DoSAC because he had her on the top of his redundancy list, but puts her in charge of looking after the young care workers while everyone else is trying to lay the blame of Mr Tickel's death and hacking on someone else. At the Goolding Inquiry in episode 4.6 she describes the extent to which staff have bullied her at DoSAC and freely admits that she and Terri do not get on. She believes that her political masters don't actually have any big plan, but rather "they're just trying to get through the day without cocking up". Her mother has an alcohol problem that is now common knowledge due to Robyn talking about it at the inquiry.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Ed is a press officer in the Number 10 communications unit, answering to Malcolm, who appears in episode 3.1.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Emma was Ollie's girlfriend, shamelessly used by him for Tucker's ends, but she also often steals ideas and policies from him and takes the credit. Peter is somewhat averse to her presence in his department, but she is a key ally to Stewart. Glenn Cullen described her on his departure as an "insipid posh bitch" and nothing more.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "First seen in Episode 4 as Secretary of State for Defence, he resigns following an IT overspend after awarding the department's contract to his son's firm. He reappears during the leadership race where Malcolm refers to him as being "So backbench you've actually fucking fallen off". By series 4 he has become Shadow Secretary of State for an unknown department in Nicola Murray's Shadow Cabinet. Holhurst is noted for his small head.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Geoffrey is the Editor of The Guardian and present at a lunch attended by Nicola and Malcolm. He later appears at the party conference and then at Malcolm's home when he holds a meal for journalists. In series 4, he received a chain of emails leaked by Glenn Cullen and Terri Coverley that contained insensitive comments from DoSAC staff on Douglas Tickel, a homeless nurse that eventually committed suicide.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Glenn Cullen was Hugh's chief adviser and friend. He appeared on ITN after swearing at a member of the public who confronts Abbot. He managed the transition to remain as Senior Advisor when Nicola Murray becomes Secretary of State. He fell out with Nicola after she inadvertently thwarted his plan to stand as an MP because his association with her was considered 'too divisive'. In series 4, he is unhappily working in the Coalition government, after having left Nicola and defected to Fergus Williams and Adam Kenyon's "Inbetweener" party after the election as they were looking for someone to explain the Fourth Sector and their brand of ethical politics was something he could believe in. He was dismayed when he realised his new party were quite prepared to ditch their ethical politics in order to enter a coalition with Peter Mannion's party . Later in series 4, he helps Malcolm's plan to bring down Nicola as Leader of the Opposition by leaking an old email from Nicola when she was Secretary of State at DoSAC, that showed her support of a controversial policy that resulted in the suicide of Douglas Tickel. Despite this, he was not allowed to return to his former party, and was regarded by Malcolm as a traitor for defecting in the first place. At the Goolding Inquiry in episode 4.6 he denounced Ollie Reeder as spineless and without convictions, publicly apologising for being the man who brought him into the world of politics. Glenn resigned as Advisor for the Fourth Sector Initiative in episode 4.7, giving a speech to the staff of DoSAC on how much he disliked them. He intended to hand himself to the police for perjuring himself in the inquiry, but decided against it.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Hanway was the equivalent of Malcolm Tucker for Prime Minister-in-waiting Tom. However, he was made to look disloyal to Tom via a series of schemes implemented by Malcolm in Spinners and Losers. Hanway had considered himself a candidate for the Prime Minister's Director of Communications, but lost out when the job was given to Malcolm again.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Helen is Nicola's special adviser, brought in to replace Glenn Cullen, after he defects to the "Inbetweeners". She was always Nicola's first choice as a special adviser, but only joined her team once she became Leader. She is skeptical of Malcolm, and even makes the mistake of questioning his loyalty to the party. She remains as Special Adviser to Nicola Murray after her resignation as Leader. Little is known about her private life aside from a past affair with a married producer on the Daily Politics, which is mentioned in passing by Nicola in episode 4.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "In the department, Phil is very much Peter's man, to the point where he even writes the former's blog. Phil formerly shared a flat with Emma, , and another man named Affers . He and Ollie are immensely antagonistic towards each other. He often makes analogies to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books and later the Game of Thrones TV series. He considers himself to be a world expert on Peter Mannion, from "inside leg measurements to PIN number". Phil admits in episode 4.5 that he hasn't had sex in five years, and that he doesn't really enjoy it. Glenn Cullen described Phil in his departure speech as a "closet Regency homosexual" and an "eight-year-old trapped in a twelve-year-old's body". Phil took it in his stride, wondering why no-one was recording it.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "JB, who is only ever referred to by his initials, is the upper-class Leader of the Opposition in the Specials and Series 3. JB is modernising his party in order to broaden the appeal, which irritates members of the party old guard. He is reluctant to commit to firm policies before the election. According to Mannion he and his "Eton clique" like texting each other racist jokes, something Stewart Pearson dismisses as "ironising". In Series 4, JB is now Prime Minister in a Coalition government that is overseeing austerity measures . He is a parody of David Cameron. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01mxrht/The_Thick_of_It_Series_4_Episode_2/".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Jamie is Tucker's unofficial second-in-command, part of the "Caledonian mafia" leading the Number 10 press office. He performs a similar role to Malcolm with an even higher level of aggression towards all. Jamie is very similar to Malcolm in his mannerisms; aggressive, foul-mouthed and frequently violent to his workmates, being described as a 'psychopath' and the 'crossest man in Scotland' by his coworkers. Despite his alienating personality, he seems to be the closest thing Malcolm has to an actual friend, as they are seen talking amicably in some scenes and is the only one who can get away with insulting or standing up to Malcolm. He is, however, strongly implied to be more rudimentary than Malcolm on an intellectual level, a fact of which Malcolm is obviously aware; an example of this is a deleted scene from In the Loop where they discuss the film There Will Be Blood. He seems to hold a particular hatred for Julius Nicholson among his general disdain for all his colleagues. At the end of In The Loop he is seen gleefully assisting Malcolm in leaking a document that could potentially start a transcontinental war with the Middle East without a flicker of conscience. He apparently spent five years training to be a priest, is a heavy smoker, and is an avid fan of Al Jolson . Born in Motherwell and speaks with a thick Lanark accent. In the series he was only known by his first name, but he was given the surname "McDonald" for his reappearance in In the Loop.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Julius Nicholson, ex-business guru, is a softly spoken adviser to the Prime Minister, similar to the real life Andrew Adonis or John Birt. His close relationship with the PM and blue-sky thinking means he is often in conflict with Tucker. In the Specials, he was in charge of the Prime Minister's Legacy project. Later in the series he was given his own department—the Advanced Implementation Unit. He follows cricket and is always, with very few exceptions, shown eating or talking about food, to the point of even using the food he is consuming as a metaphor to bring a message home , and is particularly fond of expensive biscuits. His nephew is a day-pupil at Charterhouse School. He reappears in Series 3 with a peerage.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Junior Minister and representative of the junior "Inbetweener" Coalition party at DoSAC. Adam Kenyon and Glenn Cullen serve as his advisors. Ambitious, bad-tempered and clashes with Secretary of State Peter Mannion over who gets credit for policies http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/gallery/2012/sep/03/the-thick-of-it-returns-malcolm?newsfeed=true#/?picture=395572285&index=6. He formerly worked for npower in communications for two years. At the Goolding Inquiry in episode 4.6 it was revealed that he and Adam were part of a team that met with Dan Miller to talk about a potential future coalition with Miller's party and the removal of his own party leader. Glenn Cullen described Fergus in his departure speech as having lost his principles since entering government and having no real power, despite Fergus' protests.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Malcolm Tucker's personal assistant and secretary, and often witness to many of his profanity-laden rants. Mostly appears in the backgrounds of episodes but occasionally interacts with the main cast. She is one of the few people who actually likes Tucker and is visibly upset when he gets the sack; for his part, Tucker seems to have genuine affection for her. Though not technically a party hack, she moves with Tucker after the election, continuing as his assistant now in opposition. She appears among the audience during all sessions of the Goolding Inquiry in Series 4, Episode 6, and her face expression throughout the process evolves into visible concern by the latter half as she witnesses both an effective end to Malcolm's career and the beginning of his legal troubles. As with Tucker, Sam also appears in In the Loop.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Marianne overhears Nicola telling journalists "off the record" about deleted immigration figures at The Guardian offices after a lunch. She works occasionally for the Daily Mail and appeared in Malcolm's flat as a dinner guest with Geoffrey.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Mary first appears in episode 4.3, at Stewart's "thought camp" Bank Holiday retreat - the only other senior minister present, other than Peter Mannion. She has a son, who at the time is on a school trip. She later reappears in episode 4.7., expressing displeasure with DoSAC over the police backlog. She replaced Stewart as Director of Communications.".
- List_of_The_Thick_of_It_characters shortsummary "Matthew Hodge is a member of the Goolding Inquiry that was formed to investigate the death of homeless nurse Douglas Tickel and the "culture of leaking" between political parties and the media. The inquiry required several key individuals from the government, the Opposition and the Civil Service to attend and give evidence.".