The Thick of It

8.1IMDb Score
Released:2005-05-19
Genre:Comedy
Duration:30 min
Director:
Actors:Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith
Production:BBC

Overview:

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.

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