The Thick of It(2005)
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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Top 6 Billed Cast
Malcolm Tucker
Olly Reeder
Nicola Murray
Terri Coverley
Glenn Cullen
Peter Mannion
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