Author Topic: The Thick of It (Read 68474 times)

Roblaar · « **on:** July 2, 2007, 01:55:14 am »

Anyone seen this? I think this is Armando Iannucci's best piece of work. It's absolutely brilliant.

There were 2 short series a while ago and a special over christmas, there is a second special on tomorrow on BBC4 at 9 tomorrow (Tuesday), if its half as good as any previous episode it will be fantasitic.

Fast, witty, satirical politcal comedy at its best. Watch it!

Father Ted · « **Reply #1 on:** July 2, 2007, 11:43:56 pm »

The Thick Of It is the best British programme on telly. I can never understand why no-one seems to watch it. It's fucking hilarious.

xavidub · « **Reply #2 on:** July 2, 2007, 11:57:38 pm »

I thought it started well, but apart from the Alistair Campbell character, after a while it completely lost its way.

ic843 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 3, 2007, 12:32:55 am »

Quote from: Father Ted on July 2, 2007, 11:43:56 pm

The Thick Of It is the best British programme on telly. I can never understand why no-one seems to watch it. It's fucking hilarious.

Exactly. Im tired of telling people how funny it is, but am glad its still got a cult following.
Its bby far the funniest thing since the office. However it badly misses Chris Langham.

Olly: "Do you want me to write Das Kapital in the bak of a mini-cab?"

GinKop · « **Reply #4 on:** July 3, 2007, 12:41:39 am »

Loved the first two series of the program. The Malcolm Tucker charachter is genius.

Best thing I have seen on TV in ages (back when I saw it).

Roblaar · « **Reply #5 on:** July 3, 2007, 01:47:59 am »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/comedy/story/0,,2113737,00.html

Just rewatched the first special, its on on demand on virgin this week. I don't know why BBC have hidden it away on BBC4, its every bit as good as The Office. It does have some beautiful swearing it in.

Man: "excuse me, can you just stop swearing, please?"
Malcolm: "Oh you want me to stop swearing, well we'll see about that YOU MASSIVE GAY SHITE. FUCK OFF!"

Malcolm: "Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off."

fudge · « **Reply #6 on:** July 3, 2007, 11:37:33 pm »

Its easily the best comedy on at the moment, the quality of writing and acting is first class.

Anyone see the 2nd part tonight?

ic843 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 4, 2007, 01:21:01 am »

"She's so back bench she's nearly fallen off"

Father Ted · « **Reply #8 on:** July 4, 2007, 12:13:07 pm »

On seeing two MP's arrive:

"Oh aye, here they are - Laurel & Hardy, have you managed to move that fuckin' piano up the stairs yet boys?"

fudge · « **Reply #9 on:** July 4, 2007, 10:31:06 pm »

Quote from: Father Ted on July 4, 2007, 12:13:07 pm

On seeing two MP's arrive:

"Oh aye, here they are - Laurel & Hardy, have you managed to move that fuckin' piano up the stairs yet boys?"

Father Ted · « **Reply #10 on:** July 5, 2007, 05:50:35 pm »

"If you take the piss out of Al Jolson again I'll remove your iPod from it's tiny nano-sheath and push it up your cock, then I'll put some speakers up your arse and put it on shuffle with my fuckin' fist. Then whenever something I don't like comes on - which will be everytime that something comes on - I will skip to the next track by crushing your balls"

GinKop · « **Reply #11 on:** July 5, 2007, 07:08:08 pm »

Whoever says swearing is not funny needs to watch this show to see how it can be pulled off with class.

Father Ted · « **Reply #12 on:** July 6, 2007, 01:11:38 pm »

"The man gulps anti-depressants like fuckin' Smints, and every month or so he loses it so bad he needs fucking sat-nav just to find his own nipples."

Father Ted · « **Reply #13 on:** July 7, 2007, 12:08:47 pm »

"I ordered a fucking curry about an hour ago, now where the fuck's that got to?"

"Then again - a little asian fella running 'round with a bag of Jalfrezi? They've probably fucking shot him by now, under your new terrorism laws"

Alan_X · « **Reply #14 on:** July 7, 2007, 12:11:39 pm »

Definitely one of the funniest programmes on tv.

Father Ted · « **Reply #15 on:** July 7, 2007, 01:41:41 pm »

The first part is being repeated on BBC2 tonight at 9:30.

GinKop · « **Reply #16 on:** July 7, 2007, 01:50:17 pm »

Quote from: Father Ted on July 7, 2007, 01:41:41 pm

The first part is being repeated on BBC2 tonight at 9:30.

Then the second straight after on BBC4. Can't wait, missed them the first time around.

Withnail · « **Reply #17 on:** July 7, 2007, 02:04:02 pm »

I hate political comedy. Comedy should be about farts, tits etc.

fudge · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2007, 10:29:45 pm »

Don't know if it was just me but i thought that second part was a bit heavy and slow

ic843 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2007, 11:12:48 pm »

LET LANGHAM GO!!!

EVEN IF HE IS GUILTY ITS TOO MUCH OF A CRIME TO DENY US HUGH ABBOT MP!!!!!

fudge · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2007, 11:38:29 pm »

Quote from: ic843 on July 12, 2007, 11:12:48 pm

LET LANGHAM GO!!!

EVEN IF HE IS GUILTY ITS TOO MUCH OF A CRIME TO DENY US HUGH ABBOT MP!!!!!

Oh you are awful but i like you , i don't know first i bought Gary Glitters collected works, then i enjoyed Barrymores hilarious renditions of "awight" and then i buy the thick of it on dvd.

I'm going to be on some watch list.

MadErik · « **Reply #21 on:** July 13, 2007, 12:29:56 am »

I watched it today to see if I found it any less hilarious because of recent events.

I didn't.

Rusty Oysterburger · « **Reply #22 on:** July 13, 2007, 03:35:49 am »

I liked the ripping of the bloke with the tiny head,

"Lets have meet up and have lunch sometime, we can have a tete a tiny tete"

fudge · « **Reply #23 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:09:28 pm »

"Don't fucking say that or he'll fuck you harder than ron jeremy and with less warmth"

fudge · « **Reply #24 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:45:38 pm »

Man cannot live on jaffa cakes alone

TheseThingsHappen · « **Reply #25 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:58:21 pm »

8 Year olds, dude.

fudge · « **Reply #26 on:** July 14, 2007, 11:23:45 pm »

Quote from: TheseThingsHappen on July 14, 2007, 10:58:21 pm

8 Year olds, dude.

?

Alan_X · « **Reply #27 on:** July 14, 2007, 11:26:54 pm »

I think he's a Lebowski fan...

Mouth · « **Reply #28 on:** July 15, 2007, 03:29:50 am »

In reference to this - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6295094.stm

fudge · « **Reply #29 on:** July 15, 2007, 12:57:35 pm »

Quote from: Alan_F on July 14, 2007, 11:26:54 pm

I think he's a Lebowski fan...

My mistake, very embarrassed not to spot a Lebowski reference.

Quote from: Mouth on July 15, 2007, 03:29:50 am

In reference to this - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6295094.stm

Yes he's fucked mind you he should just apply to become a member of the rolling stones then you get let off

fudge · « **Reply #30 on:** July 24, 2007, 07:41:14 pm »

Fucking hell, just seen that Paul Whitehouse has appeared in court today for the prosecution

Mouth · « **Reply #31 on:** February 19, 2009, 06:07:10 am »

Can we put aside the whole Langham thing? Can we? Just forget it, wipe it away, pretend it never happened.

Tucker was the star of the show really and completely stole every scene he was in, it was only right that the focus should shift to him completely. The specials were brilliant and there are going to be 8 new episodes next autumn, but in the mean time we shall just have to make do with the movie......

Yes the fucking movie, maybe I'm a bit late to the party, but I only just found out and I'm made up! They've made a feature length version called In The Loop, released April 17th according to imdb. Mental, James Gandolfini is in it as well, fuck I hope it lives up the series!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/

Looking forward to Tucker losing it already. Favourite line of his, from The Rise of the Nutters -

"How dare you! How dare you! Don't you ever, EVER, call me a bully!..... I'm so much worse than that."

Roblaar · « **Reply #32 on:** March 13, 2009, 01:25:03 pm »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2009/mar/04/clip-in-the-loop-armando-iannucci

If I die before I see this, I would kill myself.

Thé_Ḓárk_P̌áşşéngér · « **Reply #33 on:** April 22, 2009, 12:40:28 pm »

Anyone got a link to the first series?

Ray K · « **Reply #34 on:** April 22, 2009, 02:11:21 pm »

Quote from: The_Dark_Passenger on April 22, 2009, 12:40:28 pm

Anyone got a link to the first series?

I think I've managed to see them all on youtube, but I havent checked recently.

I was watching Rise of the Nutters last night on BBC4 after the game. I was in Malcolm Tucker mode after watching our defence.

It takes a particular genius of a writer to take a character like Malcolm, and then team him up with another even more foul-mouthed psychopathic scotsman in Jamie. Bad Cop-Badder Cop.

Jamie's reaction to Ben's newsnight interview in the car is a classic: 'You don't even deserve to live!'. And Malcolm's description of Julius as 'that big baldy-headed ball-bag'.

Father Ted · « **Reply #35 on:** April 22, 2009, 04:21:58 pm »

'Have you heard?'

'Of course I've heard, it's everywhere. It's spreading faster than a rentboys cheeks'

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'This is a bucket of shit. If someone throws shit at us, we throw shit back at them. We start a shit fight. We throw so much shit back at them so they can't pick up shit, they can't throw shit, they can't DO shit.'

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'Geoff Holhurst? One thing - he has got a very small head. You know how Geoff photographs - it's like his body's in the foreground and his head is really, really far away.

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Daily Mail editor: 'We better run with something, otherwise we'll have to reprint Hitler's fucking diaries. Again.'

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'Malcolm, this is a traditional oldfashioned news story called Minister looks a tit'

'Hey, everybody looks a tit, you know? Take two of this shots of him looking moronic out, leave a couple in of him looking a little bit dim, put one of him composed, drop it down in the running order, and we've got a deal.'

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'Julius? Nicholson? That-baldie-pussy? If you think he's leaking now, wait till you see when I'm finished with him! He'll look like fucking Mel Gibson's Jesus! Fuck!'

AndyInVA · « **Reply #36 on:** April 22, 2009, 05:22:19 pm »

They had the first series on BBC America last year. it was absolutely brilliant.

All of the episodes and all of the specials are on YouTube.

I love having it on in the background at work. They only prblem was chewing out some guy on the phone and using fuck every third word.

I cant wait until we get In The Loop in the States in July and the new series whenever.

The swearing is incredible and the venom that its delivered.

Calling that guy a massive gay shite as he steps right up to him and yells in his face is brilliant.

Father Ted · « **Reply #37 on:** April 22, 2009, 06:36:28 pm »

'All I can say about the PM's leaving is that it will be a very surprising date...'

'Oh a very surprising date, eh? What the fuck does that mean, the tittyninth of Febuary? Flaptember the fourth? 8 B.C?

Ray K · « **Reply #38 on:** April 22, 2009, 07:36:47 pm »

When Tucker passes the note to Jamie during the meeting with Julius, the note saying: 'Please can you take this note, ram it up his hairy inbox and pin it to his fucking prostate'
Jamie: 'I will action that straight away'

Ray K · « **Reply #39 on:** October 19, 2009, 10:30:09 pm »

Woo-hoo! New series of the Thick of It begins on Saturday night on BBC 2.

And as a warmup, the two-part special is on again, first part tonight at 11 on BBC 4, 2nd part Friday.
Tonight's episode has Jamie's famous ipod rant, one of the great comedy scenes.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_7pyktzpY8&hl=en&fs=1&" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/h_7pyktzpY8&hl=en&fs=1&</a>