The Thick of it??

[London_Calling]

The first in the series is the set up init*, new minister bedded in, new dynamics, etc. The political satire presumably follows. At least we hope it does.



* what did Tucker say about dotting i's and crossing t's?

 

[belboid]

"Fuck the i's and fist the t's".

 

[Kid_Eternity]

The first in the series is the set up init*, new minister bedded in, new dynamics, etc. The political satire presumably follows. At least we hope it does.



* what did Tucker say about dotting i's and crossing t's?

It didn't do that with the first series, they just got on with it. This feels a bit arty like there's a story arc being laid out that will unfold over the eight episodes. Imo that doesn't work for this show, it's beauty it the episodic way things pan out, with real drive and bite in each episode rather than having to watch multiple ones to get the same effect.

 

[belboid]

it needed an 'introductions' episode tho. Ollie & the boring one whose name I've forgotten were political appointee's of Abbott's, so shouldn't really be kept on. An episode to show just why they have been was kind of essential.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

it needed an 'introductions' episode tho. Ollie & the boring one whose name I've forgotten were political appointee's of Abbott's, so shouldn't really be kept on. An episode to show just why they have been was kind of essential.

I don't think it did, again it did all that in a few minutes at the beginning of s1, where if you remember it starts with the former minister being asked to resign.

 

[danny la rouge]

I've never seen it, but having seen the film (which was OK) I thought I might take a look. I forgot, though.

 

[belboid]

I don't think it did, again it did all that in a few minutes at the beginning of s1, where if you remember it starts with the former minister being asked to resign.

y memory is failing clearly, but he brought ollie and the other one in didn't he?

 

[stavros]

the boring one whose name I've forgotten

Glenn. In Ollie's words, he's like a skirting board.

She was in the outtakes on the red button after talking to Teri in a park, but Robyn wasn't in the main show. Is she coming back? Also are we getting more Jamie to match Malcolm's torrential downpore of expletives?

 

[Balbi]

I think Mannion's going to take over from Hugh in the world weary stakes

 

[Stigmata]

As long as the horrific Julius Nicholson MP is back i'll be happy.

 

[discokermit]

As long as the horrific Julius Nicholson MP is back i'll be happy.

"eat the fucking cheese!"

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

This was my first taster of the programme (saw the film) and I really liked it

Will definitely DL the older ones now

 

[beeboo]

y memory is failing clearly, but he brought ollie and the other one in didn't he?

Aye, normally the special adviser's relationship is with the minister, not with the department AFAIK, so you wouldn't expect them to still be there.

 

[sojourner]

no it is on normal too, but its only listed under the A-Z section, not the day by day.

Fucking stupid BBC, took us till yesterday to work that out

No - I checked that as well

Will check again tonight in case they've only just put it on there

 

[belboid]

are you on virgin? cos it definitely is there, we watched it on sunday night.

 

[sojourner]

are you on virgin? cos it definitely is there, we watched it on sunday night.

yeh - well that's weird, cos I checked 'all days, AND 'a-z', and both were on HD

 

[belboid]

mmm, peculiar indeed - it showed up beneath the two Specials that were shown on bbc4, even tho the HD was above them, if tha tmakes sense

 

[sojourner]

I'll check again later

Maybe it took a couple of days for the normal one to go up?

 

[discokermit]

fucking catchup only has it in HD

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npkc9/The_Thick_of_It_Series_3_Episode_1/

 

[fubert]

As long as the horrific Julius Nicholson MP is back i'll be happy.

"where's the bankrupt in the cupboard ?"

 

[andy2002]

As long as the horrific Julius Nicholson MP is back i'll be happy.

"You fools! These are good biscuits and they cost four pounds."

 

[Orang Utan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npkc9/The_Thick_of_It_Series_3_Episode_1/

just watched this to give it another chance and it's funnier than i earlier gave it credit for.
i noticed it's filmed in the office building i work in too.

 

[fubert]

just watched this to give it another chance and it's funnier than i earlier gave it credit for.
i noticed it's filmed in the office building i work in too.

can't you hear peter capaldi swearing when you're at work ?

 

[sojourner]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npkc9/The_Thick_of_It_Series_3_Episode_1/

Ta for that, but it had magically appeared on my telly machine last night

Ace

It's so funny that it even made two 18 year olds laugh their heads off (after a tortuous explanation of the background to it). They liked it so much they then stuck one of the specials on

 

[belboid]

I don't think it did, again it did all that in a few minutes at the beginning of s1, where if you remember it starts with the former minister being asked to resign.

Downloaded and watched the first one again last night. It was very clear that Ollie & Glen came with Abbott, whereas wotsername was a departmental worker. So we do need to know why they are still there, because they shouldn’t be really.

Still, hoping it really gets down to the really dark and dirty this week.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Downloaded and watched the first one again last night. It was very clear that Ollie & Glen came with Abbott, whereas wotsername was a departmental worker. So we do need to know why they are still there, because they shouldn’t be really.

Still, hoping it really gets down to the really dark and dirty this week.

Yep but you don't need a whole episode dealing with that. Just a throw away line then you move on.

 

[belboid]

no, you need more than that, not a whole episode maybe (tho it is an epidoes worth - 'can i make her keep me on, and get rid of glan at the same time...') but certainly more than a line or two. They shouldn't be there. I think it would have created an incongruity if it hadn't had mroe explanation. She really should bring her own people in, someone she knows damn well she can rely on, who is loyal to her.

 

[fubert]

no, you need more than that, not a whole episode maybe (tho it is an epidoes worth - 'can i make her keep me on, and get rid of glan at the same time...') but certainly more than a line or two. They shouldn't be there. I think it would have created an incongruity if it hadn't had mroe explanation. She really should bring her own people in, someone she knows damn well she can rely on, who is loyal to her.

Glenn Cullen will be staying. Malcolm set that one up with his little "report back to me" bit at the end..

 

[kyser_soze]

no, you need more than that, not a whole episode maybe (tho it is an epidoes worth - 'can i make her keep me on, and get rid of glan at the same time...') but certainly more than a line or two. They shouldn't be there. I think it would have created an incongruity if it hadn't had mroe explanation. She really should bring her own people in, someone she knows damn well she can rely on, who is loyal to her.

The other point is that she isn't high enough up the pecking order to have any spads...

 

[belboid]

true, i suppose there may have been hopes that Abbott would prove a good minister worth promoting later on, whereas she is clearly a desperate last throw of the dice, shit there's no one else candidate (although every MP would have at least a researcher, especially if they were junior ministers, as she probably should have been to go into a cabinet post)