The Thick Of It
Coming to BBC TWO in January 2006
What The Papers Say
"A coruscating piece of brilliance... The Thick of It was a satirical masterpiece packed with caustic gags and breathtaking performances" – Alison Graham, Radio Times
"Breathtaking political satire" – Dominik Diamond, The Star
"The mutant offspring of Yes Minister and The Sopranos" – Metro London
"The Thick of It takes the comedy of embarrassment to new levels" – Andrew Collins, Mail on Sunday
"The funniest show on TV at the moment" – Sunday Telegraph
"Painfully funny and all too plausible" – The Guardian Guide
"Hilarious, satirical, subversive, brilliantly written and superbly acted" – The Guardian G2
"Anybody who has worked in an office will be familiar with the combination of team spirit and cut-throat-ism" – The Independent
"Superbly acted, expertly constructed and deliciously sly" – Sunday Times Culture
"Exquisitely painful comedy" – Sunday Telegraph
"Less Yes Minister, more P**s Off Minister" – Sunday Times Culture
"Brutal but utterly brilliant" – Daily Mail Weekend
"The Thick of It was the sort of show which got you a seat on the Tube. If you thought about it, you started to laugh" – Nancy Banks Smith, The Guardian
"The funniest sitcom since The Office" – Sunday Express
"Tony Blair is never going to say this is his favourite TV show – unless a focus group tells him to, of course" – AA Gill, Sunday Times Culture
"This year's The Office" – Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
"The angry, rampaging bastard child of Yes Minister" – Andrew Marr, Daily Telegraph
"Imagine Yes Minister crossed with The Office crossed with The F**king Fulfords" – The Times
"Satirises ineptitude, infighting and spin" - The Times
"The Thick of It exposes the often infantile behaviour of the adults who rule us" - James Rampton, The Independent
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