Customer Reviews
Greatest political sitcom for years - By: A. Wilks, 05 May 2008 
Despite plenty of coverage of Chris Langham's unfortunate court case & subsequent prison sentence, The Thick Of It remains as one of the greatest political sitcoms ever made. Rightly described as a mix between The Office's incredibly believable documentary production style & Yes Minister's political satire, Armando Iannucci's hidden gem lasts only a handful of episodes but manages to fit in enough stress-induced ministerial comedy to last a decade. The fast paced biography of the Minister for Social Affairs' short-lived office is a well-crafted & brilliantly acted piece of television that rarely hits a wrong note & results in a gimmeck-less must-see series.
A LONG WAY SHORT OF YES MINISTER - By: Peter Hughes, 18 Nov 2007 
FREQUENT USE OF THE "F" WORD CANNOT BE TYPICAL OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PALACE OF WESTMINISTER AND IF IT IS, NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE "TURNED OFF" POLITICS AND POLITICANS
The ultimate British political comedy - By: DangermouseZilla, 05 Oct 2007 This series is absolutely amazing, Armando Ianucci is one of the best comedy minds we've ever been lucky enough to experience. And this is yet another shining example of his brilliance - over the top praise? I think not!
The fly-on-the-walll style of this just adds to the sneaking suspicion we alll have that this is probably closer to real life than any other political comedy.
Often compared to Yes, Minister/ Yes, Prime Minister, I would have to say that this is better. The performances alone are breathtaking. Chris Langham won awards for his portrayal of Hugh Abbot, & Peter Capaldi as Tucker is one of the best acted parts I've seen on telly ever!
This will possibly change your views on politics & the media. It probably gives you a better insight into British Politics than any thing else on television. And it's chuffing hilarious too!
The reviewer below mentions that Chris Langham has mysteriously disappeared from the packaging, I think by now most people are aware that he has recently been disgraced over charges of possessing indecent images of children & the Beeb have removed him from any promotional media.
A star air-brushed away - By: Happy Sam, 16 Jul 2007 Great series but I see the star of this series Chris Langham has been mysteriously dropped from the packaging - there is no pic of him anywhere. I wonder why that was?
Hypnotically good - By: Kasablanca, 15 Jul 2007 For me, the character Malcom is the reason to watch this although the rest of the team are brilliant as well. Malcom, the terryfying spin doctor, has got to be one of the best comic creations in a while. He reminds me a little of Basil Fawlty, in his manic way, especiallly when he is running along Westminster Bridge to try to stop
Hugh saying too much to a reporter. Unlike Basil, he has no redeeming features & always seems to come out
on top. Some viewers might have a problem with the bad language but I think in this case it is necessary.
