Dillinger Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Seems to be a lot of politically minded folk on here. Anyone else love The Thick Of It? Been rewatching it lately and it's actually slightly depressing how true to life things like this and The Day Today have proven to be! Hilarious show. Just watched the episode with Manion and Nicola Murray being interviewed by Richard Bacon. Ollie throwing hot coffee over Phil's balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilScotsman Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The truly frightening thing is that Whitehall insiders have told Armando Iannuci that it's very realistic apart from the swearing - apparently there isn't enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The truly frightening thing is that Whitehall insiders have told Armando Iannuci that it's very realistic apart from the swearing - apparently there isn't enough! I've got a mate who is a Whitehall civil servant and that's exactly what he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I only recently discovered it but it's fantastic. The show you mention above when they're getting interviewed on the radio is brilliant. With their advisors trying to give them info through the glass as they both stumble in to faux-pas after faux-pas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The final week or so of the Indyref you could have been forgiven for thinking you were living in an episode of it. Saltire hung from Downing Street, but being delayed because they couldn't find one... Then dropping it when trying to hoist it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I've got a mate who is a Whitehall civil servant and that's exactly what he says. Bruce? The Thick of It is far better than it's American equivalent, Veep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Seems to be a lot of politically minded folk on here. Anyone else love The Thick Of It? Been rewatching it lately and it's actually slightly depressing how true to life things like this and The Day Today have proven to be! Hilarious show. Just watched the episode with Manion and Nicola Murray being interviewed by Richard Bacon. Ollie throwing hot coffee over Phil's balls Got the boxed set, absolutley fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 It's on Netflix also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Bruce? Couldn't possibly comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Couldn't possibly comment. How would he know anyway, he rarely seems to be there? Do folk just tell him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcoolJ Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I think it's brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Malcolm Tucker and Jamie McDonald... genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 pure class the thick of it anyone wacthing ballot monkeys on channel 4 on a sort of similar theme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Bruce? The Thick of It is far better than it's American equivalent, Veep. I mind watching a few episodes when it first came out and enjoying it well enough. Keep meaning to watch more but it's pretty low down on my list of telly shows to batter through. Assume folk have seen In The Loop, the film version? Genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Do you think they will re fly the saltire when the snp run amok at the election, to welcome the Scottish family of this great union of nations to Westminster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Armando ianucci was interviewed after In The Loop came. He was disturbed to find that spads were coming up to him and saying "I model myself on Malcolm Tucker, he's my hero." Malcolm Tucker, explained armando, was intended to be a monstrous caricature of all that is bad and cynical about politics, not a role model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Love the Jamie character, favourite episode is "rise of the nutters", where Jamie falls out with Malcolm and then tries to get his own candidate up for the leadership. The scene where Malcolm finds out and phones Jamie is utterly brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Malcolm Tucker and Jamie McDonald... genius. "he couldn't organise a bum rape in a barracks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 "From now on it's a proper fight. It's a pub fight. Motherwell rules. And Tom is gonna get a pint glass in his fücking eye and a pool cue up his arse and another pool cue in his other fücking eye !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 "Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Answer the question you fat f***!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Gills Mcginty Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 It's brilliant, Glen is an understated work of genius. Veep is also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 "Eat the fuc**ng cheese." Have them all and In the Loop and watch them every few months. Glasgow Mafia are 2 of the best/worst characters ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menschlich Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 It's the greatest TV show of all time in my opinion. Better than apologist crap like the West Wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The thought just occurred to me, if "Motherwell rules" involve a pint glass in the eye and a pool cue up the arse - then I dread to think what the "Airdrie Rules" are ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I thought the transition to the Coalition era was really good. The grey-suited LibDems squabbling over credit for policies, the not-so-nasty, not-unlikeable Tory and the desperate Stu character. Saw Ballot Monkeys last week, thought it lacked bite. The jokes and characters are mostly too obvious and are not up to the real world, couldn't make-it-up agony/ecstasy of a real campaign. Also lacks the menace of high stakes central office stuff. It might work in 10 minute instalments if on every night, and topical every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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