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The Thick of It
Why this pick
The defining companion to In the Loop: frantic institutional farce, profane verbal warfare, and tiny acts of self-preservation escalating into political catastrophe.
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MOVIE2009 1h 46m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When both the Government of the United Kingdom and the Federal Government of the United States are suggesting military intervention in the Middle East, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), the Minister for Department for International Development, unintentionally states that a war in the Middle East is "unforeseeable" during a radio interview on BBC Radio 4's Today (BBC Radio 4) programme. The Prime Minister's Spin (public relations), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), castigates Simon and tells him to toe the line. Toby Wright (Chris Addison), Simon's new aide, with the help of his girlfriend Suzy (Olivia Poulet), manages to get Simon into the UK Foreign Office meeting that day.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gina McKee
Judy Molloy
James Gandolfini
Lt Gen. George Miller
Chris Addison
Toby Wright
Enzo Cilenti
Bob Adriano
Mimi Kennedy
Karen Clarke
James Smith
Michael Rodgers
Olivia Poulet
Suzy
Harry Hadden-Paton
Civil Servant