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Veep
Why this pick
Its frantic, profane political workplace comedy shares The Thick of It’s panic-stricken staffers, institutional incompetence, and relentless escalation—transposed to Washington.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE SERIES
SERIES2005 0h 31m / episode GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Shows like
The Thick of It
Comedy
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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The Larry Sanders Show
Why this pick
The same documentary-like discomfort and merciless attention to professional vanity, backstabbing, and people improvising through disasters makes this a close tonal relative.
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W1A
Why this pick
For another sharply observed British institutional satire, its polished corporate language and endless meetings expose incompetence with a drier, more quietly absurd rhythm.
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The Office
Why this pick
Its mock-documentary intimacy turns mundane workplace power games into painfully funny character comedy, with similarly devastating pauses and self-serving managerial logic.
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The Hollowmen
Why this pick
This Australian political satire matches the pleasure of watching policy advisers spin, stall, and sacrifice principles while trying to survive the machinery around them.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast in 2005, initially with a small cast focussing on a government minister, his advisers and their spin-doctor. The cast was significantly expanded to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister in 2007, which saw a number of new characters forming the opposition party. These characters continued for its third series in 2009, and the fourth and final series about a coalition government was broadcast in Autumn 2012.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Peter Capaldi
Malcolm Tucker
Chris Addison
Oliver "Ollie" Reeder
James Smith
Glenn Cullen
Joanna Scanlan
Terri Coverley
Rebecca Front
Nicola Murray
Chris Langham
Hugh Abbot
Roger Allam
Peter Mannion