Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
The Thick of It (Season 4)
Networked Nation 7.8
Air date: 2012-09-08
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Peter Mannion, the Secretary of State for Social Affairs, gets told to launch his Coalition partner Fergus's new 'Networked Nation' policy at a school.
New Advisor 8.3
Air date: 2012-09-15
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: With Glenn gone, Nicola Murray is busy breaking in her new policy advisor, Helen Hatley. When Helen is accidentally photographed holding notes from an ideas meeting, Nicola is understandably angry.
Thought Camp 7.3
Air date: 2012-09-22
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Stewart Pearson is running 'Thought Camp' at a remote country house hotel, as the perfect way to re-engage the party with the creative cloudscape.
Hear 2 Hear 8.3
Air date: 2012-09-29
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: With Nicola safely on a train to attend the party's Here 2 Hear in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot.
The Leak 8.5
Air date: 2012-10-06
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion both on the back foot after the unravelling of the key-worker housing sell-off policy there's inevitably going to be a scramble for the moral high-ground.
The Inquiry 9.0
Air date: 2012-10-13
Runtime: 59 min
Overview: The government, opposition and civil service are called before Lord Goolding's inquiry.
The Final Reckoning 8.5
Air date: 2012-10-20
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the local cop-shop to press the flesh.
Seasons
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Episodes 3
Episodes 8
Episodes 7
Episodes 34