The Thick of It

More government embarrassment, coalition rows, policy U-turns and frantic spin-doctoring in Armando Iannucci's masterful political satire.

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   E1. Networked Nation

   Sep 8, 2012 · 29m

   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.

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   E2. New Advisor

   Sep 15, 2012 · 28m

   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.

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   E3. Thought Camp

   Sep 22, 2012 · 29m

   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.

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   E4. Hear 2 Hear

   Sep 29, 2012 · 29m

   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.

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   E5. The Leak

   Oct 6, 2012 · 29m

   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.

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   E6. The Inquiry

   Oct 13, 2012 · 59m

   The government, opposition and civil service are called before Lord Goolding's inquiry.

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