The Thick of It, Series 1 (#4)

Political Fictions: political drama on screen and on the page · Apr 2, 2026 · 51m

Mark and Cory talk about political TV for the first time, and there's nowhere better to start than The Thick of It. After rewatching the first series, they talk about which fictional policy proposals ended up becoming reality, why it's important that focus groups thought Keir Starmer was an eagle, and given that Malcolm Tucker keeps screwing everything up perhaps the secret genius behind the British Government is actually Terri Coverley?

You can view the IMDb page for The Thick of It here and UK listeners can watch the show on BBC iPlayer. If you enjoyed our segment on focus groups, you may…