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The corridors of Whitehall have, of course, proved a rich trough for comedy in the past, but sitting among the finest must be The Thick Of It, a terrific, insightful and desperately entertaining satire.
This complete first season follows the antics of Hugo Abbot, a simple MP, whose ongoing fight with his party’s spin doctors provides just one richly mined strand for the show. Skilfully mixing drama and comedy, and shot in the increasingly popular fly-on-the-wall documentary style, The Thick Of It manages to be both laugh-out-loud funny, yet eerily scary at the same time.
The credit, clearly, lies with the brains and the cast behind the programme. In front of the camera, both Chris Langham and the seemingly-brutal Peter Capaldi have won the plaudits, but much of the acclaim also needs lying at the doorstep of Armando Iannucci. Iannucci already has a comedy CV that few can rival, both in front of and behind the lens, and it’s testament to the quality of The Thick Of It that it stands next easily next to anything in his back catalogue.
This unmissable DVD brings together all the episodes from the little-seen-yet-rarely-rivalled maiden season (although the Christmas special is missing), and it’s a real comedy treat. Bluntly, The Thick Of It is a modern day classic, and through the DVD release, more people can finally get the chance to see why. --Jon Foster
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The corridors of Whitehall have, of course, proved a rich trough for comedy in the past, but sitting among the finest must be The Thick Of It, a terrific, insightful and desperately entertaining satire. This complete first season follows the antics of Hugo Abbot, a simple MP, whose ongoing fight with his party's spin doctors provides just one richly mined strand for the show. Skilfully mixing drama and comedy, and shot in the increasingly popular fly-on-the-wall documentary style, The Thick Of It manages to be both laugh-out-loud funny, yet eerily scary at the same time. The credit, clearly, lies with the brains and the cast behind the programme. In front of the camera, both Chris Langham and the seemingly-brutal Peter Capaldi have won the plaudits, but much of the acclaim also needs lying at the doorstep of Armando Iannucci. Iannucci already has a comedy CV that few can rival, both in front of and behind the lens, and it's testament to the quality of The Thick Of It that it stands next easily next to anything in his back catalogue. This unmissable DVD brings together all the episodes from the little-seen-yet-rarely-rivalled maiden season (although the Christmas special is missing), and it's a real comedy treat. Bluntly, The Thick Of It is a modern day classic, and through the DVD release, more people can finally get the chance to see why. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...The Thick of It - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Thick of It - Entire Series 1 )
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Shamefully hidden away on BBC2 with nowhere near the trumpeting it deserved, The Thick of It seems to be a programme that no-one saw, and more fool them.
Along with Phoenix Nights, this is the best comedy to have come on to British screens in many a long year. I have been desperate to get my hands on a DVD of the series so that I could get all the dialogue I missed by laughing until I was in pain when it was screened on the box! The Thick of It is as dry as it comes and is all the better for it.
Funniest bit? Scrambling for a policy in the back of the car on flip-flop Friday? Hugh's definition of citizenship? Everyone jumping at the chance to happy-slap Olly? Malcom (in general)? Impossible to choose.
Investing in these DVDs will be one of the best financial decisions you'll make this year. I predict that addicts will soon be quoting from the series and identiyfing like-minded souls before too long.
Afterthought - Why hasn't the Christmas special been shown yet on a terrestrial channel?
Along with Phoenix Nights, this is the best comedy to have come on to British screens in many a long year. I have been desperate to get my hands on a DVD of the series so that I could get all the dialogue I missed by laughing until I was in pain when it was screened on the box! The Thick of It is as dry as it comes and is all the better for it.
Funniest bit? Scrambling for a policy in the back of the car on flip-flop Friday? Hugh's definition of citizenship? Everyone jumping at the chance to happy-slap Olly? Malcom (in general)? Impossible to choose.
Investing in these DVDs will be one of the best financial decisions you'll make this year. I predict that addicts will soon be quoting from the series and identiyfing like-minded souls before too long.
Afterthought - Why hasn't the Christmas special been shown yet on a terrestrial channel?
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I hadn't seen this on television as I don't live in the UK, but the posibilty of enjoying Chris Langham's dry wit was too much to resist so I took a chance.
Wonderful, hilarious entertainment and lots of laughing out loud. Then you can enjoy it all over again (and again) to catch what you missed first time round. Can't imagine the Corridors of Power really so manic, but probably so! Brilliant. Can't wait for Series 2.
Wonderful, hilarious entertainment and lots of laughing out loud. Then you can enjoy it all over again (and again) to catch what you missed first time round. Can't imagine the Corridors of Power really so manic, but probably so! Brilliant. Can't wait for Series 2.
39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Fantastic. Superb dialogue. A great docudrama of British government, with a wonderful Alastair Campbell character included who swears like a trooper. Much closer to what government is than the mainstream West Wing type offerings, which cannot include the bad tempers, short tempers, poor judgement, politcal spin masters, swearing, and general lack of respect that can permiate such situations. An "Office" for the poltical set. It is just a real pity it has not been shown in the US and is not available on NTSC; BCC America take note and screen this excellent series ASAP.
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The Thick Of It, Series 1 and 2 - Right, this is what we're going to...
This is an absolutely delicious satire from the pen of Armando Ianucci. It's a look at how power in this country is exercised, with hapless Ministers and their advisors making... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Victor
Worst comedy ever
Being a fan of "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister" and the wonderful sophisticated satire of these two series, I bought "The Thick of It" on the basis of the reviews on this... Read more
Published 2 months ago by sugalo
Dry humour
Dry and squirming. The characters are so real. If you know this programme get the DVD - if you dont get it any way you will not be disappointed.
Published 3 months ago by lynn
great character choices, like they were made for the roles
I was looking for great uk comedy some time ago, and came here and read reviews of people saying this is good, but not as good as this, and so on. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jared Jennings
Brilliant
Peter Capaldi is just brilliant, foul mouthed sexist caustic cutting comments from the second it starts..... I'm hooked. Read more
Published 13 months ago by maggiemay
scratches
The seires itself is absolutely perfect, wonderful satire. however the disc was sratched and the beginning looked therefore scrambled. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Antti
Purile
This series is utterly humourless. I swear....a lot....and even I hated all the needless language in this trite rubbish. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Michael R. Andrews
great
Great as always - I loved this as I expected after seeing the series on TV. delivered promptly, good purchase
Published 19 months ago by klj
Hysterical
One of my favourite shows of all time. Only caught a bit of it as it was hidden away on late-night TV in Australia without any advertising, something that often happens to... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bambi
IS THIS THE BEST THEY CAN DO ... FUNNY, DONT THINK SO
I can't believe the reviews on this page.
1) The camera jerks about as though the operator has Parkinsons
2) If you take out the 'f' word, at least half the dialogue... Read more
1) The camera jerks about as though the operator has Parkinsons
2) If you take out the 'f' word, at least half the dialogue... Read more
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