The Thick of It
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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.
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| Country | Services | Access with NordVPN |
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| United States | BritBox, Peacock Premium, Peacock (Free), Roku | ✅ |
| United Kingdom | BBC iPlayer (Free) | ✅ |
| Australia | BritBox, STAN | ✅ |
| Canada | BritBox | ✅ |
| New Zealand | Not Available | ✅ |
Streaming availability last updated: 03:03:51 AM, 06/13/2025 PST
More Information on The Thick of It
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 featuring Chris Addison and Peter Capaldi has one or more episodes streaming with subscription on Peacock Premium, streaming on BritBox, free on Peacock, and 3 others. It's a comedy show with 35 episodes over 5 seasons. The Thick of It is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons.
Olly Reeder
Chris Addison
Malcolm Tucker
Peter Capaldi
Terri Coverley
Joanna Scanlan
Glenn Cullen
James Smith
Nicola Murray
Rebecca Front
Peter Mannion
Roger Allam
Stewart Pearson
Vincent Franklin
Emma Messinger
Olivia Poulet
Hugh Abbot
Chris Langham
Robyn Murdoch
Polly Kemp
Dan Miller
Tony Gardner
Angela Heaney
Lucinda Raikes
Helen Hatley
Rebecca Gethings
Adam Kenyon
Ben Willbond
Fergus Williams
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Julius Nicholson / Lord Nicholson
Alex MacQueen
Ben Swain
Justin Edwards
Frankie
Graeme Mearns
Geoffrey
Peter Sullivan
Marianne Swift
Zoe Telford
Producer
Adam Tandy
Producer
Armando Iannucci
Producer
Natalie Bailey
Executive Producer
Andy Forssell
Executive Producer
Jon Plowman
Writer
Ian Martin
Writer
Jesse Armstrong
Writer
Roger Drew
Writer
Sean Gray
Writer
Simon Blackwell
Writer
Tony Roche
Writer
William Smith
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The Thick of It Season 5 Overview
Sep 8, 2012 - Oct 27, 2012Season 5 of The Thick of It has 7 episodes that are available to stream on BritBox and for Rent or Purchase on 1 Service.
The Thick of It Season 5 Episodes
S05 E07Episode 7
Oct 27, 2012The Home Office have cut police numbers. At Malcolm's suggestion, Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the...
S05 E07 of The Thick of It is available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video.
S05 E06 Episode 6
Oct 20, 2012Lord Goolding's inquiry into the key worker housing scandal begins. The truth will finally come out. Unless, of course, anyone...
S05 E06 of The Thick of It is available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video.
S05 E05 Episode 5
Oct 13, 2012With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion both on the back foot after the unraveling of the key-worker housing sell-off policy...
S05 E05 of The Thick of It is available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video.
