Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker
The Thick of It was a brilliant political satire on the machinations of ministers sadly the series became unwatchable when Chris Langham was accused and then convicted of child pornography offences – it seemed rightly that the series ended.
Now however the series is back without Chris Langham, the question is will it be watchable or will Langham’s shadow be too long – I hope not – so I’ll be watching BBC2 on Saturday at 10:10pm to find out (or maybe I’ll sky plus it). If it fails it will be a shame not least because of the foul mouthed is Malcolm Tucker, Director of Communications for Number 10 played by Peter Capaldi, here’s some classic Tucker quotes.
Responding to knock at his door: “Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off.”
Tucker’s Law (out-take from the Spinners & Losers special): “If some cunt can fuck something up, that cunt will pick the worst possible time to fucking fuck it up cause that cunt’s a cunt.”
Moaning about minister on the phone: “He’s about as much use as a marzipan dildo.”
To a pair of rival advisors: “Laurel and fucking Hardy! Glad you could join us. Did you manage to get that piano up the stairs OK?”
Dressing down MP, Geoff Holhurst: “You’re so back-bench, you’ve actually fucking fallen off. You’re out by the fucking bins where I put you.”
Commenting on Ben Swain’s disastrous Newsnight appearance: “All these hands all over the place! You were like a sweaty octopus trying to unhook a bra.”
Bollocking a communications department employee: “How much fucking shit is there on the menu and what fucking flavour is it?”
Advising minister Hugh Abbot to keep up with the zeitgeist: “You’ve got 24 hours to sort out your policy on East Enders, right? Or you’re for the halal butchers.”
Note passed to assistant Jamie during meeting with blue-sky thinker Julius Nicholson: “Please could you take this note, ram it up his hairy inbox and pin it to his fucking prostate.”
Admonishing junior adviser Ollie Reeder to respect government property: “Feet off the furniture you Oxbridge twat, you’re not on a punt now.”
Oh it’s got to be good – how can it fail its directed by Armando Iannucci.