The Thick of It

Some more film reviews to come but the best thing I’ve seen in the last couple of days was on TV. Last night’s special edition of The Thick of It was easily the best thing I watched on TV all over the festive period.

With Chris Langham opting out of the show until his numerous court cases have been resolved, the show did not lose a step without him.

Adding the Opposition into the mix, it never failed to be funny and fast moving. Junior minister Ben Swain’s blinking interview on Newsnight was hilarious and Peter Capaldi deserves every award going for his roaring performance as Malcolm Tucker.

It’s a rare phenomenon on television, a show that you’re still thinking about long after it had finished.

It’s probably the most intelligently written comedy (or perhaps in any genre) on British television.