About
Set in the corridors of power and spin, 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.
Cast
Peter Capaldi
as Malcolm Tucker
Rebecca Front
as Nicola Murray
Chris Addison
as Olly Reeder
Joanna Scanlan
as Terri Coverley
James Smith
as Glenn Cullen
Roger Allam
as Peter Mannion
Seasons
Season 1
First series of the satirical comedy sees newly appointed Minister for Social Affairs, Hugh Abbot, grappling with life in government.
Season 2
Dark political comedy set in the corridors of British government
Season 3
Dark political satire from Armando Iannucci set in the corridors of British government with Nicola Murray taking over the ministerial role nobody seems to want.
Season 4
More government embarrassment, coalition rows, policy U-turns and frantic spin-doctoring in Armando Iannucci's masterful political satire.
Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1
Hugh Abbot is the Minister for Social Affairs and he's facing a policy crisis; his 'Snooper Squad' idea has been vetoed which leaves him with just forty minutes to come up with a new policy.
Episode 2
Hugh enlists the help of a focus group to help him make a decision between two policies.
Episode 3
An empty London flat threatens the future of a potential Housing Bill. Dan Miller is getting plenty of media-attention for his work on the bill, which is creating a degree of envy.
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