Nicola Murray: The source of Malcolm Tucker's anger | The Thick Of It - BBC

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Formerly Secretary of State for Social Affairs and Citizenship, and before that a backbench MP with a few half-baked ideas, Nicola Murray has the knack of being in the right place at the right time. How else could one explain her meteoric rise to lack of power as leader of the opposition?
Dismaying talented rivals such as Dan Miller, by using the power of the transferable vote to ensure that her party got second-best when the chips were down, and then shuffled around using complicated rules.
Has a husband (just) who's involved with a PFI construction company, and four (mostly) teenage children. Glum.
The Thick Of It is a dark political comedy set in the corridors of British government, created by Armando Iannucci and starring Peter Capaldi.
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[@dash1141]

“With undue respect” is probably my new favourite line

[@timeluster]

The look Malcolm gives after that is amazing too.

[@dillon9016]

God, Nicola’s actress portrays social awkwardness and anxiety strangely well.

[@angusmarch1066]

Nicola is probably one of the more sympathetic characters on the show for that reason.

[@ConradMurkitt]

It’s like Iannuci modelled Nicola Murray on Liz Truss.

[@crow-dont-know]

Nicola Murray is fantastic. I loved her in Nighty Night

[@passiveagressive6365]

“He’s going to ask for a divorce and I just know I’m going to end up with the f****g kids”💀💀💀

[@KayleighNatasha]

There should be a The Thick Of It Series 5 based on Brexit

[@qetoun]

You mean the slow collapse the Labour party?

[@tronus8586]

Yassss

[@mattevans4377]

If you want to learn about Brexit, listen to the speech Sir Humphrey made on Yes, Minister, about why we joined the EU.....

[@jsingh3870]

@@mattevans4377 I'd say just watch all of yes minister/prime minister. Is such a great show!

[@mattevans4377]

@@jsingh3870 That is true. The whole thing is a window into British politics, even today. Truly timeless.

[@jamesinhenley]

One of my all time favourite comedy characters.

[@TheSchemer1]

3:20 what was Nicola saying "no no no", to

[@BossySwan]

*From bean to cup…*

[@1Kent]

I've never seen this.

[@elgamerico]

Glummy Mummy !!!

[@LL-jt1xt]

Am I being gang bollocked?

[@chrisriley9520]

BBC getting in on stuff

[@AmitabhAnkur]

Rahul Gandhi 🤔

[@nanfaircloth]

Language just made her so not a Lady

[@nanfaircloth]

@@mark-ish Lady

[@thomashall4886]

Corbyn is worst.

[@BatTaz19]

Am I the only one who thought this would be about Jeremy Corbyn?

[@diamondaxe4133]

Please the BBC would never put up a piece like that about him.

[@robinnes2662]

Rebecca Front was utterly stunning in this role. You felt so sorry for Nicola and yet loved watching her utterly fail every episode.

[@BatmanHQYT]

Perfect description

[@BossySwan]

*_dozy mare_*

[@evilspeak5702]

01:25 the best semantics argument ever.

[@doinkstr]

@Evi1M4chine IndexOutOfRangeException

[@LFCtvUSA]

And both have valid points!

[@Dilkingt0nne]

It is and I’m still not sure which side I’m on frankly.

[@Lauranna]

Jesus, imagine having that life. It looks bloody miserable.

[@ukoutdoors3022]

I bet its worse now. A lot worse.

[@nathan2497]

For a lot of people every working day is hard and depressing so at least its realistic

[@aidy6000]

One thing this programme has done is make me appreciate the fact that our politicians are people too.

[@morisan42]

@@aidy6000 I expected the show to be critical of politicians going into it, but on the contrary I actually feel more sympathetic to them having watched it, I don't think anyone is really cut out for a life like that and it must take its toll on you

[@Jake-d8d]

This is euphoria compared to the current Government!

[@CaesarInVa]

Although the setting is Westminster, having worked in and around Washington, DC for over 30 years (including employment on the staff of a US senator), I can attest with complete honesty that this series truly captures the frenetic hysteria and all-pervasive paranoia that permeates practically every office on The Hill and the alphabet agencies that blemish the map of DC like small pox scars on Stalin's face. The amount of time and energy that is wasted by politicians and their staffs in their futile endeavors to control every disapproving tweet or criticism by the public, faux-journalists and opportunistic, manipulative politicians is as comical and pathetic as it is incredible and astounding. Rather than staying focused on their respective organizations' missions, these narcissistic megalomaniacs spend a preponderance of their time trying to put out fires and personal embarrassments about which no sane person would care. I used to love to sit back and watch the office literally degenerate into chaos and confusion as a story or rumour worked its way inexorably from innocuous remark to career-terminating critical mass, only to disappear like dust in the wind. And for some reason, Fridays were always the worst.

[@Martmeisterpaladin]

Really? Given the extra time a rumour has to grow, you'd think Mondays would be the worst.

[@uttampaudel2583]

@@Martmeisterpaladin My guess is that it would have all been forgotten by Monday. Besides, Monday would come with a host of new "scandals" anyway.

[@SuperChunk19]

We're in the era where vanity has become so pervasive and insistent that it's become hilarious.i would love to get a glimpse into what you saw in those departments

[@firewarrior9999]

Your comment is elegantly worded.

[@Jake-d8d]

It's quite something when I'd much rather have Nicola Murray in charge than Liz Truss.

[@fakeplaystore7991]

Well, Nicola did manage to last an entire season on the job.

[@jacobsmith1112]

I really hope they make another series this show was so amazing

[@thetributingstrober552]

The real political world is BEYOND satire now

[@thetributingstrober552]

1:21 David Haig perfectly nails Steve Fleming's barely contained rage under the unconvicing polite smile

[@MLB9000]

It's baffling how good he is in TTOI as he's been deeply unfunny in everything else he's been in.

[@stephenbrady4829]

@@MLB9000 Good writing here. It makes all the difference in the world

[@gentianviolet2785]

Listen mate I don't care about politics, fire the emoji- title guy. If I want to vomit, I'll take pills.

[@morisan42]

Looks like they fired him!

[@blipboop5594]

You did it!

[@diamondaxe4133]

Emoji title guy?

[@blipboop5594]

@@diamondaxe4133 ALL the BBC clips used to have emoji vomit in the titles, but it looks like they went back and edited them all

[@tomoakley760]

She was right about the "up to" thing, to be fair..

[@S3Cs4uN8]

Sortof, that whole situation was a clown show of poor communication from both sides.

[@charleslambert3368]

1:35 There's only 2 hard things about programming: cache validation, naming things and off-by-one errors.

[@nicku33]

Cache INvalidation

[@lynne523]

Gang bollocking. ....totally a thing .

[@warriner1290]

rebecca front did such a great job as nicola murray

[@skfarouk]

"i just know I'm going to end up with the f kids"

[@beaksofeagles]

The title is incorrect. Should read "Everyone: The source of Malcolm Tucker's anger". Fixed it for you.

[@michaelseamon5554]

It is on BritBox I was missing Veep I will binge this this weekend

[@jimmy2k4o]

The death of stalin!!!

[@otterhero6229]

It’s on the iPlayer!

[@michaelseamon5554]

Being from the United States I thought this was a real politician, if you pay attention to the news would you blame me.

[@jan2000nl]

Huh someone from the country that elected Trump has a witty observation on elected officials in the U.K. oh the irony

[@farzanamughal5933]

On the positive side you cannot see any of our politicians on The Apprentice

[@BatmanHQYT]

Nicola is one of the funniest characters on TV, Rebecca Front plays the role to perfection.

[@Jackbrymer1998]

please make another series

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

Nicola is how I learned what FFS means

[@joshuafoster4723]

Make more Thick of its

[@nickskyrme7128]

Rebecca Front was an inspired appointment once Iannuci and co had to replace Chris Langham. Capaldi rightly lauded for his efforts but for me it was the superb ensemble supporting actors that made this the outstanding show it was. Addison is probably a weak link

[@owenevans83]

Nah he’s one of the best!

[@mikefoster6018]

Best series ever.

[@johnking5174]

I agree, Series 4 was bad, as it lost a key part, the party was in power for the first three series and specials. Series 4 had the opposition take over in a coalition with Malcom's party now the opposition, and the lack of Malcolm in the series was not great.

[@mikefoster6018]

@@johnking5174 Yeah I still like it but it lost something. Like so many good comedy/amusing series (Columbo, Cheers) is began to feel more like a joke about itself as it went through the series.

[@noshit31]

Peep show as well

[@jamescockford3749]

Isn't this mainly clips of Nichola Murray in government?

[@freebeerishere]

its a nicola compliation

[@jamescockford3749]

​@@freebeerishere So in government, not in opposition as the title says, just curious

[@freebeerishere]

James Cockford sorry i misunderstood your comment

[@bennnnn264]

"gang-bollocked" brilliant.

[@xandergreeves1984]

Nicola murrary?

[@Dat-yi4iz]

I’m gonna end with the kids every parents worst nightmare 1:12

[@justjackman]

Whats ffs?

[@johnking5174]

For fuck's sake, you don't know what ffs is? LOL.

[@justjackman]

@@johnking5174 what’s LOL?

[@johnking5174]

@@justjackman Laugh Out Loud

[@justjackman]

@@johnking5174 thanks bro, this world is moving too fast

[@fossseseptique]

When I got the notification that the BBC had uploaded a piece titled ; "worst ever leader of the opposition" I thought it was from their news channel!

[@fakeplaystore7991]

"I heart bombing Israel" - oh, Nicola, if only, if only.

[@wetnamE]

Gosh darn, did that one age.

[@frenzy_xhillz1155]

First

[@mark-ish]

First idiot, yes - congratulations!

[@jacmar44]

She's based off Daine Abbot, right?

[@georgeadey9063]

Jeremy Corbyn is like 'Worst leader of the opposition? Hold my beer......'

[@jimmy2k4o]

George Adey hood my glass of organic vegetable juice