Steve Fleming Arrives | The Thick of It | BBC Comedy Greats

[@georgeohunt2263]

To be fair to Steve and Nicola, they both make pretty compelling arguments about whether the last quarter should be included or not. I'm on the fence

[@harrymitchell3885]

i personally would have made the same mistake as nicola

[@georgeohunt2263]

@@harrymitchell3885 well, did Nicola make a mistake? That's the question

[@jonsnow7586]

Nicola is actually right, “up to” is normally used in a non-specific informal manner. The context is what's important. If Steve had said "write a list of world events up to the second world war" you'd have a decent chance of seeing the second world war on the end of that list. Because he said "events leading up to" that changes the context to make it pretty obvious the second world war wouldn't be included. Ultimately the person giving Nicolas department the instruction is at fault for being ambiguous in the request, a simple "up to but not including the last quarter" could have stopped all that mess..

[@TPRM1]

I think we need to see her gang-bollocked again.

[@Kris.G]

It was an incomplete request. He should have specified what he meant by "up to". Nicola did nothing wrong.

[@josemaria8177]

Steve Fleming is the most repulsive character in the show. That façade of nicety and cordiality that fails miserably to hide the hatred and the rage within freaks me out

[@JohanHerrenberg]

He is monstrous, I agree.

[@stephenclues2948]

Cool Jose Maria, he's an actor.

[@zxbc1]

Obsessive-repulsive disorder.

[@robinnes2662]

And David Haig plays him fantastically!

[@adamsinclair1959]

Tucker seriously looks cuddly next to him.

[@readmycomment3157]

I love Steve Fleming, the most brilliantly acted character, oozing passive aggressive rage

[@acm1137]

Barely keeping it together.

[@defragsbin]

choo fucking choo! He's brilliant

[@medievalist]

David Haig is brilliant in everything he does. Love to hate him as Steve Fleming!

[@BossySwan]

Mandelson

[@christopherdavies1759]

"I think you'll find he was addressing me, the tash is a bit of a giveaway"

[@MrBuch169169]

Beneath everything there's something decent at Malcolm's core. Stepping back and saying sorry - jumping in on Nicola's side when Steve gets sexist. The automatic responses.

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

He also treats his secretary really nice and seems to genuinely like her - I think he's just like this to people who cause him problems

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Really??

[@Ironsmiler]

@@Hsel-lc1wt Agree, its a brilliant contrast how nice he is to Sam.

[@aislingnid5163]

He's nice to all the ordinary people...the lady whose husband died, the nurse when he goes to visit Olly...he has genuine moments with staffers and apologises when he goes too far.

[@andrewroberts8139]

I'd previously thought that Stewart Pearson was the finest Thick of It creation, but it's clear that David Haig was in a league of his own.

[@JefRoberts]

This is brilliant. Rebecca Front is terrific here too. “Gangbollocked”

[@chapswick]

The Gallagher brothers of politics. God I miss this show!

[@irishboy_pa]

Don't they still hate each other.. and also won't bring the band

[@chapswick]

@Jason Ryan lol... Malcolm then said "How does that work? Does that mean I'm the semi-talented songwriter and you're the fucking loutish prick? That's a lovely analogy". 😉

[@FishboneINK]

At first, I thought they were talking about the American Gallaghers. You know, the guys who smash watermelons. Also a famous conflict between the two.

[@MartinWVOandA]

@@FishboneINK There's more than one?

[@FishboneINK]

@@MartinWVOandA Yeah, Idk that much about them but apparently the main Gallagher's brother copied his melon smashing act and promoted himself as Gallagher Two.

[@grimfandango2006]

DOSAC is a brilliant name for a department

[@SousTerre1]

Or as we call it DOSAC of shit.

[@wesleyhalfpenny3873]

This show is just pure genius! I know he said he wont make anymore because politics has gone nuts but we need more!

[@darthollie]

"I hear your kitchen's lovely this time of year"

[@KabirChattopadhyay1991]

It seems Inspector Grimm still dislikes all that namby pamby wishy washy hoitty toitty fannying about!

[@rm_ewing]

“How’s the wee comedy dog” 😂😂😂

[@BatmanHQYT]

"Good holiday? I hear your kitchen's lovely this time of year" 😂

[@matthewduncan8523]

Still waiting for the thick of it - Brexit special

[@Oscar-og8hw]

I'd personally love to see a pandemic special, particularly the episode where the PM's chief aid flouts the lockdown rules resulting in a PR shitstorm

[@ck891]

Everything that’s happening in real politics right now is probably even more outlandish than whatever happened in The Thick of It. Lol

[@absolutetucker9198]

You lived it

[@phrophetsamgames]

That semantics argument was actually really interesting. I agree with Nicola though.

[@tempestfennac9687]

I do as well (it would have made more sense for Steve just to give the exact dates he wanted the crime stats for).

[@markc4008]

Oh Nicola is absolutely in the right. Even when Fleming talks about WWI he talks about the events *leading* up to WWII which is the key word to negate including the events of WWII. Cause the events up to WWII includes WWII.

[@harleyb7880]

​@@tempestfennac9687 He did. He said up to the last quarter... That doesn't include the last quarter.

[@tempestfennac9687]

@@harleyb7880 I mean as in stating it like 1/1/04 to 30/6/09 being as there's no way to misinterpret that.

[@harleyb7880]

@@tempestfennac9687 The last quarter would be a date tho...

[@LS-oq3qh]

Inspector Grimm was still alive. All we need is Rowan Atkinson trying to calm him down.

[@idlelabor]

HAHAHAHAHA, BUGGER AND OFF. I MEAN OFF AND BUGGER

[@BatmanHQYT]

I'll tell you a home truth, Malcolm. TUCKAH.

[@wanderingrandomer]

0:13 is a very underrated joke!

[@mrneutral8423]

Incredible scene.

[@BossySwan]

Golfing with Stephen Hawking 😂

[@KayleighNatasha]

1:38-1:39 Steve Fleming ain't wrong

[@markmadden84]

"No we're not malipulating the figures." I should bloody well hope not.

[@pov_music]

Oh jesus am I being gangbollocked?

[@caysWorld-ll9ss]

From the screen to the ring to the pen to the king

[@yolandajones4990]

Steve Fleming was far more threatening than Malcolm Tucker!

[@georgeohunt2263]

Fleming was an absolute fucking psychopath

[@ottconsulting7]

Brilliant acting and writing. Absolutely hilarious

[@romainsavioz5466]

Stop fanning about

[@deathtoraiden2080]

"lied about his handicap" Great

[@TheSchemer1]

0:06 is he on about Malcolm cooking for the journalists

[@tempestfennac9687]

I would assume he was referencing that.

[@penguin44ca]

With undue respect

[@dipper0yawn]

Spinny Hendrix

[@mikeyk212]

The moody blues 😂. This is so good , can't stop watching it. Not a hope in hell it would be made these days

[@ClaraFinn]

“No, we’re not manipulating the figures. Somebody quite simply made a mistake. No, I couldn’t possibly say who” “Glen Cullen. Glen with one n”

[@davidtomsett]

The whole show is comedy genius

[@Taporeee]

Peter Mandelson

[@grahamlive]

I'd forgotten he even existed. God, what an odious creature he was eh?

[@Taporeee]

@@grahamlive He is literally a Gay Lord some would say

[@nottmjas]

@@Taporeee "the tash is a bit of a give away" is a bit of a give away on that score.

[@mickymac6571]

I'd shaft Nickola from all directions.❤️

[@xZoso182]

preannounced by ryan giggs hahahaha

[@jeromestarrick2288]

So it’s not Glenn it’s Glen

[@paulgilson2347]

Pure genius

[@danielroeg]

Steve Fleming's character was based on Noel Edmond's and how he acted behind closed doors

[@tubstardelux1]

He lied about his handicap 😅

[@stephendines1936]

Fannying around.

[@paulkerr2654]

Funnily enough this isn't close to as ridiculous as politics today...

[@geoffreycayton4675]

A very funny worthy watch. 😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂

[@evenflow5491]

At least with Malcolm you know where you stand, he’s okay with being disliked so long as you listen to what he’s saying. Steve tries to play a fake kindness that makes him particularly slimy

[@peterwoodhouse4314]

Spinny Hendrix.

[@isaactrio]

All the press advisors in this show have sold there soul to devil