History Trivia / TheThickOfIt

** As Malcolm Tucker was a rather late StarMakingRole for Creator/PeterCapaldi there are many examples. Malcolm caused this for people who saw Peter Capaldi in ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth'' as the much more sympathetic civil servant John Frobisher, the still sweary but more tragic Mark Jenkins in ''{{Skins}}'', or way earlier than that as the Angel Islington in ''{{Neverwhere}}'', or ''still'' earlier as the {{Adorkable}} Danny Oldsen in ''Film/LocalHero''. And this all ultimately leads up to the fact that he is now [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor.]]

** [[Series/GameOfThrones Edmure Tully]] is on the Golding Inquiry, slightly more competent than usual.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: In 2005 Chris Langham was charged with downloading child pornography. Rather than make a full second series without him, the producers made two hour-long specials for which they [[PutOnABus put him on a bus]], leaving the door open for him to return if he was found not guilty. He was found guilty at his 2007 trial and served 15 weeks in prison, and his character Hugh Abbott disappeared from the show never to return.
* ShoutOut / TakeThat: The season 3 episode in which Nicola and Peter are interviewed by Richard Bacon contains references to two other Five Live broadcasters, Simon Mayo and MarkKermode. The reference to Kermode is only an off-hand, blink-and-you'll-miss-it comment about his supposedly "massive" hands by Ollie, but it seems to have taken on a memetic life of its own around Kermode.
** The show takes fairly regular potshots at ''Series/TopGear'', especially Phil being disparagingly compared to James May and Malcolm saying Richard Hammond needs a punch in the face. In another episode, Malcolm says that he hates Steve Fleming "as much as James May presumably hates himself."
** Jamie, after Ollie spectacularly fails to find out opposition secrets by wooing Emma, tells him: "You must be the shittest Franchise/JamesBond ever! You're ''David fucking Niven!''"

** Seeing [[MyParentsAreAliens Brian Johnson]] walk in and use the word "pisser" is likely to shock those familiar with his earlier work.

** Obviously not deliberate, but since Peter Capaldi was cast as the next ''DoctorWho'', it's become extremely retroactively funny how often Malcolm's rants involve time travel and other science fiction tropes.
*** Even more coincidental, in one of the DVD commentaries, the cast jokes about Capaldi someday being cast as the next Doctor.* ForeignRemake: In 2006, ABC ordered a pilot for an American version of ''The Thick of It'' starring Oliver Platt. By most accounts it was terrible and consequently was never picked up. ''{{Veep}}'' fared much better, though it's more of a SpiritualSuccessor than direct remake.

** As Malcolm Tucker was a rather late StarMakingRole for Peter Capaldi there are many examples. Malcolm caused this for people who saw Peter Capaldi in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as the much more sympathetic civil servant John Frobisher, the still sweary but more tragic Mark Jenkins in ''{{Skins}}'', or way earlier than that as the Angel Islington in ''{{Neverwhere}}'', or ''still'' earlier as the {{Adorkable}} Danny Oldsen in ''Film/LocalHero''.
*** And this all ultimately leads up to the fact that he is now [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor.]]

* PeripheryDemographic: Thanks to the HeyItsThatGuy effect. Peter Capaldi plays the Doctor on TV in ''Series/DoctorWho'', and Alex Macqueen plays the Master on audio in AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho. Since Doctor/Master is the series' most popular slash pairing, ''a lot'' of ''Series/DoctorWho'' slash fans have turned to ''The Thick of It'' to see both men getting all up in each other's faces.

** The show takes fairly regular potshots at ''TopGear'', especially Phil being disparagingly compared to James May and Malcolm saying Richard Hammond needs a punch in the face. In another episode, Malcolm says that he hates Steve Fleming "as much as James May presumably hates himself."

* ForeignRemake: In 2006, ABC ordered a pilot for an American version of ''The Thick of It'' starring Oliver Platt. By most accounts it was terrible and consequently was never picked up. ''{{Veep}}'' fared much better, though it's more of a SpiritualSuccessor than direct remake.

* PeripheryDemocratic: Thanks to the HeyItsThatGuy effect. Peter Capaldi plays the Doctor on TV in ''Series/DoctorWho'', and Alex Macqueen plays the Master on audio in AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho. Since Doctor/Master is the series' most popular slash pairing, ''a lot'' of ''Series/DoctorWho'' slash fans have turned to ''The Thick of It'' to see both men getting all up in each other's faces.

* NoExportForYou: Has not made it to DVD in the US, despite ''InTheLoop'' becoming critically acclaimed there.
** Region 1 [=DVDs=] are coming out in August 2013, and BBC America has aired episodes, albeit heavily bleeped.

** Jamie, after Ollie spectacularly fails to find out opposition secrets by wooing Emma, tells him: "You must be the shittest Franchise/JamesBond ever! You're ''David fucking Niven!''

** The show takes fairly regular potshots at ''TopGear'', especially Phil being disparagingly compared to James May and Malcolm saying Richard Hammond needs a punch in the face. In another episode, Malcolm says that he hates Steve Fleming "as much as James May presumably hates himself."

*** And this all ultimately leads up to the fact that he is now [[spoiler: [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor.]]]]

** The show takes fairly regular potshots at ''TopGear'', especially Phil being disparagingly compared to James May. In another episode, Malcolm says that he hates Steve Fleming "as much as James May presumably hates himself."

** The show takes fairly regular potshots at ''TopGear'', especially Phil being disparagingly compared to James May.

* ShoutOut / TakeThat: The season 3 episode in which Nicola and Peter are interviewed by Richard Bacon contains references to two other Five Live broadcasters, Simon Mayo and MarkKermode. The reference to Kermode is only an off-hand, blink-and-you'll-miss-it comment about his supposedly "massive" hands by Ollie, but it seems to have taken on a memetic life of its own around Kermode.

** Region 1 [=DVDs=] are coming out in August 2013, and BBC America has aired episodes, albeit heavily bleeped.

** Region 1 [=DVDs=] are coming out in September 2012, and BBC America airs episodes, albeit heavily bleeped.

* HeyItsThatGuy: As Malcolm Tucker was a rather late StarMakingRole for Peter Capaldi there are many examples. Malcolm caused this for people who saw Peter Capaldi in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as the much more sympathetic civil servant John Frobisher, the still sweary but more tragic Mark Jenkins in ''{{Skins}}'', or way earlier than that as the Angel Islington in ''{{Neverwhere}}''. And Cal "The Fucker" Richards is ''[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Cutler Goddamned Beckett]]'', as if he needed to be even ''less'' likeable. Oh, and Peter Mannion is played by [[Series/AshesToAshes Supermac]], perhaps better known as [[Film/VForVendetta Lewis Prothero]] or, going further back, as the original [[Theatre/LesMiserables Inspector Javert]]. ''The Thick of It'' has a surprisingly high "It's that guy!" factor.
** This troper's jaw dropped upon seeing [[MyParentsAreAliens Brian Johnson]] walk in. And use the word "pisser".

* HeyItsThatGuy: As Malcolm Tucker was a rather late StarMakingRole for Peter Capaldi there are many examples. Malcolm caused this for people who saw Peter Capaldi in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as the much more sympathetic civil servant John Frobisher, or way earlier than that as the Angel Islington in ''{{Neverwhere}}''. And Cal "The Fucker" Richards is ''[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Cutler Goddamned Beckett]]'', as if he needed to be even ''less'' likeable. Oh, and Peter Mannion is played by [[Series/AshesToAshes Supermac]], perhaps better known as [[Film/VForVendetta Lewis Prothero]] or, going further back, as the original [[Theatre/LesMiserables Inspector Javert]]. ''The Thick of It'' has a surprisingly high "It's that guy!" factor.

* HeyItsThatGuy: As Malcolm Tucker was a rather late StarMakingRole for Peter Capaldi there are many examples. Malcolm caused this for people who saw Peter Capaldi in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as the much more sympathetic civil servant John Frobisher, or way earlier than that as the Angel Islington in ''{{Neverwhere}}''. And Cal "The Fucker" Richards is ''[[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Cutler Goddamned Beckett]]'', as if he needed to be even ''less'' likeable. Oh, and Peter Mannion is played by [[AshesToAshes Supermac]], perhaps better known as [[VForVendetta Lewis Prothero]] or, going further back, as the original [[LesMiserables Inspector]] [[InspectorJavert Javert]]. ''The Thick of It'' has a surprisingly high "It's that guy!" factor.

** Region 1 DVDs are coming out in September 2012, and BBC America airs episodes, albeit heavily bleeped.

* NoExportForYou: Has not made it to DVD in the US, despite TheMovie becoming critically acclaimed there.

* HeyItsThatGuy: As Malcolm Tucker was a rather late StarMakingRole for Peter Capaldi there are many examples. Malcolm caused this for people who saw Peter Capaldi in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' as the much more sympathetic civil servant John Frobisher, or way earlier than that as the Angel Islington in ''{{Neverwhere}}''. And Cal "The Fucker" Richards is ''[[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Cutler Goddamned Beckett]]'', as if he needed to be even ''less'' likeable. Oh, and Peter Mannion is played by [[AshesToAshes Supermac]], perhaps better known as [[VForVendetta Lewis Prothero]] or, going further back, as the original [[LesMiserables Inspector]] [[InspectorJavert Javert]]. ''The Thick of It'' has a surprisingly high "It's that guy!" factor.