Which character is played by Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It?
"the family comedy film ""Paddington"" and its sequel ""Paddington 2"". In 2018, he voiced Rabbit in the Disney film ""Christopher Robin"". Prior to taking over the lead role in ""Doctor Who"", Capaldi was best known for playing spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the Armando Ianucci-written BBC sitcom ""The Thick of It"", which he played from 2005 to 2012. Tucker is said to be largely, if loosely, based upon Tony Blair's right-hand man Alastair Campbell, although Capaldi has said that he based his performance more on Hollywood power players, such as the often abrasive Harvey Weinstein. A film spin-off from ""The"
"Thick of It"" called ""In the Loop"" (in which Capaldi returned to the role of Tucker), was released in 2009. The role of Tucker won Capaldi several awards. In 2006, 2008 and 2010 he was nominated for the BAFTA and RTS Best Comedy Actor Awards. He won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Male Performance in a Comedy Role. He also won the 2010 and 2012 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor. He received another BAFTA Award nomination in 2013. Capaldi was cast in 2013 as the Doctor in the BBC science-fiction series ""Doctor Who"". His casting was"
"while his mother was born in Glasgow to an Italian family. Before emigrating, Iannucci's father wrote for an anti-fascist newspaper as a teenager and joined the Italian partisans at 17. He came to Scotland in 1950 and ran a pizza factory in Springburn. Iannucci has two brothers and a sister. His childhood home was near that of actor Peter Capaldi, who went on to play Malcolm Tucker in ""The Thick of It"", a TV show created by Iannucci; although their parents knew each other well, he and Capaldi did not know each other in childhood. Iannucci was educated at St"
"doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC comedy series ""The Thick of It"". Capaldi had previously appeared on the show as Caecilius in ""The Fires of Pompeii"". He also played John Frobisher in the ""Doctor Who"" spin-off """". In October 2013, actress Neve McIntosh stated in an interview that recurring characters Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and Strax (known to fans as ""the Paternoster Gang"") were due to return in the series premiere ""Deep Breath"". On 24 February 2014, it was announced that ""Gavin & Stacey"" actor Samuel Anderson will join the cast as the recurring character Danny Pink, a teacher and"
"Award for Best Short Film for his short film ""Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life"". He went on to write and direct the drama film ""Strictly Sinatra"" and helmed two series of the sitcom ""Getting On"". Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Nancy (""née"" Soutar) and Gerald John Capaldi. His paternal grandfather was Italian while the rest of his ancestry is Scottish and Irish. His parents ran an ice cream business in the Springburn district, where they were neighbours and acquaintances of the family of Armando Ianucci, creator of ""The Thick of It"", although the two men did not"
"message to fans. This has so far been the last appearance of the character. Armando Iannucci stated in 2012 that series 4 would most likely be ""The Thick of It""'s last, but could return for a few specials or something in the future. Following Capaldi's casting as the Doctor in Doctor Who, Iannucci revealed that the show is definitely over for good. He joked that he has no plans for Tucker to appear in ""Veep"" as Tucker is either dead or in prison. However, following Iannucci's exit from the show in 2015 and Capaldi revealing he was set to direct"
"Tucker fires him from cabinet before he is able to do so. A new Minister for International Development arrives at the office. The actors include Tom Hollander, who went on to appear in one episode of ""The Thick of It"", Gina McKee, Steve Coogan, and seven American actors including James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, David Rasche and Anna Chlumsky, the last of whom later starred in Iannucci's HBO satire ""Veep"". Several actors from ""The Thick of It"" appear in the film, including Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison, Paul Higgins, James Smith, Alex MacQueen, Olivia Poulet, and Joanna Scanlan, and also, in very"
"Middle East, which the British Prime Minister and American President want. This he does by fabricating intelligence in what could be a fictionalised version of the so-called Dodgy Dossier issued by Alastair Campbell and used by the British government to justify its involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Campbell, who confessed to enjoying ""The Thick of It"" and even found it ""hilarious"", was vocal in expressing his dislike of the film version. Two months after the airing of the final episode of series four, Peter Capaldi appeared on GQ magazine's front cover as Malcolm Tucker and recorded a Christmas"
"part of the Doctor's personality will share ""a certain acid wit"" of Malcolm Tucker, the role Peter Capaldi is most famous for, ""specifically the attitude, the wisecracks and the energy...he can be edgy, volatile and dangerous"". Capaldi has stated that all of the previous actors who had played the Doctor were channelled in his portrayal and that his particular influences were Hartnell, Pertwee and Davison. He has been described as an ""older, fiercer, trickier Doctor"". In spite of his darker personality, Capaldi has said that the Doctor is still, ""funny, joyful, passionate, emphatic, and fearless."" While Jenna Coleman added that"
"on the BBC's ""Britain's Best Sitcom"", Iannucci devised, directed and was chief writer of ""The Thick of It"", a political satire-cum-farce for BBC Four. It starred Chris Langham as an incompetent cabinet minister being manipulated by a cynical Press Officer, Malcolm Tucker. It was first broadcast for two short series on BBC Four in 2005, initially with a small cast focusing on a government minister, his advisers and their party's spin-doctor. The cast was significantly expanded for two hour-long specials to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister in 2007, which saw new characters forming the opposition"
"coincidentally ended up occurring only two days after Peter Capaldi was announced as the new star of ""Doctor Who"". (Even more coincidental, a cast commentary included as part of a photo gallery featurette for the episode ""Rise of the Nutters"" included in the DVD set, recorded several years earlier, has several cast members jokingly deciding to start a rumour that Capaldi is to be the next Doctor.) ""The Thick of It: The Scripts"", a book containing the scripts from the first two series and the 2007 specials, was published on 1 September 2007. A tie-in book, ""The Thick Of It:"
"and the third oldest to portray the character. Moffat felt that an older actor would work best following the youngest actor, as it would both provide a change and lessen comparisons. He commented, ""I can absolutely believe that the strange old-young Matt Smith will turn into the strange young-old Peter Capaldi."" Capaldi has previously appeared playing other roles in the ""Doctor Who"" franchise. He portrayed Lobus Caecilius in the 2008 episode ""The Fires of Pompeii"" and John Frobisher in """", the 2009 serial of the ""Doctor Who"" spin-off ""Torchwood"". Moffat has stated that he plans on explaining over time why"
"in its use of celebrity guests, its lack of laugh track, and its comedy of embarrassment by ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"", ""The Office"" and ""Arrested Development"". Shandling's performance is a precursor to Larry David's in ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"" and Ricky Gervais (""The Office"", ""Extras"") as David Brent. Gervais said in ""Variety"" that he was heavily influenced by the show and that ""It taught me that flawed characters can be compulsive viewing — seeing them squirm and get their comeuppance."" Armando Iannucci said that his political satire ""The Thick of It"" strove to mix comedy and authenticity in a similar manner to"
"Thick of It"", Iannucci's political satire set in the fictional government Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship. The first series debuted on the BBC in 2005, and became a critical success. Roche wrote for all four series of the programme, as well as its spin-off film ""In the Loop"", which was nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). His other writing credits include ""The All New Harry Hill Show"" (ITV1), ""Alistair McGowan's Big Impression"" (BBC Two), ""Smith & Jones"" (BBC One), ""Dead Ringers"" (BBC Radio 4), ""Miranda"" (BBC Two), the disability mockumentary drama ""Cast Offs"" for"
"into two parts. The series is the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, the most recent incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. It also stars Jenna Coleman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, Clara's boyfriend. The main story arc revolves around a mysterious woman called Missy (portrayed by Michelle Gomez), who is often seen welcoming people who have died throughout the"
"Watkins in the 2017 mockumentary, ""Carnage"". James Smith (actor) James Smith (born 1948) who trained at LAMDA, is an English actor well known for his part in the BBC's ""The Thick of It"" (22 episodes) as senior special adviser Glenn Cullen and as Michael Rodgers, Director of Diplomacy at the Foreign Office in ""In the Loop"", the film spin off of ""The Thick of It"". From 9 August 2010 Smith plays Clive in the BBC comedy ""Grandma's House"". He also took a minor non-speaking role as Lord Carrington in the 2011 film ""The Iron Lady"". In 2014 he appeared in"
"James Smith (actor) James Smith (born 1948) who trained at LAMDA, is an English actor well known for his part in the BBC's ""The Thick of It"" (22 episodes) as senior special adviser Glenn Cullen and as Michael Rodgers, Director of Diplomacy at the Foreign Office in ""In the Loop"", the film spin off of ""The Thick of It"". From 9 August 2010 Smith plays Clive in the BBC comedy ""Grandma's House"". He also took a minor non-speaking role as Lord Carrington in the 2011 film ""The Iron Lady"". In 2014 he appeared in ""Boomers"" as Trevor. He played Graham"
"of some ""The Thick of It"" writers and production members. Armando Iannucci originally conceived of a modern political satire after ""arguing the case"" for ""Yes Minister"" in a 2004 Best British Sitcom poll for BBC Two. His idea was commissioned by Roly Keating, the controller of BBC Four, who granted Iannucci limited budget, telling him to ""turn that into what you can."" Iannucci created the first series of three episodes, which aired in May–June 2005, and a second series, also of three episodes, which followed in October. The series is written by a team of writers led by Armando Iannucci,"
"The Thick of It The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast for two short series on BBC Four in 2005, initially with a small cast focusing on a government minister, his advisers and their party's spin-doctor. The cast was significantly expanded for two hour-long specials to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister in 2007, which saw new characters forming the opposition party added to the cast. These characters continued when the show switched channels to BBC Two for its third"
"of the season, Meyer decides to run for president again. The series also explores Meyer's personal life, such as her strained relationships with her daughter Catherine (Sarah Sutherland), ex-husband Andrew (David Pasquesi) and a number of significant others. The lives, careers and relationships of the other characters are also explored, frequently intersecting with the series' principal narrative, satirizing the political activities and inner workings of the contemporary U.S. government. Before creating ""Veep"", British satirist Armando Iannucci created a BBC sitcom, ""The Thick of It"", set in a fictional department of the British government. ""The Thick of It"" was first broadcast"
"and ""Spaced"". On stage, Scanlan has worked with Thea Starrock in her production of ""Cloud 9"" at the Almeida Theatre and ""Top Girls"", with Rufus Norris in ""Vernon God Little"" at The Young Vic and featured in Polly Teale's ""Madame Bovery"". Joanna Scanlan Joanna Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is an English actress and screenwriter. She is known for her roles in British television series, such as ""The Thick of It"" (2005–12), ""Getting On"" (2009–12), ""Puppy Love"" (2014), and ""No Offence"" (2015–present). She was nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards for ""Getting On"", including two for Best Writing. Her film"
"of the eighth series of ""Doctor Who"" with his former ""The Thick of It"" co-star Peter Capaldi, who plays the Twelfth Doctor. His character, Seb, first appeared in the mid-series episode ""The Caretaker"" and then appeared in further episodes including ""Dark Water"" and ""Death in Heaven"". In 2000 Chris Addison co-hosted the short-lived Channel 4 comedy series ""Dotcomedy"" with Gail Porter. This was a late-night, risque show featuring video clips and other humour derived from the internet. From 2003 to 2005 Addison wrote a fortnightly finance column for ""The Guardian"" titled ""Funny Money"". On alternate weeks, when the column was"
"Chris Langham Christopher Langham (born 14 April 1949) is an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom ""The Thick of It"", and as presenter Roy Mallard in ""People Like Us"", first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. He subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series ""Happy Families"" and in the film ""The Big Tease"". He is"
"Miles Jupp Miles Hugh Barrett Jupp (born 8 September 1979) is an English comedian and actor. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he first became well known on British television for playing the role of the inventor Archie in the children's television series ""Balamory"". His profile rose in Britain after appearances on comedy panel shows, and roles as John Duggan in ""The Thick of It"" and Nigel in the sitcom ""Rev"". In September 2015, Jupp replaced Sandi Toksvig as the host of ""The News Quiz"" on BBC Radio 4. Jupp was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and spent most"
"is part of the plot of the television comedy ""The Thick of It"", in which the character of the prime minister's director of communications (or, as he is referred to by other characters, the ""enforcer""), Malcolm Tucker, is portrayed as an aggressive, foul-mouthed Scotsman. Many of the members of Tucker's staff, such as his No. 2, Jamie MacDonald, are also belligerent Scotsmen. The term has also been applied to the group of Scottish footballers who won several domestic and European honours in the 1960s and 70s while playing for the English first division club Leeds United; namely goalkeeper David Harvey"
"In the Loop In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. The film is a spin-off from his BBC Television series ""The Thick of It"" and satirises Anglo-American politics in the 21st century, in particular the invasion of Iraq. It was nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film stars Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, Chris Addison, David Rasche, and James Gandolfini. When both the UK and the US are suggesting military intervention in the Middle East, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), the Minister for International Development, unintentionally states"
"1990 and 2006 was the voice of ""Mind The Gap"" on the London Underground Piccadilly line. Bentinck has a wealth of theatre, television and film credits. He appeared in ""The Thick of It"" in 2005 and 2007 and starred with David Jason in ""The Royal Bodyguard"" in 2012. As himself, Bentinck has appeared on ""Call My Bluff"", won a round of ""University Challenge"", ""Celebrity Mastermind"", ""Pointless Celebrities"" and beaten Judith Keppel on science in ""Celebrity Eggheads"". Bentinck has revoiced Gérard Depardieu in the film ""Nouvelle France"", and Chow Yung Fat in ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"". He has provided post-production voices"
"some episodes of the show, he revealed he would be open to appearing again. Tucker makes an appearance in Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's 2012 comic book """", where he is seen being interviewed by the journalist Jon Snow on television. Iannucci, a friend of Moore's, authorised the use of the character. For his portrayal of Malcolm Tucker, Peter Capaldi has been critically lauded by critics and was nominated for the BAFTA award for Best Comedy Performance-Male at the 2006, 2008 and 2013 awards. He won the award for Best Comedy Performance-Male at the 2010 awards. He also won the"
"in 2005 and won a number of awards. Iannucci directed a spin-off film, ""In the Loop"", which was released in 2009 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. A pilot for an American version of ""The Thick of It"" was produced as a candidate for the 2007–08 season on ABC. The ABC pilot, also titled ""The Thick of It"", was developed for American audiences by writers Mitch Hurwitz and Richard Day and followed a low-level member of the United States Congress and his staff. Iannucci had a production credit on the show, but he was not otherwise"
"James Doherty (actor) James Doherty (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. Born in Guildford, Surrey, he was educated at Felsted School in Essex and was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He trained at the Guildford School of Acting Graduating in 1989. He is married to TV presenter Joanna Sinnott and together they have two children, Jago & Nell. Doherty is best known for his appearances in TV comedy including roles in The Thick Of It, ""Rev"", ""Miranda"", ""Watson & Oliver"", ""Mongrels"" and ""A Touch Of Cloth"" and ""Is Harry on the Boat?"". His"
"Ian Martin (writer) Ian Martin (born 1953) is an English Emmy award-winning comedy writer. Ian was a writer for the BAFTA-winning BBC series ""The Thick Of It"". He was famously hired as ‘swearing consultant’ in 2005 by the show’s creator, Armando Iannucci, for Series 1 of the political satire and went on to become a full member of the writing team. Ian won an Emmy for his writing across five series of VEEP and was Bafta nominated for co-writing The Death of Stalin. Martin was born in London and has lived in Lancaster since 1988. Ian Martin edits the satirical"
"series ""The Thick of It"", he played Matthew Hodge, part of the Goolding Inquiry. In 2013, he portrayed Sir Henry Stafford, third husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort, in the BBC TV series ""The White Queen"". In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series ""Paranoid"". He has also lent his voice to various video-game characters. The Lost Soul in the 2013 video-game """", Avallac'h in the 2015 video-game """", and Doloran in the 2018 video-game """". Michael Maloney Michael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is an English actor. Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter"
"best disconcerting. He’s world-weary — specifically, Earth-weary. You can almost believe he’s working for the dark side, so great is his disenchantment with the human race"". After the broadcast of World Enough and Time, Steven Moffat paid a special tribute to Capaldi, “Peter only has to think at the screen and you know what he’s thinking,” he said. “He only has to move his face and I know the particular blend of Scottish torment he’s feeling right now. Despite trying to fight his emotions, he has given us the most emotional Doctor.” Capaldi received overwhelming praise for his performance in"