‘Curses were a currency’: The Thick of It cast and creators look back on the scathing sitcom as it turns 15
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I didn’t want to show crooks or criminals,” Iannucci says. “His marks would be in red, so we’d scour the scripts for them when they came back,” Iannucci says. “His first one was, ‘He’s as useless as a marzipan dildo,’ which is at the start of the first episode.” Curses were a currency. I came away with less respect for politicians but more empathy.” “I decided quickly that it wouldn’t be funny if Nicola was scared, it would just be, ‘Malcolm bullies a woman,’” she adds.
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