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‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV

IN FOCUS: Armando Iannucci wanted to make something ‘rough and ready’ about what politics was really like in the 2000s, but with a team of talented writers, he created a classic comedy that still resonates today. Katie Rosseinsky dissects the anatomy of its foul-mouthed invective

The Independent UK

‘I’m from Glasgow – the swearing came naturally!’ The full uncensored history of The Thick of It

It was the political satire that gave us omnishambles, pet asbos and the terrifying Malcolm Tucker. Two decades on, creator Armando Iannucci and stars including Peter Capaldi and Rebecca Front lift the lid on its chaotic creation

The Guardian - UK

‘The people of Glasgow frowned on all the spitting’: Peter Capaldi on his punk rock past

As he releases his ‘melancholic’ second album, the actor looks back on his youth in a struggling art-punk band – and explains how he took inspiration from putting the bins out

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Alastair Campbell posts hilarious photo with ‘old friend’ Peter Capaldi

The former Labour spin doctor is said to be the prime inspiration for one of Capaldi’s best known characters

The Independent UK

Do you swear too much at work? Where is the line?

IN FOCUS: As swearing becomes more and more common in our daily lives, colourful language is inevitably cropping up at the office too. But how do you draw the line between what’s good natured and what’s downright uncomfortable? Katie Rosseinsky asks the experts

The Independent UK

The Thick of It writer receives honorary degree from St Andrews University

WRITER and satirist Armando Iannucci has said it is a “delight, an honour, a thrill” to be awarded an honorary degree by one of the UK’s…

The National (Scotland)

‘The government has been too terrible to make fun of’: Peter Capaldi on satire, politics and privilege

He brought an unhinged fury to The Thick of It and played a stern Doctor Who. Peter Capaldi talks about his new role as an ageing DCI, his Weinstein encounter – and why recent governments have been so incompetent he can’t even make jokes about them

The Guardian - UK

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Peter Capaldi Tells Us Which Of His Classic Characters Would Be Made Into ‘Mincemeat’ By His Criminal Record Adversary

Criminal Record actor Peter Capaldi admits that when it comes to his new Apple TV+ character, he'd easily destroy one of his classic characters.

Cinemablend

Peter Capaldi says The Thick Of It could not be remade because politics now is ‘beyond a joke’

Actor played the foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the political satire series

The Independent UK

Succession withdrawal? Here are the shows to help scratch that itch

With many of us mourning the Roy clan, a bounty of alternatives exists to help provide the backstabbing and ladder-climbing we so miss

The Guardian - US

‘I wouldn’t be here without him’ – Peter Capaldi on Bill Forsyth

The Doctor Who star also said luck has got him to where he is today.

The Independent UK

Peter Capaldi ‘deeply touched’ to receive Bafta’s outstanding contribution award

ACTOR and director Peter Capaldi has said he is “deeply touched” to be receiving an outstanding contribution award from Bafta Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Peter Capaldi ‘touched’ to receive Bafta’s outstanding contribution award

The actor and director will be presented with the honour at the Bafta Scotland awards ceremony later this month.

The Independent UK

The week in TV: Doctor Who; Jimmy Carr Destroys Art; The Pact; The Devil’s Hour – review

Jodie Whittaker’s sendoff as the Doctor was overstuffed with its own history, while Channel 4’s take on cancel culture missed its mark

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Peter Capaldi: 'I would vote Yes at the next independence referendum'

SCOTTISH actor Peter Capaldi has come out in favour of Scottish independence.

The Guardian - UK

Strictly delights and Mrs Brown’s Boys divides: 100 years of the BBC, part nine

Amid the horrific ‘sexed up’ scandal, the corporation scores big hits with Strictly, Bake Off and The Thick of It, a foul-mouthed widow causes a crisis – and the Queen’s favourite show comes to light

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