The Thick of It Chris Addison, Peter Capaldi, Gina McKee and Steve Coogan. The film followed the plight of the International Development minister as an inadvertent comment in an interview leads to him being used as a puppet by the president of the United States and the prime minister who are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The film follows the officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. Although many of the TV series cast returned, the only actual returning characters are Malcolm Tucker, Jamie McDonald and Sam Cassidy, with series regulars Chris
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy and Joan Rivers. This is one of the last interviews done with the late comedian Linda Smith. Each episode ends with a tribute to Linda Smith. A spin-off series of six half-hour interviews, called "Dawn French's More Girls Who Do Comedy", was transmitted on BBC Four. It was followed in 2007 by "Dawn French's More Boys Who Do Comedy" and "Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy". Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy is an interview series shown on BBC Four. In the series, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific comedians of the