The Thick of It 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:
Peter Capaldi 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