Malcolm Tucker Malcolm Tucker Malcolm Tucker is the antihero of the BBC political satire, "The Thick of It", and is portrayed by Peter Capaldi. He is the Director of Communications for the Labour Party, in both Government and Opposition, acting as the Prime Minister's chief enforcer overseeing cabinet ministers. Tucker was originally a secondary character, with Chris Langham's Hugh Abbot as the protagonist being watched over by Tucker, but after Langham was fired from the series the show directed more attention towards the character of Tucker and his dealings with the inept Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship (DoSaC), originally the Department
The Wrong Mans (UK TV series) The Wrong Mans (UK TV series) The Wrong Mans is a British BBC Television comedy drama series, co-produced with the American online television provider Hulu. It premiered on BBC Two on 24 September 2013 and in the United States on 11 November 2013. Considered a critical and ratings success, it was co-created and written by "Gavin & Stacey" alumni James Corden and Mathew Baynton as an attempt to combine the situation comedy format with the intricate plotting and storytelling tropes of an action-adventure series. An equally successful two-part sequel series aired on BBC Two in the runup to Christmas 2014,