The Thick of It Cabinet Office. This concept enables different political themes to be dealt with in the programme, similar to the Department of Administrative Affairs in "Yes Minister". Hugh Abbot, played by Chris Langham, is a blundering minister heading the department, who is continually trying to do his job under the watchful eye of Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), Number 10's highly aggressive and domineering "enforcer". The programme also features James Smith as senior special adviser Glenn Cullen, Chris Addison as junior policy adviser Ollie Reeder, and Joanna Scanlan as civil service press secretary Terri Coverley. The series was revamped for the third series
The Noose (TV series) Treasures from Famen Temple" and the Tang Court at the Asian Civilisations Museum. The Noose (TV series) The Noose is a Singapore comedy television series produced by Mediacorp Channel 5, the country's English language channel. Although the name of the show plays on the word "The News", the literal gallows humor of the program's name is unlikely to be missed by viewers in a country which executes people by hanging, and the use of "neck-cuffs". The show satirises socio-cultural and political issues in Singapore as well as newsworthy local and regional incidents involving Singapore. The third season began airing on