The Thick of It Television Awards, with Peter Capaldi being nominated for the same award in 2006 and 2008. Capaldi won the BAFTA at the 2010 awards, with Rebecca Front winning "Best Comedy Performance – female". The series was also declared the "Best Situation Comedy". The series also won Best Situation Comedy from the Royal Television Society in 2006 and 2010, and won Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2006 and 2010 for best sitcom and writing team. In May 2008, the BBC issued a press release stating that filming had commenced on a feature-length adaptation named "In the Loop" starring Tom Hollander, James Gandolfini,
Malcolm Tucker character to whom Malcolm shows any (if occasional) warmth due to his misfortunes, unwavering loyalty to Hugh Abbot, and the fact he shows more common sense than any of his colleagues. However, Tucker loses all respect for Glenn when he defects, branding him a traitor when rebuffing his attempt to re-join Malcolm's party. The only other person he allows to criticise him without retaliation is fellow Scotsman, Press Officer, Jamie McDonald (Paul Higgins), one of the few people who are arguably more aggressive than Malcolm (being referred to as "the crossest man in Scotland" in "In The Loop"), who is