Awards hat trick for The Thick of It
March 26, 2010 3:16pm by Such Small Portions
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Political satire The Thick of It scooped three awards at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, voted for by those who write about TV and radio.
The BBC 2 comedy, which takes a wry look at the inner workings of modern British government, took the prize for Best Comedy/Entertainment show, while Peter Capaldi, who plays the foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, won Best Actor for his performance.
The Writer’s Award was given to the writing team, which includes Armando Iannucci, who is well-known for his work on TV shows The Day Today and Saturday Night Armistice, and comedian Will Smith.
The improvisation of the cast members was also acknowledged by the Writer’s Award.
Peter Capaldi told the BBC that only 80% of the final cut is the original script as cast members, including Chris Langham, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, James Smith and Joanna Scanlan, improvise many of their lines. “The improvisation just makes it feel more real and not written.”
Previous awards won by the show include Best New Comedy and Best Comedy Performer for Chris Langham at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, and Best Situation Comedy and Best Comedy Performance, also for Langham (although Peter Capaldi was also nominated), at the 2006 BAFTAs.
Armando Iannucci and Jesse Armstrong received Oscar nominations this year for the show’s film adaptation In The Loop.
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