The Thick of It/YMMV

"Jamie: "You couldn't organise a bumrape in a barracks."
 * Alas, Poor Villain:
 * being forced out of a job by someone even more villainous than himself.
 * Stewart Pearson gets a moment like this in the third season finale, when Cal "The Fucker" Richards tells him he's been fired as a joke. Sure, Stewart is an unlikeable, power-tripping master of meaningless PC hypocrisy, but he looks so...broken.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: An unusually high number for a strait-laced political satire. There are so many that the show now has its own section.
 * Dude, Not Funny: Steve Fleming's ill-advised Josef Fritzl joke goes down like a lead balloon. When Olly is making the "eeeesh" face at you, you know you've gone too far.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse:
 * Jamie. It's hard to believe he only appeared in three episodes.
 * The cover of the new TTOI book The Missing DoSAC Files includes the line "Attn of: Jamie MacDonald". And the Fandom Rejoiced. No, seriously, it's hard to quantify just how loved Jamie is.
 * Evil Is Sexy: Just trust us on this one, guys.
 * Fan Disservice: The (thankfully) deleted scene in which Glenn pulls.
 * Foe Yay:
 * This abounds, largely because of Malcolm's tactic of unnerving male characters by flirting with them:

Malcolm Tucker: "Au contraire...""

"Glenn: "Are they..."
 * "You know Julius, if I wasn't a heterosexual man, I would kiss you."
 * That onion bhaji didn't solely represent the 'problems' caused by Nicholson's upcoming report. Julius becomes positively lascivious when Malcolm is about.
 * ...and in turn Malcolm tends to get physical with him: "Put your hand on mine! Try and open the door..."
 * At home Nicola Murray struggles with a failing marriage to a husband who doesn't pay her much attention and never seems proud of her. At work there's a man who takes a great interest in everything she does and gives her his undivided attention... alright, it may be Malcolm but you can't really blame her for developing a crush.
 * The sexual tension between Emma and Phil is even Lampshaded by Peter Mannion.
 * Funny Aneurysm Moment:
 * Any reference to scandal or public disgrace (and, being a political sitcom, there are plenty) is made slightly painful by what happened to Chris Langham after the series went out.
 * "I look like a disgraced geography teacher..."
 * Hugh's comment to Olly about not "clicking" with the PM's wife (his assertion that she'd say "he's a social spastic and very probably a registered nonce") combines this with a good measure of Hilarious in Hindsight for those of us with particularly dark senses of humour.
 * "You made up small children! That's sick!"
 * Ho Yay:
 * Malcolm and Jamie. "You and I will have a little discussion later."
 * Malcolm seems to love shoving Olly up against walls. And once on top of a lavatory sink.
 * "I won't make a blow-job joke if you won't."
 * Malcolm's at his most blatant with Dan Miller: "You're irresistable, you know that, don't you? Talk to you later, Bad Apple..."
 * Apparently there is enough between Olly and Dan Miller to be noted by Glenn:

Hugh: "An item? He made a pretty good job of, uh, made a pretty good job of shagging Angela Heaney."

Glenn: "He could be bisexual. A lot of them are, you know."

Hugh: "Hm. It's just interesting seeing the dynamics play within... within the staff.""


 * Jerkass Woobie: Malcolm Tucker.
 * Magnificent Bastard: Malcolm Tucker.
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * "Olly, we need you to fuck Hugh for us."
 * Subverted.
 * Narm Charm:
 * "COME OUT OF THE CUPBOARD HUGH..."
 * ...and of course . From anyone else this would be cliched and Narmy, from Malcolm it's awesome.
 * No Yay:
 * "I'll box his ears..." Glenn and Robyn. Or Glenn and Nicola. Or Glenn and anyone...
 * Nicola's squicked face whenever Steve Fleming hugs her is positively DO NOT WANT.
 * Shipping: Malcolm and Sam. Inverted with Olly - the audience feels like screaming at Emma and Angela to stay away from him.