TTOI mentioned in BBC News

Not sure if anyone else has been playing the new James Bond game and thought “M sounds really familiar…” That’s because she’s played by Priyanga Burford or as we’ll know her here, Baroness Sureka!(big hugs)

Now seeing as M is a codename and a governmental role is it too far fetched to think that Sureka became the new head of MI6 and the 00 programme? I’m going to say no it is not as the idea of a Bond/Tucker team up pleases me greatly

I’m also hopeful that in the next game there’ll be a level dedicated to taking down Steve Flemming

“This is like The Thick Of It… I’ve gone full Tonto”

(Mandelson’s Whats Apps released 01/06/26)

Mitt Romney's son in the 2014 documentary 'Mitt'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/steve-hilton-california-governor.html

The NYT article made it sound like he was the material for Malcolm Tucker, but I always thought that was based on Alastair Campbell.

Seems more likely that Steve Hlton was the source for Stuart Pearson, who did not swear that much. "Are you an AmeriCAN or AmeriCAN'T?" makes sense now.

Working at the coal face.

Nicholsons Choice.

We all love the show, although I don't see many references to this episode on this sub, a very underrated episode, easily overlooked. There are some classic lines that get overlooked what are your favourites?

One part of me thinks he was just a misunderstood, out of touch, old fashioned MP who was simply doing his best. After all Malcom (like always) made things absolutely impossible between the two of them.

However the other part of me says he was an insane, angry, moustached, smarmy creep who tried way too hard to be funny and everyone's mate. He was awful when he got Malcom sacked the first time and had potentially been sexually harassing Nicola Murray for months offscreen, that scene where he called her a "pottymouth" he really violated her personal space. Made worse by the fact we could see right up his nose.

David Haig really knocked this role out the park, I don't think I've ever known a side Character in any TV Show to have the impact Mr Fleming did. It's a shame we didn't get to see more of him in Season Four..

The kraken awakes!!