To want to wrap poor Malcolm Tucker in a big blanket and protect him from the world <spoiler alert>

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I don't usually get involved with TV, but The Thick of It has always gripped me.

It was heart-rending to see MT broken and defeated last night, pouring his ashen heart out to Snakey Ollie. When he was talking about having no real friends, no children (gulp) and no memoirs, you got a small glimpse of a normal man who has given up everything for a thankless job that has turned him into nothing but, as he said, a host.

Made me want to collect him out of the cab at the end and take him home for some food.

I know when Ollie dropped him and carried on going he was only doing what MT would have done, but I hope he does end up pissing himself on his BIL's sofa.

No! (Unless I am too!) I felt desperately sorry for him. That speech was brilliant. I even wondered if my icy heart would now melt for the real life snakes he's based on, but it didn't- just for him! Poor man!

Thanks for the spoiler warning!

Yeah...I always thought he'd have a missus and a kid or two tucked away behind his hedge, waiting patiently for him to give it all up.

Hang on, though.....he's not real....he's not real.....

Yes thanks for giving that away....

I think I fell completely in love with MT last night! And wished the fleas of a thousand camels upon Ollie's gonads!

I am so sad it's ended

Yes, you could've let people know in the title that tgere was going to be a spoiler .

Ollie hasn't got the balls.

I had a FILTHY dream about MT a few weeks back.

I've recorded that to watch - is it worth it now...???

Ah yes it was a good one. Nothing could beat the end of the last series though when Malcolm was ranting away while behind him the tv was reporting his 'resignation'. Awesome television.

Ollie was a hideous rat. I think Nicola Murray is a brilliant character too. Her self-loathing and crushing disappointment were so well portrayed.

Yes yes yes it's mega worth it.
I thought it'd be obvs there'd be a spoiler. I'll see if I can get the title amended.....how do I do that?

It's definitely worth watching it Sue - Malcolm's 'mooncup' insult is world class and one I intend to use over and over when appropriate!

Marzipan - how can I hhave that dream??

I don't think anything has been revealed here that wasn't obvious after the inquiry episode tbh.

Also, I would have thought if you hadn't watched last nights episode then you wouldn't open the thread.

I'm not worried about a spoiler (or I wouldn't have opened the thread) but dh was away yesterday so we will watch TTOI tonight, what I did watch last night was the film of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher on ITV3 which had Peter Capaldi as Samuel Kent, he was very good in that too.

That's what I assumed, but....ya know......

I think the clue to a spoiler was in the title . YANBU he melted this cold heart too. gutted it's over.

I agree - a thread with Malcolm Tucker in the title, the day after the last episode is very obviously going to contain spoilers.

OP YANBU - he seemed so forlorn.

The insults last night were fantastic. Glenn was particularly brilliant.

Yeah....Glenn!

I loved Glenn - he was brilliant! It was one of the best end of/tidying up episodes of anything, ever.

And his parting shot to Peter Mannion.....

I admit I did think of MN when I heard the mooncup insult!

I have had a huge crush on MT since the beginning

Ach, I'm going to have to wait until the kids are in bed before I can watch it.

Have always loved Malcolm Tucker.