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The Best Episodes of The Thick of It Season 4

Every episode of The Thick of It Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Thick of It Season 4!

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

Genre:Comedy

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Thick of It" season 4 is "Networked Nation", rated 7.4/10 from 406 user votes. It was directed by Natalie Bailey and written by N/A. "Networked Nation" aired on 9/8/2012 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "New Advisor".

  • Networked Nation
    7.4/10 406 votes

    #1 - Networked Nation

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2012

    Peter Mannion, the Secretary of State for Social Affairs, gets told to launch his Coalition partner Fergus's new 'Networked Nation' policy at a school.

    Director: Natalie Bailey

    Writer: N/A

  • New Advisor
    7.8/10 380 votes

    #2 - New Advisor

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2012

    With Glenn gone, Nicola Murray is busy breaking in her new policy advisor, Helen Hatley. When Helen is accidentally photographed holding notes from an ideas meeting, Nicola is understandably angry.

    Director: Billy Sneddon

    Writer: N/A

  • Thought Camp
    8.1/10 393 votes

    #3 - Thought Camp

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2012

    Stewart Pearson is running 'Thought Camp' at a remote country house hotel, as the perfect way to re-engage the party with the creative cloudscape.

    Director: Natalie Bailey

    Writer: N/A

  • Hear 2 Hear
    8.2/10 372 votes

    #4 - Hear 2 Hear

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2012

    With Nicola safely on a train to attend the party's Here 2 Hear in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot.

    Director: Becky Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Leak
    8.1/10 377 votes

    #5 - The Leak

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2012

    With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion both on the back foot after the unravelling of the key-worker housing sell-off policy there's inevitably going to be a scramble for the moral high-ground.

    Director: Chris Addison

    Writer: N/A

  • The Inquiry
    8.7/10 479 votes

    #6 - The Inquiry

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2012

    The government, opposition and civil service are called before Lord Goolding's inquiry.

    Director: Armando Iannucci

    Writer: N/A

  • The Final Reckoning
    8.3/10 367 votes

    #7 - The Final Reckoning

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2012

    Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the local cop-shop to press the flesh.

    Director: Tony Roche

    Writer: N/A