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‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV

‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV

Armando Iannucci wanted to make something ‘rough and ready’ about what politics was really like in the 2000s, but with a team of talented writers, he created a classic comedy that still resonates today. Katie Rosseinsky dissects the anatomy of its foul-mouthed invective

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