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it seems, there is a german spin-off, named Eichwald, MdB — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.88.43.175 ( talk) 08:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Some of the 'see also's are pretty tenuous. What's the standard for inclusion? If Frontline why not Drop The Dead Donkey? I think we limit it to specifically satires of politics in government. If you disagree, by all means change back... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.174.38.142 ( talk) 19:08, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Unless I'm misunderstanding, it says 6 new episodes have been commissioned at the start of the article, and 10 at the end; does anyone know the correct info, or is it referring to 2 different things? -- hooverbag 15:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Fixed - split the difference and made it eight episodes :). Actually that's what the BBC comedy web site now says is happening.
This morning's Morning Edition says this series is coming to the USA, any detail? 68.73.199.88 13:01, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Armando Iannucci is not the sole writer of the show - there are several others including Jesse Armstrong and Tony Roche. Full list? Matt Leys 19:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
How was Hugh Abbot written out? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.20.229 ( talk) 03:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC) He hasn't as of yet, in the two special episodes he was 'away on vacation' and the plot focused more on Malcolm's struggle to remain influential. We'll have to wait and see if Hugh Abbot is written out next series or not.
Added info on the upcoming film, could someone sort the reference out, there's just a link, no title, not sure what the craic is there. Lukeitfc ( talk) 00:40, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
We really need consensus on this before the new series comes out. The original Chris Langham ones were broadcast in two batches of three episodes, originally advertised as two series. However, since then, and particularly on the DVD release, they've been referred to as the "first series". We could do with consistency on the matter - my opinion is that the ones coming out on the 23rd should be referred to as "series 2", but it would be good to have agreement. Bob talk 10:25, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone fancy collaborating on getting this article up to Good Article standard? There's definitely enough material out there - plenty of production info from the DVDs and the "Out of..." specials, plus interviews, press releases, reviews, etc. It seems like a series ripe for improvement now that the 3rd series has finished, but it might be quite an undertaking by oneself, and I was wondering if there are any offers for particular sections people would like to work on? Bob talk 13:24, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Anyone know if this is the same Ian Martin who does martian.fm? Mr Larrington ( talk) 13:53, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
The article says at this point: "On 2 April 2007, a DVD of the first six episodes was released as "The Complete First Series"." Yet my 2-disc British edition from 2007 clearly says "The Complete Series One & Two" on the packaging as well as on the discs. Later in this article the plot of seasons 1 & 2 is detailed and after that there is talk of season (series) 4. What about season 3? Do the 1-hour-specials count as season 3? Or is it due to the same mix-up about the first six episodes either counting as one or as two seasons? 89.204.153.64 ( talk) 22:18, 20 May 2010 (UTC)Martin Jost, Freiburg/ martinJost.eu
I am restructuring the article according to list-defined references and the Manual of Style. If you want to help, great; if you don't, please find amusement elsewhere. 86.45.146.39 ( talk) 20:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Great, now instead of upgrading all the references I've lost the entire edit due to protection. Done with this, well done, the article can go back to languishing now. 86.45.146.39 ( talk) 21:10, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Newbie or not, they should know not to intereact with others like that. raseaC talk to me 21:51, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Given his continually growing fame, I was surprised to see that there isn't a Malcolm Tucker (fictional character) article - has this been discussed before. A handy place to put some of those marvellous quotes and generally keep up with the great man as he continues to emotionally develop into the upcoming series. Just wondered if there have been objections to this in the past. At present, this article seems quite slimline for such a major series. Jamesinderbyshire ( talk) 09:26, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
Is it Olly or Ollie? - Both are used in the article. AltitudeJunkie ( talk) 00:56, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
This sentence in the introduction seems quite misleading. If you follow up the footnote, Campbell is in fact directly contradicting the comparison. This ought to be specified. Pechark ( talk) 19:08, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Was the initial plan really to make and broadcast ten further episodes after the first special in 2007? The source link is now dead, and it seems highly unlikely that the loss of Chris Langham alone would lead to such a drastic reduction. U-Mos ( talk) 12:16, 16 July 2012 (UTC) Yes, money was allocated for 10 half hours. 2 of those became the first special, and 2 the second. The remaining six were carried over to become series 3, which then was extended by two episodes at the producer's request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.174.19.245 ( talk) 22:02, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
I listed the first 2 episodes in a grid format and provided the plot description as it hadn't been done yet, but for some reason it isn't appearing in its required section. Please may someone fix it as I don't know how. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.137.45.101 ( talk) 16:37, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
"A running thread throughout the [fourth] series is an ongoing "Leveson-style public enquiry"." - this is sourced to an Iannucci quote from July about plans for such a plotline. Was this dropped for the broadcast episodes, or was I just not paying enough attention when I watched it? -- McGeddon ( talk) 18:37, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
The Goolding Inquiry appears in episode 6, which looks at the events surrounding Mr Tickel's death, which occurs in episode 3. The seeds of the storyline were planted right at the start of episode 1, however. The Inquiry is more akin to the Hutton Inquiry than Leveson, however. Skarloey ( talk) 19:06, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Langham's legal troubles and the resultant loss of a hit show's lead actor is the one factual piece of information that is of interest to a general public and needs to be mentioned within the first few sentences. It's more notable than any of the awards the show has received. I added it once and it was removed, but I'm adding it back. Any further changes should be discussed here. Acsenray ( talk) 16:37, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
What is the status of the series now that Peter Capaldi is joining Doctor Who? 68.146.69.225 ( talk) 02:11, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
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Jnestorius you tagged this in May 2016? Can you be more specific? – Finnusertop ( talk ⋅ contribs) 08:03, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
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Shall I just delete all of the above? jnestorius( talk) 11:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
The actor Christopher Douglas is missing from the cast list, as is the name of the supporting character he plays, Glen. He is rather a passive figure, most of the time; but he is standing in shot when Malcolm Tucker enters in the massive irretrievable data loss scene; and tries to warn Nicola Murray MP that Tucker doesn't know about it yet. His uninclusion is a glaring omission.
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it seems, there is a german spin-off, named Eichwald, MdB — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.88.43.175 ( talk) 08:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Some of the 'see also's are pretty tenuous. What's the standard for inclusion? If Frontline why not Drop The Dead Donkey? I think we limit it to specifically satires of politics in government. If you disagree, by all means change back... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.174.38.142 ( talk) 19:08, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Unless I'm misunderstanding, it says 6 new episodes have been commissioned at the start of the article, and 10 at the end; does anyone know the correct info, or is it referring to 2 different things? -- hooverbag 15:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Fixed - split the difference and made it eight episodes :). Actually that's what the BBC comedy web site now says is happening.
This morning's Morning Edition says this series is coming to the USA, any detail? 68.73.199.88 13:01, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Armando Iannucci is not the sole writer of the show - there are several others including Jesse Armstrong and Tony Roche. Full list? Matt Leys 19:17, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
How was Hugh Abbot written out? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.20.229 ( talk) 03:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC) He hasn't as of yet, in the two special episodes he was 'away on vacation' and the plot focused more on Malcolm's struggle to remain influential. We'll have to wait and see if Hugh Abbot is written out next series or not.
Added info on the upcoming film, could someone sort the reference out, there's just a link, no title, not sure what the craic is there. Lukeitfc ( talk) 00:40, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
We really need consensus on this before the new series comes out. The original Chris Langham ones were broadcast in two batches of three episodes, originally advertised as two series. However, since then, and particularly on the DVD release, they've been referred to as the "first series". We could do with consistency on the matter - my opinion is that the ones coming out on the 23rd should be referred to as "series 2", but it would be good to have agreement. Bob talk 10:25, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone fancy collaborating on getting this article up to Good Article standard? There's definitely enough material out there - plenty of production info from the DVDs and the "Out of..." specials, plus interviews, press releases, reviews, etc. It seems like a series ripe for improvement now that the 3rd series has finished, but it might be quite an undertaking by oneself, and I was wondering if there are any offers for particular sections people would like to work on? Bob talk 13:24, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Anyone know if this is the same Ian Martin who does martian.fm? Mr Larrington ( talk) 13:53, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
The article says at this point: "On 2 April 2007, a DVD of the first six episodes was released as "The Complete First Series"." Yet my 2-disc British edition from 2007 clearly says "The Complete Series One & Two" on the packaging as well as on the discs. Later in this article the plot of seasons 1 & 2 is detailed and after that there is talk of season (series) 4. What about season 3? Do the 1-hour-specials count as season 3? Or is it due to the same mix-up about the first six episodes either counting as one or as two seasons? 89.204.153.64 ( talk) 22:18, 20 May 2010 (UTC)Martin Jost, Freiburg/ martinJost.eu
I am restructuring the article according to list-defined references and the Manual of Style. If you want to help, great; if you don't, please find amusement elsewhere. 86.45.146.39 ( talk) 20:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Great, now instead of upgrading all the references I've lost the entire edit due to protection. Done with this, well done, the article can go back to languishing now. 86.45.146.39 ( talk) 21:10, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Newbie or not, they should know not to intereact with others like that. raseaC talk to me 21:51, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Given his continually growing fame, I was surprised to see that there isn't a Malcolm Tucker (fictional character) article - has this been discussed before. A handy place to put some of those marvellous quotes and generally keep up with the great man as he continues to emotionally develop into the upcoming series. Just wondered if there have been objections to this in the past. At present, this article seems quite slimline for such a major series. Jamesinderbyshire ( talk) 09:26, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
Is it Olly or Ollie? - Both are used in the article. AltitudeJunkie ( talk) 00:56, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
This sentence in the introduction seems quite misleading. If you follow up the footnote, Campbell is in fact directly contradicting the comparison. This ought to be specified. Pechark ( talk) 19:08, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Was the initial plan really to make and broadcast ten further episodes after the first special in 2007? The source link is now dead, and it seems highly unlikely that the loss of Chris Langham alone would lead to such a drastic reduction. U-Mos ( talk) 12:16, 16 July 2012 (UTC) Yes, money was allocated for 10 half hours. 2 of those became the first special, and 2 the second. The remaining six were carried over to become series 3, which then was extended by two episodes at the producer's request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.174.19.245 ( talk) 22:02, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
I listed the first 2 episodes in a grid format and provided the plot description as it hadn't been done yet, but for some reason it isn't appearing in its required section. Please may someone fix it as I don't know how. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.137.45.101 ( talk) 16:37, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
"A running thread throughout the [fourth] series is an ongoing "Leveson-style public enquiry"." - this is sourced to an Iannucci quote from July about plans for such a plotline. Was this dropped for the broadcast episodes, or was I just not paying enough attention when I watched it? -- McGeddon ( talk) 18:37, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
The Goolding Inquiry appears in episode 6, which looks at the events surrounding Mr Tickel's death, which occurs in episode 3. The seeds of the storyline were planted right at the start of episode 1, however. The Inquiry is more akin to the Hutton Inquiry than Leveson, however. Skarloey ( talk) 19:06, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Langham's legal troubles and the resultant loss of a hit show's lead actor is the one factual piece of information that is of interest to a general public and needs to be mentioned within the first few sentences. It's more notable than any of the awards the show has received. I added it once and it was removed, but I'm adding it back. Any further changes should be discussed here. Acsenray ( talk) 16:37, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
What is the status of the series now that Peter Capaldi is joining Doctor Who? 68.146.69.225 ( talk) 02:11, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
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Jnestorius you tagged this in May 2016? Can you be more specific? – Finnusertop ( talk ⋅ contribs) 08:03, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
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Shall I just delete all of the above? jnestorius( talk) 11:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
The actor Christopher Douglas is missing from the cast list, as is the name of the supporting character he plays, Glen. He is rather a passive figure, most of the time; but he is standing in shot when Malcolm Tucker enters in the massive irretrievable data loss scene; and tries to warn Nicola Murray MP that Tucker doesn't know about it yet. His uninclusion is a glaring omission.