TV Moments of 2012: The Thick Of It

Maybe expectations were too high for Armando Iannucci and co. sticking it to the coalition Government, but the fourth series of The Thick Thick Of It relied a bit too much on slapstick-style humour for laughs - the 3 Stooges style running down corridors jokes were overdone in particular.

On the plus side however, we saw a lot more of Peter Mannion as a central character and the hour long Goolding Inquiry, spoofing recent events at Chilcott and Levison hearings was one of the show's, let alone series stand out episodes.