Peter Capaldi refused to play Malcolm Tucker in a British comedy television series.
His next most notable role is spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It , for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations , winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010 .	spin doctor	spin doctor	Malcolm Tucker	Malcolm Tucker	The Thick of It	The Thick of It	British Academy Television Award	British Academy Television Award	Best Male Comedy Performance	British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance
The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government .	British comedy	British comedy	satirises	satire	British government	Her Majesty's Government
