The Thick of It (TV Series)

The Rise of the Nutters (2007)

Joanna Scanlan: Terri Coverley

Quotes 

• Oliver Reeder : So, Ben, on Newsnight.

  Terri Coverley : Ben Swain's going on Newsnight?

  Oliver Reeder : Yeah. Oh, thank God you didn't know, either. I thought it was just me.

  Terri Coverley : No, I did know about that, actually.

  Oliver Reeder : Why did you say it like that, then: "Ben Swain going on Newsnight?"

  Terri Coverley : You're just out of the loop. I'm very well wired into the Tomists.

  Oliver Reeder : [laughs]  Nobody calls them Tomists, they're Nutters, Terri, nobody calls them Tomists.

  Terri Coverley : I don't like that word, my sister works in mental health!

  Oliver Reeder : Yeah, well.

• Oliver Reeder : [about Ben's book 'It's The Everything, Stupid: How To Get Ahead In Modern Politics']  This is looking good. When's it coming out?

  Ben Swain : End of the week.

  Terri Coverley : Great title!

  Ben Swain : Thank you.

  Oliver Reeder : And have you written it yourself or was it ghosted by...?

  Ben Swain : By Victoria Beckham? No, everything in there is entirely written by me, I think you will find.

  Oliver Reeder : There you go, you have hidden talents.

• Malcolm Tucker : What is going on with this coalface bullshit, Terri?

  Terri Coverley : What this? What this? I don't understand...

  Malcolm Tucker : The Opposition fat-fighting immigration.

  Terri Coverley : There was an official request this afternoon from Stewart Pearson, their PR guy. I saw no legitimate reason to stop it, so... And he was very nice.

  Malcolm Tucker : He was nice?

  Terri Coverley : Good manners cost nothing, Malcolm. Just because you two were raised by Scottish wolves!

  Malcolm Tucker : Jesus Christ! Is it this fucking easy to get into your knickers? 'Cause if I was you, I would go down to the clap clinic and get them have a good look up you!

  Terri Coverley : Listen, I followed procedure!

  Jamie : What about the two ticks?

  Terri Coverley : I didn't have to do the two ticks! I put a memo through to Julius, he ok-d it and it is going ahead!

• Malcolm Tucker : What is going on with this coalface bullshit, Terri?

  Terri Coverley : What this? What this? I don't understand...

  Malcolm Tucker : The Opposition fat-fighting immigration.

  Terri Coverley : There was an official request this afternoon from Stewart Pearson, their PR guy. I saw no legitimate reason to stop it, so... And he was very nice.

  Malcolm Tucker : He was nice?

  Terri Coverley : Good manners cost nothing, Malcolm. Just because you two were raised by Scottish wolves!

• Terri Coverley : [on the phone, about Peter Mannion in the Immigration center]  When everyone went out of the office he just Googled his name.

  Malcolm Tucker : Yeah, that's always fun. Although I find it quicker just to poke needles in my eyes.