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halfamoonAs my contribution I thought I would picspam a character from a little known show that I love.
Introduced in the third series and played by Rebecca Front, Nicola Murray is the UK's Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship and the main character in that series (and hopefully future series should they get the greenlight and within the show that Government stays in power) of British sitcom The Thick of It, which if you haven't heard of it, can be described as a modern version of Yes, Minister and is known for the show from which the movie In the Loop was spun from.
Nicola's brought into DoSAC despite being inexperienced because she's the only one who will take the job. Idealistic and somewhat naïve, she enters trying to make a difference – particularly on the matter of social mobility – and, well, doesn't. While most Ministers on the show achieve little, she has managed to distinguish herself in that she is not quite as self-serving and also one of few characters on the show who can successfully put the boot into resident hero/villain/object-of-the-fandom's-devotion Malcolm Tucker and some of her best moments are when she's doing exactly that.
I love the character and think she should be celebrated because not only is she a great case study for greater media scrutiny women in modern politics face (Nicola's make-up, clothing and skills as a mother all come up), but the writers do not seem to be afraid to allow her to be just as funny and flawed as the male characters on the show – something that's not all that common in comedies. Finally, her casting is also the only instance that I can think of when established show in need of a new lead, replaced the central male character with a female character.
I should warn you, I quote Nicola a bit and she more than holds her own with the swearing on the show (it is quite possibly the most foul-mouthed show on television).
"Fire up the turbo chargers and set phasers to equality: It's Murray time."
Introduced in the third series and played by Rebecca Front, Nicola Murray is the UK's Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship and the main character in that series (and hopefully future series should they get the greenlight and within the show that Government stays in power) of British sitcom The Thick of It, which if you haven't heard of it, can be described as a modern version of Yes, Minister and is known for the show from which the movie In the Loop was spun from.
Nicola's brought into DoSAC despite being inexperienced because she's the only one who will take the job. Idealistic and somewhat naïve, she enters trying to make a difference – particularly on the matter of social mobility – and, well, doesn't. While most Ministers on the show achieve little, she has managed to distinguish herself in that she is not quite as self-serving and also one of few characters on the show who can successfully put the boot into resident hero/villain/object-of-the-fandom's-devotion Malcolm Tucker and some of her best moments are when she's doing exactly that.
I love the character and think she should be celebrated because not only is she a great case study for greater media scrutiny women in modern politics face (Nicola's make-up, clothing and skills as a mother all come up), but the writers do not seem to be afraid to allow her to be just as funny and flawed as the male characters on the show – something that's not all that common in comedies. Finally, her casting is also the only instance that I can think of when established show in need of a new lead, replaced the central male character with a female character.
I should warn you, I quote Nicola a bit and she more than holds her own with the swearing on the show (it is quite possibly the most foul-mouthed show on television).
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