There are many TV shows and movies where the viewer will spend hours afterwards asking What made you? Malcolm Tucker, Spin Doctor and foul-mouthed anti-hero of the BBCs political comedy The Thick of It is on evolution that people would kill to see played out on screen. How could such a vitriolic (albeit hilariously) character come to existence? There must have been a time when Malcolm wasnt chasing and berating bumbling politicians who were fumbling to tow the political party line. Malcolm Tucker: The Early Years would show the fearsome press officer in his days as an intern in the press offices of the opposition party. Drafting press releases, attending conferences and trying desperately to make an impact and become a force within the opposing party, Tucker would be similar to Chad from the film spin-off In The Loop, the American upstart desperate for his big break in Washington politics. We would see Malcolm evolve from bright and ambitious to worn down, cynical and eventually brutal, as he looks around the world of Westminster and realises that everybody is crazy and making it up as they go along. It would be interesting to see a version of The Thick of It set in the early Nineties, as Thatcher is hoisted out by her own government and John Major comes in, all whilst Tucker and his press machine are backing a new, cool alternative to the grey Tories, a la Tony Blair in 1997.
Daley is a freelance writer, blogger and filmmaker. Since graduating in Creative Writing and Journalism, he has written about everything from Film, Music, Boxing and Digital Marketing. He has also written and produced short films which have been shown in Festivals all over the world.
