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** Clearly Phil is referring to the famous newsreader there rather than the (at least to a UK audience) much less famous GoT character.
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** This could also mean why he referenced YouTube and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'' in around the time the War on Terror was declared; he didn't bother to remember the name of whatever video-sharing platform was in use at the time, nor did he bother to remember which film Jamie talked about. The names change over time, depending on what's relevant at the time Malcolm is reminiscing of the events of ''In the Loop''.

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** This could also mean why he referenced YouTube Website/YouTube and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'' in around the time the War on Terror was declared; he didn't bother to remember the name of whatever video-sharing platform was in use at the time, nor did he bother to remember which film Jamie talked about. The names change over time, depending on what's relevant at the time Malcolm is reminiscing of the events of ''In the Loop''.
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!!The other versions of the characters appearing in ''InTheLoop'' (Toby\Ollie, Michael\Glenn, Roz\Terri, Suzy\Emma, Jonathan\Julius) are alter egos that exist in EVERY government department.

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!!The other versions of the characters appearing in ''InTheLoop'' ''Film/InTheLoop'' (Toby\Ollie, Michael\Glenn, Roz\Terri, Suzy\Emma, Jonathan\Julius) are alter egos that exist in EVERY government department.



!!Series/TheThickOfIt, InTheLoop and {{VEEP}} are the same Ianucciverse

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!!Series/TheThickOfIt, InTheLoop Film/InTheLoop and {{VEEP}} Series/{{VEEP}} are the same Ianucciverse
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!!In the [=ThickVerse=], YesMinister is called The Thick Of It

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!!In the [=ThickVerse=], YesMinister Series/YesMinister is called The Thick Of It
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** This could also mean why he referenced YouTube and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''; he didn't bother to remember the name of whatever video-sharing platform was in use at the time, nor did he bother to remember which film Jamie talked about. The names change over time, depending on what's relevant at the time Malcolm is reminiscing of the events of ''In the Loop''.

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** This could also mean why he referenced YouTube and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''; ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'' in around the time the War on Terror was declared; he didn't bother to remember the name of whatever video-sharing platform was in use at the time, nor did he bother to remember which film Jamie talked about. The names change over time, depending on what's relevant at the time Malcolm is reminiscing of the events of ''In the Loop''.
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** This could also mean why he referenced YouTube and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''; he didn't bother to remember the name of whatever video-sharing platform was in use at the time, nor did he bother to remember which film Jamie talked about. The names change over time, depending on what's relevant at the time Malcolm is reminiscing of the events of ''In the Loop''.
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This explains why Nicola is head of The Party (known as The Opposition in this universe) and why Robyn (a character not seen since series 2) is still in DoSAC, why both Glenn and Terri are part of the Opposition, why Ollie is actually competent, and why Glenn whitewashes walls twice, both in Series 2 AND Series 3 and both at around the same time.

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This explains why Nicola is head of The Party (known as The Opposition in this universe) and why Robyn (a character not seen since series 2) is still in DoSAC, [=DoSAC=], why both Glenn and Terri are part of the Opposition, why Ollie is actually competent, and why Glenn whitewashes walls twice, both in Series 2 AND Series 3 and both at around the same time.



** Phil also makes a bizarre reference to Jon Snow and "balancing the good and the bad", and in a deleted scene describes the Minister of Dosac as being the equivalent of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, which in a strange way, it is.

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** Phil also makes a bizarre reference to Jon Snow and "balancing the good and the bad", and in a deleted scene describes the Minister of Dosac [=Dosac=] as being the equivalent of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, which in a strange way, it is.



The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into [[=DoSAC=]]. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.

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The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into [[=DoSAC=]].[=DoSAC=]. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.
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The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into {{=DoSAC=}}. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.

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The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into {{=DoSAC=}}.[[=DoSAC=]]. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.
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The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into {{DoSAC}}. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.

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The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into {{DoSAC}}.{{=DoSAC=}}. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.
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!!Alternatively, ''The Thick Of It'' is same slightly-different Britain as ''Yes Minister''
The Department of Administrative Affairs was eventually folded into {{DoSAC}}. And (as far as I can remember) in TTOI, nobody ever ''explicitly'' mentioned Thatcher (probably because of NoPartyGiven), leaving the possibility of a Hacker ministry.
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!!TheThickOfIt, InTheLoop and {{VEEP}} are the same Ianucciverse

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!!TheThickOfIt, !!Series/TheThickOfIt, InTheLoop and {{VEEP}} are the same Ianucciverse
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** If this is the case, then Julius may be a chameleon-arched Master, and perhaps Malcolm keeps Jamie around out of subconscious memories of Jamie MacCrimmon?
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This explains why Nicola is head of The Party (known as The Opposition in this universe) and why Robyn (a character not seen since series 2) is still in DoSAC, why both Glenn and Terri are part of the Opposition, and why Ollie is actually competent, and why Glenn whitewashes walls twice, around the same time.

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This explains why Nicola is head of The Party (known as The Opposition in this universe) and why Robyn (a character not seen since series 2) is still in DoSAC, why both Glenn and Terri are part of the Opposition, and why Ollie is actually competent, and why Glenn whitewashes walls twice, both in Series 2 AND Series 3 and both at around the same time.

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