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  1. After playing a bumbling Whitehall press officer in The Thick of It and a status-obsessed nurse in Getting On, her role in the new comedy drama Heading Out couldn't be a bigger contrast: she...

  2. Mar 21, 2024 · Here’s a look at 15 things you might not know about one of television’s finest, and sweariest, sitcoms. 1. The Thick of It was inspired by another great British political satire. In 2004 ...

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  3. May 30, 2021 · Joanna Scanlan: ‘I use the naked body as a costume’ She’s the queen of acerbic British comedy but the actor is taking a dramatic turn as a Muslim widow in acclaimed new film ‘After Love’.

  4. Oct 17, 2013 · She is best known as a no-nonsense press secretary in The Thick of It, but Joanna Scanlan will soon been seen in a very different role — as the abandoned wife of Charles Dickens.

  5. Oct 17, 2021 · If there's one quintessential Scanlan performance, it has to be her utterly exceptional portrayal of Terri Coverley in the BBC's The Thick of It alongside Chris Addison and Peter Capaldi.

  6. Jan 4, 2023 · Currently starring in Channel 4's psychological drama, The Light in the Hall, the 61-year-old has also appeared in Bridget Jones's Baby, Gentleman Jack and The Larkins, to name a few – but what ...

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  8. Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress and writer. On television, she is known for her roles in The Thick of It (2005–2012), Big School (2013–2014), Puppy Love (2014), No Offence (2015–2018), Requiem (2018), and The Larkins (2021).