The BEST episodes written by Sean Gray

The Leak
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8.39
253 votes

#1 - The Leak

The Thick of It - Season 4 - Episode 5

With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion on the back foot after the unravelling of the key worker housing sell-off policy, both government and opposition scramble for the moral high ground while the dirty floodwater of scandal laps around their toes. Several people are even calling for some sort of inquiry. Everyone wants to spin their own version of the story, by fair means or foul. But with more fingers being pointed, the scandal gets even bigger, threatening to implicate everybody. Meanwhile, in amongst it all, the department is trying to somehow launch the new Carers Pass.

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Episode 1
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8.34
474 votes

#2 - Episode 1

The Thick of It - Season 3 - Episode 1

Reshuffle day at Number 10. When the job at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship is turned down by everybody else, there is no option but to promote unknown quantity Nicola Murry to the Cabinet. The downside is she is very keen, has a husband who works for a company that has government contracts, has an 11-year-old about to go to a private school and is about to face the media at a crucial by-election poster launch. Something will have to be done.

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Here 2 Hear
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8.28
322 votes

#3 - Here 2 Hear

The Thick of It - Season 4 - Episode 4

With Nicola safely on a train to attend the party's Here 2 Hear event in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot against the leader of the opposition. But Olly will find it difficult to help, given that he's in St Thomas' Hospital with a burst appendix, and Ben Swain will want more than a bar of chocolate for playing along with the scheme. When Nicola finds out what's going on, she has to try to control the situation from a seat in standard class, right under the watchful eye of a 24-hour news channel. Is she sitting on the fast train to Nowheresville, West Yorkshire?

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Episode 6
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8.16
285 votes

#4 - Episode 6

The Thick of It - Season 3 - Episode 6

With the Prime Minister away at a summit in Spain, Malcolm Tucker is left at home to mind the shop. Just as Nicola Murray is about to launch her Fourth Sector Initiative to the media, the media decide that what they really want is someone to launch another leadership contest. Does Nicola have what it takes and, if she does, can Malcolm take it away from her before she does any damage?

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Episode 6
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8.04
56 votes

#5 - Episode 6

Time Trumpet - Season 1 - Episode 6

Pundits Adam Buxton, Stewart Lee, Mark Watson, Richard Ayaode, Matt Holness, David Sant, Jo Neary and Jo Enright look back from 2031 at the rise of TV evangelism and the Songs of Praise scandal, the relaunch of a nicer BNP and the tragedy that befell the London 2012 Olympics. Also featured is Vernon Kay, who couldn't stop growing.

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Running
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7.97
1285 votes

#6 - Running

Veep - Season 2 - Episode 9

The Veep continues her plans. Dan attempts to play both sides of the Selina-Danny Chung rivalry.

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Alicia
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7.93
1395 votes

#7 - Alicia

Veep - Season 3 - Episode 3

While Selina and her staff prepare for an Annapolis event where she will announce her candidacy, Dan gets word that "Saturday Night Live" has done a not-so-flattering sketch about her.

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Testimony
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7.82
1179 votes

#8 - Testimony

Veep - Season 4 - Episode 9

While Selina fields questions from the press, members of her staff testify before a congressional committee about whether the Families First vote was intentionally sabotaged – and who was really behind the data breach.

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Thanksgiving
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7.81
1294 votes

#9 - Thanksgiving

Veep - Season 5 - Episode 5

Selina celebrates Thanksgiving in her own special way. Ben and Kent manage a Thanksgiving Day crisis, deploying Tom James and VP Doyle to make statements in Selina’s absence. Ben sends Dan to work for Tom James.

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Convention
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7.79
1172 votes

#10 - Convention

Veep - Season 4 - Episode 5

At the party convention, Selina and her staff scramble against the clock to avert a major internal crisis. Amy grows increasingly infuriated with the president’s new advisor, Karen, who is coaching a nervous Catherine on her First Daughter speech to the convention. Back in D.C., Dan recruits Jonah and Richard to pose as influential Washington insiders.

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Some New Beginnings
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7.78
1453 votes

#11 - Some New Beginnings

Veep - Season 3 - Episode 1

In Iowa, Selina courts possible caucus voters at a book signing for her new autobiography, while her team attends a staff wedding in D.C. As the day proceeds, she and her staff get word of a rumor that could affect the next election.

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Hostages
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7.76
1407 votes

#12 - Hostages

Veep - Season 2 - Episode 3

As a hostage crisis in Uzbekistan heats up, Selina and Secretary of Defense General Maddox have trouble getting on the same page at their joint appearance at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico. Sue testifies at a congressional hearing on governmental efficiencies; Dan and Gary jockey for the Veep's ear.

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Chung
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7.57
1746 votes

#13 - Chung

Veep - Season 1 - Episode 4

Dan and Amy try to figure out if an Asian-American war hero-cum-governor could be a political threat to Selina. Meanwhile, Selina and Mike prep for her "Meet the Press" interview; and Gary and Amy make a startling discovery about Selina's romantic life.

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Catherine
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7.57
2039 votes

#14 - Catherine

Veep - Season 1 - Episode 3

Selina celebrates 20 years in Washington, D.C., but tries to keep a low profile after a newspaper article paints her as a diva and rumors float about her feud with the first lady. Meanwhile, Selina’s college-age daughter arrives for a visit, and is surprised that her mother is looking for a dog but appalled by her reaction to “Selina” being on the list of names for hurricanes.

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Eight Arms But No Hands
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7.43
997 votes

#15 - Eight Arms But No Hands

Avenue 5 - Season 1 - Episode 9

A search party commences for Matt, who's in hiding with a guilty conscience – and the airlock codes. Iris questions Karen about her rumored affair with Ryan. Rav seeks an apology from Judd for ruining her life, as chaos ensues when a seat on a rescue shuttle suddenly becomes available.

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I Love Judging People
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7.34
455 votes

#16 - I Love Judging People

Avenue 5 - Season 2 - Episode 7

The crew turns to a Judd-designed ranking algorithm to deal with their latest threat. As Ryan’s rating mysteriously tanks, Billie searches for her more worthy counterpart, and Judd attempts to make amends with an estranged Iris.

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