fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship
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The fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship is the chaotic, bureaucracy-ridden government ministry at the heart of the British political satire series "The Thick of It," where much of the show's political maneuvering and comedic dysfunction unfolds.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional government department
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fictional organization ⓘ television fictional entity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Thick of It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealWorldConcept |
UK government departments
GENERATED
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social policy ministries GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | BBC television production NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
bureaucratic dysfunction
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government bureaucracy ⓘ ministerial chaos ⓘ political maneuvering ⓘ |
| fictionalGovernmentLevel | central government ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Whitehall, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMediumOfAppearance | television GENERATED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | political satire ⓘ |
| hasFictionalFunction |
development of social policy
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implementation of citizenship-related policy ⓘ |
| hasFictionalJurisdictionOver |
citizenship
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domestic social policy ⓘ social affairs ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalContext | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central government ministry
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primary setting ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | British central government in The Thick of It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
bureaucracy-ridden
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chaotic ⓘ politically sensitive ministry ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | viewers of political satire ⓘ |
| toneOfDepiction |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| usedFor |
satire of New Labour era politics
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satire of Whitehall bureaucracy ⓘ workplace comedy setting ⓘ |
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