January 19 2010

Giveaway: In The Loop

posted by Steven Shaw at 2:23 pm

In-The-Loop Spare Room has three copies of the outstanding satire In The Loop to give away, thanks to Madman Entertainment.

For those who haven’t seen it, it’s a great British political comedy, filmed in fly-on-the-wall style and with plenty of strong language. It’s based on the BBC comedy series The Thick of It. Stars include Tom Hollander and Peter Capaldi, along with James Gandolfini and Steve Coogan.

Here’s a quick rundown of the plot:

“The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing.

The US General Miller (James Gandolfini) doesn’t think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander).

But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one (Chris Addison) can sleep with the right intern (Anna Chlumsky), and if they can both stop the Prime Minister’s chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war.

If they don’t… well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy (Gina McKee), who they never liked anyway and who’s back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who’s angry about a collapsing wall (Steve Coogan).”

To enter the draw, email us at with the subject line “In the Loop”. Make sure you include your postal address. (Rating is R13: Contains offensive language and sexual references).

[UPDATE: Congrats to the winners - Stu, Will, Catherine - vids are on their way]

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