Wider? That's mental! We want to shut it down.
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Philip Bartholomew Cornelius Smith
Special Adviser to Peter Mannion, known for his childish demeanour and pop culture obsession despite his serious political role
Special Advisors
Lore Dossier
A working dossier for the character's place in the DoSAC machine: office role, political home, career pressure, and the relationships that pull them into the wider Westminster mess.
- Full name
- Phil Smith
- Occupation
- Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Social Affairs and Citizenship
- Department
- Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship
- Role
- Special Advisors
- Party
- Conservative
- Affiliation
- HM Government, Former HM Opposition
- Interests
- Fantasy literature (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Harry Potter), Science Fiction (Star Wars, Star Trek), Game of Thrones, Collecting mint condition action figures, Wham! and Queen music, Karaoke and dressing up
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Highlights
Roles
Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship
Special Advisors
Episode Timeline
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Transcript Evidence
- s04e05 at 00-02-22.080 - Wider? That's mental! We want to shut it down.
- s04e05 at 00-16-07.840 - Exactly. He was a male nurse. That's not just mad, that's mental.
Details
Career History
Source Notes
- BBC programme guide - Primary episode listings, broadcast order, and official summaries.
- British Comedy Guide episode archive - Independent episode summaries used to cross-check story arcs.
- The Missing DoSAC Files - Published tie-in material for extended in-universe detail.
- Local VTT transcripts and frame speech - Internal subtitle, frame, and speech data used for quote-level checks.
- The Thick of It Wiki - Secondary reference only; useful for connective tissue and aliases.
