The Thick Of It may be dead and gone, but its spirit – and gleefully profane wordplay – lives on in the form of Armando Iannucci's other political , , which returns to Sky Atlantic and HBO for a second season in April.

Starring , and with a supporting cast stocked with comic talent such as Tony Hale and Matt Walsh, managed to be one of the most consistently funny shows on TV last year, perfectly capturing the ceremonial and slightly superfluous role of the vice-president in US political life.

That said, there was a sneaking suspicion that the show was a little unwilling in its first season to really go for the throat of its political targets in the way that Iannucci's other works did so consistently and so savagely. It's reassuring then to watch the trailer for the new series, which suggests a more aggressive outing this time around, with Meyer getting involved in foreign policy, and even tasked with resolving a hostage situation,can i play dvd on blu ray.

The gags are there too, of course,buy online dvd movies. Selina responds to an act of rebellion by her teenage daughter by suggesting a spot of "daughterboarding", while the playground putdown of simpering White House aide Jonah – "Kanye West Wing" – as a "jolly green jizz-face" is almost Malcolm Tuckerish in its conception. All of which bodes very well for season two.