With the first season of Sky Atlantic's Veep concluding on Monday night, we take a look at five fictional figures who bring the ballot box to your telly box.

BBC Two has today confirmed political comedy series The Thick of It will return for a new seven-part series later this year.

To celebrate next week's launch of Veep, the new HBO comedy from The Thick of It writer Armando Iannucci, we've picked out our five all-time favourite political TV shows.

It’s difficult for a British audience not to try and draw comparisons with The Thick of It, particularly as its visual style is so immediately familiar.

Sky Atlantic has announced that US comedy series Veep will premiere exclusively on Sky Atlantic this June.