"The Thick of it" is basically YM/YPM transposed in the modern age, namely the media/spin cycle being at the centre of politics. It's a very worth successor.
It perfectly satirised the government of the time. The spin doctor is one of the most powerful government figures, unelected like the civil service, and operating at the whims of the press.
Q: What's the Danish term for "spin doctor"?
A: Spin doctor