
The Thick of It
TV Show • 2005 • Comedy
ReportSet in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
This tv show contains 13 potentially triggering events.
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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The t-slur is used (about a cis person) in s3e06.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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vincentdorian
No one is stalked, but Malcolm Tucker does mention having “spies” of sorts who follow people to gather intel on certain ministers, policies or The Opposition.
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Child abuse is implied by Malcolm Tucker when speaking of an unnamed shadow minister in Season 3 Episode 5.
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Addiction
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A character uses antidepressants although he is not prescribed them, and Nicola Murray mentions taking ketamine and paracetamol during two separate anxiety attacks.
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No, but Jamie makes an off-color joke about SA in the second special.
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Disability
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VeeElle
S2
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Used as a noun in s2e03, and as an adjective in s3e02 and s3e06
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Terri Coverly’s father dies, though not on screen. There’s only mentions of his death.
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Does someone cheat?
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Not in-series, but part of Peter Mannion’s backstory is that he cheated on his wife with a house maid, leaving the maid pregnant with a love child.
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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In Season 4 Episode 4, Ollie Reeder is in hospital after getting his appendix taken out.
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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vincentdorian
Nicola Murray has anxiety attacks throughout the show - specifically Season 3 Episode 3 and Season 4 Episode 4.
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vincentdorian
Not shown on screen, but a character does commit suicide, which launches an inquiry into his death.
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Is there shakey cam?
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The show is filmed in the style of a docuseries, so some scenes have shakey camera movements - such as Season 1 Episode 3, when Malcolm Tucker is running to DoSaC.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Most of the characters use extremely obscene language.
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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Only a mean-spirited reference to one.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Jethro
Not used against any lgbt people but a main part of the show is the excessive swearing which also features certain slurs
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Malcolm makes a joke about Stephen Hawking. He also uses the r-slur at Nicola.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Ollie Reeder, a white man, says the n-word in one of the specials (unsure which one). It is not said with the hard ‘r’.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Malcolm warns that he knows about some politician who wears stockings and blackface.
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vincentdorian
No one is misgendered, but Malcolm Tucker does use the t-slur in reference to Nicola Murray (who isn’t trans).
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Is there hate speech?
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The only explicit hate speech I can think of is when Ben Swain makes racially charged remarks to a black cleaner in Richmond Terrace (not shown on screen, but mentioned by the cleaner as she speaks to Malcolm Tucker about it). Jamie McDonald and Malcolm Tucker also make jokes about Ollie Reeder being gay (when in reality, he isn’t). These jokes are sometimes aimed at the fact that he has a girlfriend who “doesn’t mind”, however the majority of them are name-calling (i.e. “Happy New Queer” said by Jamie, “Did you have a nice Poof-mas?” said by Malcolm).
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Sex
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Is there bestiality?
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There are jokes about it.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Many of Malcolm Tucker’s insults/“bollockings” include what he calls “violent sexual imagery”. Other characters also use this type of speech.
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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S2
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terri coverley’s father has a stroke and later dies, referenced in episodes 1 and 2 of season 2
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