The Thick of It
TV Show • 2005 • Comedy
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Your Triggers
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Needs More Answers
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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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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Domestic violence is implied by Malcolm Tucker when talking about an unnamed shadow minister in Season 3 Episode 5.
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Is someone stalked?
31 supporters
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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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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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Animal
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Assault
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No, but Jamie makes an off-color joke about SA in the second special.
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Is rape mentioned?
126 supporters
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Rape and sexual assault are mentioned as part of jokes throughout the whole show, but there is no mention of any actual rape.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there shaving/cutting?
57 supporters
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peter mentions shaving in the reflection of a kettle but that’s it
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Children
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Death
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
43 supporters
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S2
E3
Used as a noun in s2e03, and as an adjective in s3e02 and s3e06
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Family
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Does a parent die?
42 supporters
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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?
30 supporters
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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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Fear
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Gross
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
75 supporters
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S3
E6
The t-slur is used (about a cis person) in s3e06.
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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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Not shown on screen, but a character does commit suicide, which launches an inquiry into his death.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there misophonia?
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characters speak with food in their mouths a moderate amount, if you skip it you don’t miss much plot-wise
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Nicola Murray has anxiety attacks throughout the show - specifically Season 3 Episode 3 and Season 4 Episode 4.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
64 supporters
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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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Are there sudden loud noises?
56 supporters
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malcolm shouts C**T in the middle of a sentence talking to phil
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
14 supporters
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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?
66 supporters
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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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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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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
55 supporters
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Malcolm warns that he knows about some politician who wears stockings and blackface.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
53 supporters
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Malcolm makes a joke about Stephen Hawking. He also uses the r-slur at Nicola.
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Is there hate speech?
42 supporters
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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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Are there usages of the n-word?
41 supporters
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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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Race
Is there blackface?
1 supporters
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mentions of it in s3 e5
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Relationships
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
120 supporters
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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?
83 supporters
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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?
22 supporters
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S2
E1
terri coverley’s father has a stroke and later dies, referenced in episodes 1 and 2 of season 2
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
89 supporters
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The ending to the series is a downer and a half. Malcolm Tucker has lost his job and is facing a possible prison sentence, Stewart Pearson has been sacked, Nicola Murray and Ben Swain both resign on the same day, Glenn Cullen has quit in a fit of rage and plans to turn himself in for perjuring himself during the inquiry (but decides against it at the last minute), and Ollie Reeder has taken over Malcolm’s position, which Malcolm says he won’t last over 18 months in.
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Vehicular
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Violence
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