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What was this show?

Hi guys, this has been driving me nuts so I thought I'd ask on here and see if anyone can help! I'm trying to find out the name of a show I saw a while back, I remember it being a real wtf moment but absolutely hilarious despite this

Around 2005/6 ish, a TV sitcom/drama programme, black comedy style affair rather than a canned laughter jobby, and I think it was on either C4 or 5 (could be wrong about that but pretty sure).

In the scene I vividly remember the characters are, towards the end of the episode, in a flat and one of them opens a door to reveal a bedroom with a couple having sex, then as I remember it it turns out that the flat has an orgy going on in it (to the characters' horror) with people doing various bizarre acts such as pouring gravy over each other.

The next thing I can remember (and I can't recall how they got to this point) there is a joke about someone having a tattoo on his penis, one of the characters remarks "does it say 'small parts, not suitable for children?'" and the other characters in the room look horrified, act disgusted, etc.

Sorry for the rubbish description that probably makes it sound far less funny than it was, but if anyone can remember what this was then I'll be forever grateful!

Someone suggested Shameless the other day but I can't find anything on the net referring to the scene.

Cheers guys!

Was it definitely not a sketch show?

The first bit sounds a little like something out of one of the first two series of Skins.

That's what I was thinking.

Reminds me of Channel 5's 2005 sketch show Swinging.

Starring Jo Joyner and David Armand, Swinging tasks itself with exploring the somewhat unique attitude that Britons and British society shows towards love, sex and relationships.

It made me think vaguely of an Armstrong and Miller sketch. They are just the sort to pour gravy on one another.

Sounds like Respectable. I'm sure there was some gravy pouring orgy stuff in that.

from a quick Wikipedia search Respectable sounds like it would have been around the right time and from having a quick look on imdb the lead actor looks familiar so I'm guessing that must be it!

thank you so much guys! its been absolutely doing my head in wondering what it was and tbh Respectable doesn't ring any bells so it would have been a long old search! :)

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