Alma's Not Normal

Director(s)Andrew Chaplin
Production year2024
Genre(s)Comedy
Approx. running minutes29m
CastSophie Willan, Jayde Adams, James Baxter, Lorraine Ashbourne

Alma's Not Normal

strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a comedy series; in this episode, Alma visits the job centre, and falls back into old habits with her ex before realising their relationship has fully ended.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'prick', 'cock', 'twat', 'shit', 'piss', 'sod', 'bloody', 'dick', 'knob', 'tits' and 'arse'.
sex
There are strong verbal and visual sex references.
additional issues
There are verbal and visual drug references, including flashbacks to a woman's childhood, during which she is raised by heroin addicts. There are also references to mental health.
strong language, sex, sex references
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA’S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, Alma gets a new job and tries online dating.

language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘cock’, ‘prick’, ‘shag’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’ and ‘bastard’, as well as use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
sex
There are comic sex scenes, including one featuring vigorous mechanical thrusting, spanking and rear nudity. There are frequent comic sex references, such as references to sex work, anal sex, ‘shagging’, ‘dick pics’ and orgasms. A scene takes place in a sex shop where sex toys, whips and cuffs are prominently displayed.
additional issues
A woman’s ex boyfriend is described as ‘abusive’. There is brief sight of someone smoking a joint.
strong language, sex, sex references, drug misuse, brief sexual assault
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a comedy series; in this episode, Alma begins to develop feelings for one of her clients, which leads to a falling out with loved up Leanne.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'bitch', 'cock', 'twat', 'whore', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bloody'.
sex
A woman working as an escort has several encounters with clients, and fulfills various requests. There is strong sex, and strong verbal sex references.
drugs
People snort cocaine at a sex party.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During consensual sex, a man engages in a sex act with a woman after she has withdrawn her consent to participating in that specific sexual act.
additional issues
A man grabs a woman by the throat.
very strong language, strong sex references, drug references
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a British sitcom; in this episode Alma helps her mother to find a new home.

language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), as well as the middle finger gesture and other terms including 'prick', 'piss', 'bloody', 'arse', 'shit' and 'Jesus Christ'.
sex
A sex worker spanks a man while 'talking dirty' to him. There other verbal sex references.
drugs
There are multiple references to drugs misuse and addiction.
additional issues
There is partial breast nudity.
strong language
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a sitcom; in this episode, Alma learns more about her life within the care system.

language
The episode features strong language ('motherf**ker' and 'f**k').
additional issues
A woman decorates her living room with penis sculptures. There's also a scene in which a woman has her boyfriend tied up in bed; however there's no strong detail. There is a brief comic sex scene. There are undetailed references to drugs.
very strong language, drug misuse, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a comedy series; in this episode, Lin's relapse prompts Alma to make changes in her own life.

violence
A woman confronts her boyfriend about his past behaviour towards her, and details instances of him being physically and verbally abusive over a period of time, as well as distributing sexual images of her online when they were separated.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), and strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') throughout, as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'cock', 'bloody', 'piss', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
drugs
A woman with a drug addiction injects herself with heroin, despite her daughter's pleas not to. Flashbacks depict habitual drug abuse over a period of several years.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references, and references to mental illness.
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, Alma returns to Bolton and finds out some bad news about Grandma.

language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'slut', 'bloody', 'shit', 'tits', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are strong sex references, such as sight of photographs depicting bondage adorning the walls of a brothel. Brief sexualised buttock nudity occurs.
additional issues
A mentally ill woman is seen behaving erratically in a secure mental health unit. Drug references include mentions to ecstasy and addiction. There is a brief and undetailed reference to self-harm. Comic mild scary moments occur in which a woman works in a ghoulish interactive experience with other actors who are covered in fake blood.
very strong language
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, Alma gets a job at Leanne's bar and meets a potential love interest.

language
Infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') is accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'). Milder terms include 'twat', 'shag', 'piss', 'bloody', 'shit', 'arsehole', 'tits' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
A scene includes female breast nudity. There are moderate sex references, such as mentions to 'throuples'. A man rolls a joint and a woman smokes what is implied to be cannabis from a pipe. A man is punched in the face. Frequent references are made to cancer and cancer treatments.
very strong language, strong sex references
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, all the family are reunited after some sad news.

language
Infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') is accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'). Milder terms include 'bitch', 'dick', 'knob', 'arse', 'bloody', 'piss' and 'hell'.
sex
There are strong sex references, such as a woman making a fellatio gesture and a verbal mention is made to an orgy. Men line up and display their bare buttocks in order to audition for the role of a dancer in a bar.
additional issues
Drug references occur. There are cancer, mental health and dementia references. Frequent references are made to death and bereavement. Family members light-heartedly talk about how cruel their mother was to them.
very strong language
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA’S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, Alma receives word from her estranged father.

language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and more frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’ and ‘bastard’.
additional issues
Sex references include use of the sexualised term 'f**k'. A scene features sight of drug paraphernalia including bongs and laughing gas cannisters. There is brief comic male buttock nudity. A man comments rudely on a woman's weight.
very strong language, strong sex references
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA’S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, Joan reveals some surprising news.

language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and more frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker', 'c*cksucker'). Milder terms used include 'twat', 'wanker', 'dickhead', 'slut', 'bitch', 'dick', 'pussy', 'slag', 'tosser', 'knobhead', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'tits', 'piss', 'shit', 'bloody', 'sod', 'arse', 'God' and 'hell'. A middle finger gesture is used.
sex
An ornament resembling realistic male genitalia is seen. There are occasional comic references to oral sex.
additional issues
There are upsetting scenes, as people struggle with the impending death of a loved one following a terminal diagnosis. A woman references addiction, but little detail is given. There is infrequent use of the discriminatory term 'gypsy'. Very mild rude humour includes fart jokes.
very strong language
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL is a British comedy series; in this episode, Alma comes to Lynn's defence.

language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and more frequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'piss', 'arse', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'tits' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is fleeting sight of an ornament resembling male genitalia. Occasional references are made to a person misusing drugs, however there is little detail and drug misuse is condemned. People grieve for the death of a loved one, and a woman exhibits symptoms of low mental health. A woman is pressed to the ground by staff in a care facility.
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
Classified date22/10/2021
LanguageEnglish
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'prick', 'cock', 'twat', 'shit', 'piss', 'sod', 'bloody', 'dick', 'knob', 'tits' and 'arse'.
sex
There are strong verbal and visual sex references.
additional issues
There are verbal and visual drug references, including flashbacks to a woman's childhood, during which she is raised by heroin addicts. There are also references to mental health.
very strong language, drug misuse, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman confronts her boyfriend about his past behaviour towards her, and details instances of him being physically and verbally abusive over a period of time, as well as distributing sexual images of her online when they were separated.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), and strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') throughout, as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'cock', 'bloody', 'piss', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
drugs
A woman with a drug addiction injects herself with heroin, despite her daughter's pleas not to. Flashbacks depict habitual drug abuse over a period of several years.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references, and references to mental illness.
strong language
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features strong language ('motherf**ker' and 'f**k').
additional issues
A woman decorates her living room with penis sculptures. There's also a scene in which a woman has her boyfriend tied up in bed; however there's no strong detail. There is a brief comic sex scene. There are undetailed references to drugs.
very strong language, strong sex references, drug references
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), as well as the middle finger gesture and other terms including 'prick', 'piss', 'bloody', 'arse', 'shit' and 'Jesus Christ'.
sex
A sex worker spanks a man while 'talking dirty' to him. There other verbal sex references.
drugs
There are multiple references to drugs misuse and addiction.
additional issues
There is partial breast nudity.
strong language, sex, sex references, drug misuse, brief sexual assault
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'bitch', 'cock', 'twat', 'whore', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bloody'.
sex
A woman working as an escort has several encounters with clients, and fulfills various requests. There is strong sex, and strong verbal sex references.
drugs
People snort cocaine at a sex party.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During consensual sex, a man engages in a sex act with a woman after she has withdrawn her consent to participating in that specific sexual act.
additional issues
A man grabs a woman by the throat.
strong language, sex, sex references
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘cock’, ‘prick’, ‘shag’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’ and ‘bastard’, as well as use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
sex
There are comic sex scenes, including one featuring vigorous mechanical thrusting, spanking and rear nudity. There are frequent comic sex references, such as references to sex work, anal sex, ‘shagging’, ‘dick pics’ and orgasms. A scene takes place in a sex shop where sex toys, whips and cuffs are prominently displayed.
additional issues
A woman’s ex boyfriend is described as ‘abusive’. There is brief sight of someone smoking a joint.
strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
22/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'prick', 'cock', 'twat', 'shit', 'piss', 'sod', 'bloody', 'dick', 'knob', 'tits' and 'arse'.
sex
There are strong verbal and visual sex references.
additional issues
There are verbal and visual drug references, including flashbacks to a woman's childhood, during which she is raised by heroin addicts. There are also references to mental health.
strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'slut', 'bloody', 'shit', 'tits', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are strong sex references, such as sight of photographs depicting bondage adorning the walls of a brothel. Brief sexualised buttock nudity occurs.
additional issues
A mentally ill woman is seen behaving erratically in a secure mental health unit. Drug references include mentions to ecstasy and addiction. There is a brief and undetailed reference to self-harm. Comic mild scary moments occur in which a woman works in a ghoulish interactive experience with other actors who are covered in fake blood.
very strong language
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') is accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'). Milder terms include 'twat', 'shag', 'piss', 'bloody', 'shit', 'arsehole', 'tits' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
A scene includes female breast nudity. There are moderate sex references, such as mentions to 'throuples'. A man rolls a joint and a woman smokes what is implied to be cannabis from a pipe. A man is punched in the face. Frequent references are made to cancer and cancer treatments.
very strong language, strong sex references
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') is accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'). Milder terms include 'bitch', 'dick', 'knob', 'arse', 'bloody', 'piss' and 'hell'.
sex
There are strong sex references, such as a woman making a fellatio gesture and a verbal mention is made to an orgy. Men line up and display their bare buttocks in order to audition for the role of a dancer in a bar.
additional issues
Drug references occur. There are cancer, mental health and dementia references. Frequent references are made to death and bereavement. Family members light-heartedly talk about how cruel their mother was to them.
very strong language
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and more frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’ and ‘bastard’.
additional issues
Sex references include use of the sexualised term 'f**k'. A scene features sight of drug paraphernalia including bongs and laughing gas cannisters. There is brief comic male buttock nudity. A man comments rudely on a woman's weight.
very strong language, strong sex references
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and more frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker', 'c*cksucker'). Milder terms used include 'twat', 'wanker', 'dickhead', 'slut', 'bitch', 'dick', 'pussy', 'slag', 'tosser', 'knobhead', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'tits', 'piss', 'shit', 'bloody', 'sod', 'arse', 'God' and 'hell'. A middle finger gesture is used.
sex
An ornament resembling realistic male genitalia is seen. There are occasional comic references to oral sex.
additional issues
There are upsetting scenes, as people struggle with the impending death of a loved one following a terminal diagnosis. A woman references addiction, but little detail is given. There is infrequent use of the discriminatory term 'gypsy'. Very mild rude humour includes fart jokes.
very strong language
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and more frequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'piss', 'arse', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'tits' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is fleeting sight of an ornament resembling male genitalia. Occasional references are made to a person misusing drugs, however there is little detail and drug misuse is condemned. People grieve for the death of a loved one, and a woman exhibits symptoms of low mental health. A woman is pressed to the ground by staff in a care facility.
Director(s)Andrew Chaplin
Production year2024
Genre(s)Comedy
Approx. running minutes29m
CastSophie Willan, Jayde Adams, James Baxter, Lorraine Ashbourne
Classified date22/10/2021
LanguageEnglish