Michael
Michael asked Caimh McDonnell:

Hi Caimh, two questions if you don't mind. 1. In Welcome to Nowhere Smithy is offered Vicodin for his flight anxiety, which - as we all know - is the opioid painkiller Dr. House is addicted to. Did you mean to write Valium instead, or is this a subtle commentary on the opioid crisis? 2. Was Banecroft inspired by Douglas Reynholm (Matt Berry) from the IT Crowd?

Caimh McDonnell Hi Michael,

Apologies for the slow response. To be honest, that might have been an error on my part - although I am tempted to claim it was a very subtle piece of satire!
As regards to the Matt Berry character - not really although I can see where you're coming from. The reality is there's probably quite a few 'nightmare bosses' characters that you can compare him too that appear in TV shows.

Thanks for the questions.

Caimh

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