Pictures of topless women are shown on a wall towards the start of the movie. This is brief and the images aren't in focus.

A man makes hinting advances towards another man and later tries to force himself on him, but is talked down.

A man says that he has just narrowly avoided "having a buggering".

Despite some UK releases being rated 15 for 'Strong Violence', the film contains little to no onscreen violence.

Numerous verbal threats throughout.

A couple of scenes involving one man using threatening behaviour towards another man. No real violence is seen.

Two characters deliberate on how best to kill a chicken.

The word 'spade' is twice used to describe a black man, once by the sympathetic hero-narrator. A less sympathetic character contemptuously refers to an apparently Jewish man as a 'dreadful little Israelite'.

32 uses of 'fuck,' 16 of 'bastard,' 3 of 'shit,' 2 of 'cunt,' 'wanker,' and 'bollocks,' and 1 of 'bitch.'

A main character is an alcoholic and is often seen inebriated and disgruntled throughout.

Smoking is frequent throughout the film.

A man drives whilst inebriated.

A man drinks lighter fluid and he promptly vomits offscreen.

Many scenes take place in pubs so drinking is frequently shown.

A minor character is a drug dealer, he frequently talks about drugs and displays his inventory which includes pills and cannabis.

A Cannabis joint is rolled and smoked in one scene.

A couple of scenes that some people may find disturbing or intense, such as the one mentioned in the Sex & Nudity section and another when two characters are upstairs and think someone is attempting to break into the house.