Not Safe for Work
A dysfunctional comedy drama series about work for a jilted generation.
Created by D.C. Moore
On Channel 4
A workplace comedy-drama about precarious young professionals navigating displacement and disillusionment, balancing humor with genuine social anxiety.
Not Safe for Work is a 2015 British comedy-drama series created and written by D.C. Moore for Channel 4. A group of disillusioned Londoner civil servants are forced to relocate to Northampton after public sector cuts, focusing on their personal and professional struggles as they navigate a new, less glamourous office environment.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Not Safe for Work violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Not Safe for Work sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Does Not Safe for Work leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Not Safe for Work scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
Is Not Safe for Work easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Not Safe for Work
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Not Safe for Work
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Not Safe for Work, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Not Safe for Work, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Not Safe for Work, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
