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Malcolm is a veritable pop-culture encyclopaedia; when he's not shouting at people, he reads voraciously and watches a lot of movies and television, and he also absorbs a lot by osmosis from his family members, especially the youngsters. There's also the "Zeitgeist tapes" (from The Thick Of It S1.02):

Malcolm: This is important stuff, Hugh! Right, we do a weekly digest for the Prime Minister: we boil down the week's television, cinema, music, so on.

Ollie: The Zeitgeist tapes.

Malcolm: Exactly, the Zeitgeist tapes. EastEnders highlights, choice bits from all the reality shows, 10 seconds of music videos, that kind of thing.

Hugh: That's why the PM always looks so clued-up! I always thought he was genuinely quite with it.

Malcolm: No, no, he's as bad as you; he uses phrases like "with it" as well. Right, I'm gonna bike that over to Terri; watch it, ok? And listen, when you talk to Angela Heaney, remember to stick the boot into Hewitt. I'm putting it about that Cliff offered him two free weeks at his Tuscan villa for that piece, ok?

Hugh: Ten-four, daddy-o!

Malcolm: Hey, hey, hey, this is serious! You've got 24 hours to sort out your policy on EastEnders, right? Or you're for the halal butchers!

[Ollie does an imitation of the EastEnders opening music]

Malcolm: Even he knows.

So he will generally be inclined to fourth-wall the shit out of the people that he recognises. If I don't see a comment from you here, I'll go with what's in the community Fourth Wall Permissions post.

Also, Malcolm swears a lot. A lot. If you don't want your character sworn at ... probably they shouldn't interact with him. But if you don't mind, let me know if there are any restrictions or anything else noteworthy.

So, fill out the following bit and post in a comment below.

Also, please feel free to fourth-wall the hell out of Malcolm and to confuse him with other Capaldi characters (Frobisher from Torchwood, Sid's dad from Skins, even Caecillius from DW ep "The Fires of Pompeii").

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Character name: Edward Sexby
I [do] give permission to Malcolm to fourth-wall this character.
Notes and restrictions: Please, recognise him as John Simm - I'm okay with him being fourth walled, because he's actually from history. And probably won't follow if you accuse him of being from a period drama. If you accuse his wife of not existing, though, he'll be pissed. I would say, though, if he's going to do it, just for Sexby's sanity's sake, keep away from the scenes which nobody-else-knows-about (the *cough* not quite rape scene/the drag scene/his hallucinations) - this might get your lights punched out/send him into a man brood, depending on the circumstances.

But yeah, he's got a much more liberal fourth wall thing than Angelica because he is ze-historical one.
I have a great idea for a plot or a joke and it is: He will have an inexplicable desire to arrest you and chop your head off.

Also. for shits and giggles. if we can fit in the exchange 'on who's authority?' *drawing of a sword* 'that's a very good authority' (probably with more fucks, but hey) - we both get a bucket of bonus points.

Special swearing considerations: please, this guy can take it.

Character name: Paddy Maguire
I [do with restrictions] give permission to Malcolm to fourth-wall this character.
Notes and restrictions: Sean Gilder's been in a few British-teevee-things. Including Life on Mars. And...part of me imagines Malcolm might actually have watched Shameless. Which gives me a head scratching issue, as I never EVER thought this would come up.

Basically, Malcolm's free to mention whatever the hell he likes. But a-word-of-warning: if you mention any of the seriously messed up stuff? You'll get punched. If you mention his dad and the IRA connection, or his heroin addiction/the circumstances surrounding it? He'll kill you. No, really, he will. And will come up with an almost malcolm-esque creative way to describe doing so. So... um, I'm okay with it being done, but the consequences will be MASSIVE if he really pushes the fourth wall button. It does give a new definition to being fourth walled to death, though.
I have a great idea for a plot or a joke and it is: MORE SWEAR OFFS. This time, incomprehensible accent club style.
Special swearing considerations: Do it. A lot.

Character name: O'Brien
I [do] give permission to Malcolm to fourth-wall this character. (Choose one)
Notes and restrictions: Everything. Do it. Recognise Richard Burton, and... well, it's 1984. He's there TO be fourth walled. Feel free to throw in some reality tv jokes that would really confuse O'Brien too.
I have a great idea for a plot or a joke and it is: See above. The Big Brother connection, m'ladies.
Special swearing considerations: O'Brien will just think your self-control is deficient. And then slip up and swear back at you and hate himself for a few hours.

Character name: Doctor John Hix/Captain Swing
I [do] give permission to Malcolm to fourth-wall this character. (Choose one)
Notes and restrictions: My Discworld guys come together - if the Mr Malcolm has read them, then go for it. Hix is crazy-recent, though, and Swing is from just-the-one-book, but they're prette distinctive guys. So I've got no problem. Hix will shrug and decide it's Quantum.

And if you do fourth wall Swing? Telling him about Vimes/Keel would be fabulous. Mainly because his anger at the Doctor would be legendary.
I have a great idea for a plot or a joke and it is: This is an effort after four guys. Also, Brad Dourif and Al Pacino are fair game - hell, call Swing Wormtongue and see what happens. :D
Special swearing considerations: Swing can live, and so can Hix. :D

Character name: Howie. my laziness. She abounds.
I [do] give permission to Malcolm to fourth-wall this character.
Notes and restrictions: Do all of it if you like. Even feel free to make Nic Cage jokes. He will not like it one bit if you try to use it against him, mind, but it can be done. To be honest, surprised it hasn't happened already.
I have a great idea for a plot or a joke and it is: mess with him. He's from cult horror.
Special swearing considerations: He will hate-this-so-much, you can't even begin to describe. His offence. Will be HUGE.

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from the top, ladies.

I AM NOT REDOING THAT. LIVE WITH THE BOLD.