The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) denouned the BBC's decision to air episodes of the show and urged those who could possibly be "triggered" by the re-runs to call its free support hotline.<br>
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"We know there’s an impact from watching certain things that can retraumatise people," an individual that works with abuse victims told the Telegraph.<br>
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The show's writer and creator,&nbsp;Armando Iannucci, first made the announcement that the BBC decided to air episodes of his award-winning show on Twitter writing, "Oh, by the way, every episode of The Thick Of It now back up on BBC iPlayer."

Chris Langham, 74, was convicted in 2007 of 15 counts of
downloading and possessing child pornography.{ai:summary}<p>Convicted child sex offender, Chris Langham, will be back on European TV as BBC adds episodes of "The Thick of It" to iPlayer. Langham, who was convicted in 2007 for possessing child pornography, received backlash from the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) for triggering potential abuse victims. BBC's decision to air the show comes amidst another alleged sex scandal involving BBC presenter, Huw Edwards. #crime #society</p>

BBC airs comedy show featuring convicted child sex offender

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