Wanting to investigate this disconnect was just "part of" why Theroux made the film in the US rather than the UK, he tells Refinery29. "The more honest answer is that I was living in America at the time, and I was reading a lot about it in the American context." He doesn’t believe he could have made a film on the issue in the UK, given his popularity among British students, attested by the glut of Theroux-themed club nights merch and memes he’s inspired . "On issues of extreme sensitivity, often involving allegations of sexual misconduct, as a production we tend to be able to go further in America. I don’t know if it’s because we’re lower profile or whether people in America just feel 'well, it’s only British TV, it doesn’t really matter'. I was more confident in being able to get the access we needed over there."