Colm O'Regan: There’s a description for shows where people are really good at their jobs — competency porn

Even when I’m pretty stressed after a one-hour shift in front of the telly, I can congratulate myself on watching a job well done

Colm O'Regan: 'It’s like the opposite of most TV. Mix-ups and people not telling each other things or bumping into stuff.' Picture: Alamy 

We get our kicks in different ways, and you worry it’s just you. Is anyone else weird like me? Horror-reading the legal agony aunt columns in papers about wills gone wrong or rights of way blocked with piles of dung.

Does anyone else feel weirdly satisfied reading about the serial compo claimant being confronted with footage of them doing Hyrox? When will they drop their most recent case after their neck brace miraculously seems to be no longer needed? It’s not nice to feel alone, so it’s good to find a community.