Blackshore

Director(s)Dathai Keane
Production year2024
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes51m
CastLisa Dwan, Rory Keenan, Aidan McArdle

Blackshore

strong language, injury detail, suicide and sexual violence references
Classified Date:
29/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming

BLACKSHORE is an Irish crime drama series; in this episode, a detective investigates the case of a missing woman.

language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'skank', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'arse', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man subjects a woman to unwanted sexual touching before it is briefly implied that he sexually assaults her behind a toilet cubicle door. The scene is halted by a person's subsequent intervention.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes containing strong visual detail include those featuring dead bodies in the aftermath of a reported off-screen murder and suicide.
injury detail
There are scenes featuring heavily bloodstained corpses.
additional issues
A character punches a person in the face, followed by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A person appears to be held against her will by a man in unsettling scenes. There are moderate verbal sex references. There are also verbal references to mental health, as well as illness references, including to cancer.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming

BLACKSHORE is an Irish crime drama series; in this episode, Fia follows up on her suspicions about Cian.

language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shite’, ‘bullshit’, ‘piss’ and ‘bloody’.
additional issues
A person described as a religious cultist is shown fastening a metal cilice over an area of raw-looking skin on their thigh. There are undetailed references to sexual violence, and occasional verbal references to people dealing or misusing ketamine. A short fist fight results in a small cut on a person’s lip. Other issues include occasional mild sex references.
strong language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
29/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming

BLACKSHORE is an Irish crime drama series; in this episode, Fia discovers a series of victims who were drugged and subsequently raped.

language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('prick', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'Jesu', 'Christ', 'God').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are several references to women who were drugged and raped. This pattern of sexual violence is clearly condemned, and victims are also treated in sensitive and sympathetic fashion.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
References to drug misuse and drug dependency occur within a criticised and, accordingly, negative context. There are scenes of knife threat, and a scene in which a person is kidnapped. Mild sex references occur, and there are also upsetting references to murder, death, and cancer.
sexual violence, strong violence, suicide, language
Classified Date:
30/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming

BLACKSHORE is an Irish crime drama series; in this episode, Fia witnesses a violent act that triggers memories of a traumatic incident from her own past.

violence
Scenes include gunfire which is accompanied by bloody images.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms, including 'piss' and 'shit'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are visual and verbal references to sexual violence, including crime scene images and nudity, in the context of a criminal investigation.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene in which a man takes his own life.
additional issues
There is moderate sex, and there are undetailed verbal drug references.
sexual violence, strong language
Classified Date:
30/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming

BLACKSHORE is an Irish crime drama series; in this episode, Fia is convinced that Charlie's suicide cannot mark the closure of the case, while recent events in Blackwater unearth difficult memories for Niamh.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit', 'bastard' and 'crap'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes of sexual violence, including rape. There are also images depicting victims in the aftermath of sexual violence in the context of a criminal investigation.
additional issues
There is moderate violence, with accompanying bloody images. Verbal references relate to suicide and drug misuse.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
30/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming

BLACKSHORE is an Irish crime drama series; in this episode, Fia jeopardises her investigation by confronting Bill at his home.

violence
Scenes includes gunfire and heavy blows to the head with improvised weapons, accompanied by bloody injury detail.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit' and 'bastard'.
additional issues
There are also undetailed verbal references to sexual abuse.
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Classified date29/11/2024
LanguageEnglish
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'skank', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'arse', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man subjects a woman to unwanted sexual touching before it is briefly implied that he sexually assaults her behind a toilet cubicle door. The scene is halted by a person's subsequent intervention.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes containing strong visual detail include those featuring dead bodies in the aftermath of a reported off-screen murder and suicide.
injury detail
There are scenes featuring heavily bloodstained corpses.
additional issues
A character punches a person in the face, followed by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A person appears to be held against her will by a man in unsettling scenes. There are moderate verbal sex references. There are also verbal references to mental health, as well as illness references, including to cancer.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
30/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes includes gunfire and heavy blows to the head with improvised weapons, accompanied by bloody injury detail.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit' and 'bastard'.
additional issues
There are also undetailed verbal references to sexual abuse.
sexual violence, strong language
Classified Date:
30/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit', 'bastard' and 'crap'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes of sexual violence, including rape. There are also images depicting victims in the aftermath of sexual violence in the context of a criminal investigation.
additional issues
There is moderate violence, with accompanying bloody images. Verbal references relate to suicide and drug misuse.
sexual violence, strong violence, suicide, language
Classified Date:
30/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes include gunfire which is accompanied by bloody images.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms, including 'piss' and 'shit'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are visual and verbal references to sexual violence, including crime scene images and nudity, in the context of a criminal investigation.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene in which a man takes his own life.
additional issues
There is moderate sex, and there are undetailed verbal drug references.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shite’, ‘bullshit’, ‘piss’ and ‘bloody’.
additional issues
A person described as a religious cultist is shown fastening a metal cilice over an area of raw-looking skin on their thigh. There are undetailed references to sexual violence, and occasional verbal references to people dealing or misusing ketamine. A short fist fight results in a small cut on a person’s lip. Other issues include occasional mild sex references.
strong language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
29/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('prick', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'Jesu', 'Christ', 'God').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are several references to women who were drugged and raped. This pattern of sexual violence is clearly condemned, and victims are also treated in sensitive and sympathetic fashion.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
References to drug misuse and drug dependency occur within a criticised and, accordingly, negative context. There are scenes of knife threat, and a scene in which a person is kidnapped. Mild sex references occur, and there are also upsetting references to murder, death, and cancer.
strong language, injury detail, suicide and sexual violence references
Classified Date:
29/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'skank', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'arse', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man subjects a woman to unwanted sexual touching before it is briefly implied that he sexually assaults her behind a toilet cubicle door. The scene is halted by a person's subsequent intervention.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes containing strong visual detail include those featuring dead bodies in the aftermath of a reported off-screen murder and suicide.
injury detail
There are scenes featuring heavily bloodstained corpses.
additional issues
A character punches a person in the face, followed by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A person appears to be held against her will by a man in unsettling scenes. There are moderate verbal sex references. There are also verbal references to mental health, as well as illness references, including to cancer.
Director(s)Dathai Keane
Production year2024
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes51m
CastLisa Dwan, Rory Keenan, Aidan McArdle
Classified date29/11/2024
LanguageEnglish