Boat Story

Director(s)Alice Troughton
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes56m
CastCraig Fairbrass, Daisy Haggard, Tchéky Karyo

Boat Story

Classified Date:
19/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Creative
strong bloody violence, gore, language, threat
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

BOAT STORY is a darkly comic British crime series; in this episode, two down-on-their-luck strangers happen across a shipwrecked boat carrying cocaine, unaware that violent parties are also seeking out the haul.

violence
There are multiple shootings resulting in blood spurts and splashes. A man tortures another by pulling his tongue out of his mouth and slicing it off with a razor blade; the actual cutting is hidden from view. There are stabbings and hand to hand fighting involving crunchy punches, kicks and shoves.
threat and horror
A man is tied, gagged and threatened with torture and death. There are scenes of gun and knife threat. Frightened characters hide from murderous masked gunmen.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'shit', 'arsehole', 'bollocks', 'piss', 'tits', 'bloody', 'sodding', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
injury detail
A character's hand is trapped in machinery, resulting in sight of a large amount of dripping blood; we then see an out of focus image of their fingerless, bloody hand. There is close-up sight of a severed head and also blood on people's faces in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There are brief comic verbal sex references, including use of the term 'hard-on'. A man grieves for a dead loved one.
strong language. bloody violence, gore, threat
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

BOAT STORY is a darkly comic British crime series; in this episode, Janet and Samuel make plans to sell on the drugs as The Tailor takes a brutally active role in tracking his missing merchandise.

violence
A man is hit in the face with a hammer and then repeatedly bludgeoned; most of these blows are hidden from view. A kneeling man is shot in the back of the head; there are shootings with blood spurts and sight of blood in the aftermath of violence. There is a scene of implied torture. There are verbal references to decapitations.
threat and horror
A gang subdues a man, hangs him by his feet and threaten to beat him with metal poles. A tool is placed into a man's mouth with the threat of cutting open his cheek.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'twat', 'wanker', 'shit', 'dick', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'arsehole', 'son of a bitch', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God'.
injury detail
A man burns the dismembered body parts of a murder victim. We see a character's severed head, but it is revealed to be a model. There is close-up sight of a man's bloody hand and sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There is sight of drug paraphernalia, including a bong and bags of marijuana, as well as verbal references to drug misuse and dealing. A man sexually harasses a woman by sending her a picture of his penis; we do not see this image. A teenage boy experiences bullying behaviour from schoolmates. There are mild comic verbal sex references and it is implied a couple has had sex off-screen.
very strong language, strong violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

BOAT STORY is a darkly comic British crime series; in this episode, Guy closes in on Janet and Samuel, while The Tailor's romantic pursuits do not run as smoothly as he had hoped.

violence
A man is shot in the head, resulting in a spurt of blood and splashes over his surroundings. A woman is pinned against a wall by a man, then shoved away.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms like 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'bloody', 'hell' and 'Jesus'.
drugs
We see a man snort cocaine. There are references to drug dealing.
additional issues
There are mild comic verbal sex references and innuendo; a man has a suggestive dream involving a woman kneading bread dough. It is implied a couple have had sex. A man is hung by his ankles as people prepare to hit him with metal bars. There are scenes of gun threat. A boy sustains bloody head injuries following a car crash, in a black and white flashback sequence.
very strong language, drug misuse, strong violence
Classified Date:
11/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

BOAT STORY is a crime thriller series; in this episode, Janet stages an elaborate diversion to try and escape from Guy's grip.

violence
Scenes of violence include exchanges of gunfire, torture, and heavy blows with weapons. There is also brief sight of what appears to be a severed head. In another scene, a woman cuts herself with a knife, with the aim of being hospitalised in order to escape from a violent criminal.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), and frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms including 'twat', 'dick', 'bloody', 'bollocks', 'shit', 'arsehole' and 'bastard'.
drugs
There are scenes in which people snort cocaine.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references.
strong language
Classified Date:
13/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

BOAT STORY is a crime thriller series; in this episode, Guy contemplates a change of life, as Janet and Samuel try to plot their way out of their predicament.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms, including 'bastard', 'piss' and 'shit'.
additional issues
Scenes of violence and threat are moderate; there are also moderate sex references, and references to drug trafficking.
strong bloody violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
25/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

BOAT STORY is a British comedy crime drama series; in this episode, two kidnap victims are exchanged.

violence
A woman defends another woman by stabbing her attacker, causing some emphasis on bloody detail. There are flashbacks to a boy listening fearfully as a woman screams in his house. A man emerges with blood on his shirt. There are also sounds of a woman choking off screen.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'shit', 'bloody', 'balls', 'hell' and 'God'. 
injury detail
Characters view a black and white film in which a woman is murdered with an electric blade off screen, her blood spattering onto a window. In a later scene the murderer is shown surrounded by the severed limbs of his victim as he eats one of her internal organs; however this is brief and within a darkly comic context.
additional issues
There is moderate threat when kidnapping victims are held at knife and gunpoint. References to drug dealing include visuals of bags of cocaine.
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Classified date10/10/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
A man is shot in the head, resulting in a spurt of blood and splashes over his surroundings. A woman is pinned against a wall by a man, then shoved away.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms like 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'bloody', 'hell' and 'Jesus'.
drugs
We see a man snort cocaine. There are references to drug dealing.
additional issues
There are mild comic verbal sex references and innuendo; a man has a suggestive dream involving a woman kneading bread dough. It is implied a couple have had sex. A man is hung by his ankles as people prepare to hit him with metal bars. There are scenes of gun threat. A boy sustains bloody head injuries following a car crash, in a black and white flashback sequence.
strong bloody violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
25/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman defends another woman by stabbing her attacker, causing some emphasis on bloody detail. There are flashbacks to a boy listening fearfully as a woman screams in his house. A man emerges with blood on his shirt. There are also sounds of a woman choking off screen.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'shit', 'bloody', 'balls', 'hell' and 'God'. 
injury detail
Characters view a black and white film in which a woman is murdered with an electric blade off screen, her blood spattering onto a window. In a later scene the murderer is shown surrounded by the severed limbs of his victim as he eats one of her internal organs; however this is brief and within a darkly comic context.
additional issues
There is moderate threat when kidnapping victims are held at knife and gunpoint. References to drug dealing include visuals of bags of cocaine.
strong language
Classified Date:
13/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms, including 'bastard', 'piss' and 'shit'.
additional issues
Scenes of violence and threat are moderate; there are also moderate sex references, and references to drug trafficking.
very strong language, drug misuse, strong violence
Classified Date:
11/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of violence include exchanges of gunfire, torture, and heavy blows with weapons. There is also brief sight of what appears to be a severed head. In another scene, a woman cuts herself with a knife, with the aim of being hospitalised in order to escape from a violent criminal.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), and frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms including 'twat', 'dick', 'bloody', 'bollocks', 'shit', 'arsehole' and 'bastard'.
drugs
There are scenes in which people snort cocaine.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references.
strong language. bloody violence, gore, threat
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is hit in the face with a hammer and then repeatedly bludgeoned; most of these blows are hidden from view. A kneeling man is shot in the back of the head; there are shootings with blood spurts and sight of blood in the aftermath of violence. There is a scene of implied torture. There are verbal references to decapitations.
threat and horror
A gang subdues a man, hangs him by his feet and threaten to beat him with metal poles. A tool is placed into a man's mouth with the threat of cutting open his cheek.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'twat', 'wanker', 'shit', 'dick', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'arsehole', 'son of a bitch', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God'.
injury detail
A man burns the dismembered body parts of a murder victim. We see a character's severed head, but it is revealed to be a model. There is close-up sight of a man's bloody hand and sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There is sight of drug paraphernalia, including a bong and bags of marijuana, as well as verbal references to drug misuse and dealing. A man sexually harasses a woman by sending her a picture of his penis; we do not see this image. A teenage boy experiences bullying behaviour from schoolmates. There are mild comic verbal sex references and it is implied a couple has had sex off-screen.
strong bloody violence, gore, language, threat
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are multiple shootings resulting in blood spurts and splashes. A man tortures another by pulling his tongue out of his mouth and slicing it off with a razor blade; the actual cutting is hidden from view. There are stabbings and hand to hand fighting involving crunchy punches, kicks and shoves.
threat and horror
A man is tied, gagged and threatened with torture and death. There are scenes of gun and knife threat. Frightened characters hide from murderous masked gunmen.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'shit', 'arsehole', 'bollocks', 'piss', 'tits', 'bloody', 'sodding', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
injury detail
A character's hand is trapped in machinery, resulting in sight of a large amount of dripping blood; we then see an out of focus image of their fingerless, bloody hand. There is close-up sight of a severed head and also blood on people's faces in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There are brief comic verbal sex references, including use of the term 'hard-on'. A man grieves for a dead loved one.
very strong language, strong violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the head, resulting in a spurt of blood and splashes over his surroundings. A woman is pinned against a wall by a man, then shoved away.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms like 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'bloody', 'hell' and 'Jesus'.
drugs
We see a man snort cocaine. There are references to drug dealing.
additional issues
There are mild comic verbal sex references and innuendo; a man has a suggestive dream involving a woman kneading bread dough. It is implied a couple have had sex. A man is hung by his ankles as people prepare to hit him with metal bars. There are scenes of gun threat. A boy sustains bloody head injuries following a car crash, in a black and white flashback sequence.
Director(s)Alice Troughton
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes56m
CastCraig Fairbrass, Daisy Haggard, Tchéky Karyo
Classified Date:
19/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Creative
Classified date10/10/2023
LanguageEnglish