Compulsion
Director(s)
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes45m
CastLeanne Best, Amaya Faizy, Danny Ashok, Anna Chancellor, Krissi Bohn, Trudie Goodwin, Ben Tavassoli, Bronwyn James, Amerjit Deu, Yennis Cheung, Noreen Kershaw, Sarah Deane, Donna Molloy, Matthew Hall, Stephen Vedmore, Nick Cox, Hannah Melia, Michelle Smith, Tina Sherifa Hicks
Compulsion
COMPULSION is a British drama series; in this episode, a woman struggles to move on from an ordeal in her past.
COMPULSION is a British drama series; in this episode, a woman struggles to move on from an ordeal in her past.
infrequent strong language, moderate bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, 'bugger', 'arse', 'arsehole', 'shit', 'Christ', 'God', 'Jesus').
injury detail
There is sight of bloody images in the aftermath of accidents, including a brief shot of a hand covered in blood, and blood on and around a girl's head after she falls from a stool.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide, including the suggestion that a character is considering taking their own life, and sight of a woman's body after an apparent attempted suicide.
additional issues
There are mild references to unnamed medical drugs. There are scenes of mild threat, such as when a character suffers panic attacks, though there are characters around to help and reassure her. There are references to illness and to death.
strong language
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘bloody’ and ‘piss’.
additional issues
There are brief moderate bloody images in the aftermath of off-screen accidents, including bloody detail on the face of an unconscious child. A woman is shown stealing prescription drugs in order to sell them to a dealer. There are also scenes involving the theme of mental health, when a woman who has experienced a traumatic event suffers from anxiety and addiction to gambling; a flashback scene suggests that she may have considered taking her own life, but there is no strong detail.
strong language, injury detail
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'sod', 'bastard', 'arsehole', 'arse', 'God').
injury detail
Scenes of injury detail include brief close-up sight of cuts and blood in the aftermath of vehicle crashes, as well as a brief scene in which a man coughs up blood.
additional issues
There are also mild sex and drug references, as well as scenes of emotional upset.
strong language, injury detail, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'sod', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'damn', 'hell').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman discovers that a male work colleague is stalking her by viewing personal online photos. The man's actions are challenged and condemned when a woman confronts him and smashes his mobile phone.
injury detail
Scenes of injury detail include brief close-up sight of cuts and blood on faces following a train crash.
additional issues
There are references to mental health, including brief scenes in which a woman experiences PTSD. There is brief undetailed violence, as well as verbal sex references, drug references, and scenes of emotional upset.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, 'bugger', 'arse', 'arsehole', 'shit', 'Christ', 'God', 'Jesus').
injury detail
There is sight of bloody images in the aftermath of accidents, including a brief shot of a hand covered in blood, and blood on and around a girl's head after she falls from a stool.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide, including the suggestion that a character is considering taking their own life, and sight of a woman's body after an apparent attempted suicide.
additional issues
There are mild references to unnamed medical drugs. There are scenes of mild threat, such as when a character suffers panic attacks, though there are characters around to help and reassure her. There are references to illness and to death.
strong language, injury detail, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'sod', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'damn', 'hell').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman discovers that a male work colleague is stalking her by viewing personal online photos. The man's actions are challenged and condemned when a woman confronts him and smashes his mobile phone.
injury detail
Scenes of injury detail include brief close-up sight of cuts and blood on faces following a train crash.
additional issues
There are references to mental health, including brief scenes in which a woman experiences PTSD. There is brief undetailed violence, as well as verbal sex references, drug references, and scenes of emotional upset.
strong language, injury detail
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'sod', 'bastard', 'arsehole', 'arse', 'God').
injury detail
Scenes of injury detail include brief close-up sight of cuts and blood in the aftermath of vehicle crashes, as well as a brief scene in which a man coughs up blood.
additional issues
There are also mild sex and drug references, as well as scenes of emotional upset.
strong language
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘bloody’ and ‘piss’.
additional issues
There are brief moderate bloody images in the aftermath of off-screen accidents, including bloody detail on the face of an unconscious child. A woman is shown stealing prescription drugs in order to sell them to a dealer. There are also scenes involving the theme of mental health, when a woman who has experienced a traumatic event suffers from anxiety and addiction to gambling; a flashback scene suggests that she may have considered taking her own life, but there is no strong detail.
infrequent strong language, moderate bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
24/02/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms (‘bitch’, 'bugger', 'arse', 'arsehole', 'shit', 'Christ', 'God', 'Jesus').
injury detail
There is sight of bloody images in the aftermath of accidents, including a brief shot of a hand covered in blood, and blood on and around a girl's head after she falls from a stool.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide, including the suggestion that a character is considering taking their own life, and sight of a woman's body after an apparent attempted suicide.
additional issues
There are mild references to unnamed medical drugs. There are scenes of mild threat, such as when a character suffers panic attacks, though there are characters around to help and reassure her. There are references to illness and to death.
Director(s)
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes45m
CastLeanne Best, Amaya Faizy, Danny Ashok, Anna Chancellor, Krissi Bohn, Trudie Goodwin, Ben Tavassoli, Bronwyn James, Amerjit Deu, Yennis Cheung, Noreen Kershaw, Sarah Deane, Donna Molloy, Matthew Hall, Stephen Vedmore, Nick Cox, Hannah Melia, Michelle Smith, Tina Sherifa Hicks
