Hotel Portofino
Director(s)ADAM WIMPENNY
Production year2021
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes54m
CastNatascha McElhone, Lucy Akhurst, Louisa Binder
Hotel Portofino
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama about an Italian hotel run by an English woman in 1926; in this episode, Bella opens the hotel to notable guests, Constance arrives in Italy and Lucian continues to struggle with his PTSD.
injury detail
In flashback scenes to WWI, a soldier lies in another man's arm dying, with blood visible on his face and neck. The flashbacks include brief mild war violence, including explosions.
additional issues
There are mild sex references, scenes of implied racism and uses of very mild bad language ('god').
moderate violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama; in this episode, local fascists start to encroach on daily life at the hotel.
violence
A man is beaten; he is punched and kicked while on the floor.
injury detail
After being beaten, a man is seen with a heavily bloodied face while lying in a pool of blood.
additional issues
There are mild sex references including a scene in which a man and woman kiss passionately, and another in which it's implied a man and woman have just had sex. There is also mild threat. Very mild bad language includes uses of 'damn'.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a drama series; in this episode, Anish tries to find out more about the anti-fascist movement.
violence
Scenes of violence include blows to the head with rifle butts. There are also brief flashbacks to gunfire and explosions on a battlefield during the First World War. A man is found bloodied and unresponsive, and receives medical treatment.
additional issues
The story concerns the rise of fascism in Italy during the 1920s, and there are some instances of discrimination, including a scene in which a man is addressed as 'darkie' in the street by uniformed men who subsequently pursue him. There is also mild bad language such as 'bloody', and there are mild sex references.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a drama series; in this episode, Anish begins a romantic affair with Rocco.
violence
There is a sequence in which two men are chased by fascists, while others are beaten with heavy blows and kicks.
additional issues
There is a scene in which two men kiss and undress; they are next seen sharing what appears to be a post-coital cigarette. There is also mild bad language ('bloody').
racist behaviour, domestic abuse, moderate bad language
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a British period drama series; in this episode, a missing heirloom brings various guests and employees under suspicion.
violence
A man is physically abusive towards his wife.
language
There is moderate bad language ('whore'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'crap, 'bugger', 'God', 'damn', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'jerk').
discrimination
There are scenes of racist behaviour in which British and American characters exchange or direct discriminatory sentiments towards Italians. There is also a sequence in which a white man implies the use of 'n****r' during a verbal confrontation with a Black woman. Such attitudes and behaviour are not condoned and often clearly called out by other characters.
domestic abuse, moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama about an Italian hotel run by an English woman in 1926; in this episode, Lucian must make a decision.
violence
A woman wakes with blood on her face and has a flashback to her husband hitting her. There's also a scene in which a man grabs a younger man and squeezes his face as he threatens him.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('bugger', 'bloody', 'Christ' and 'God'). There's also a scene of sexism when a man disciplines his son for showing emotional sensitivity.
moderate violence, injury detail, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a British period drama series; in this episode, Bella's plan to expand the hotel is jeopardised by the high cost of construction.
violence
Action scenes include a shoot-out with clear sight of several bloody corpses. In one sequence a husband slaps his wife and there is a close-up shot of the woman bleeding from her nose.
injury detail
There are several shots showing corpses and blood.
additional issues
Sex references include a couple seen in a bedroom setting and a discussion of sexual relations between a man and his wife. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol. There is also mild bad language ('ass', 'bugger'); other milder terms include 'blooming', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
moderate violence, domestic abuse, sex references
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a British period drama series; in this episode, Bella is unsettled when Cecil unexpectedly returns.
violence
Several Fascist 'Black Shirts' attack a person with kicks and punches, and there is the sight of bloody wounds. A brief flashback scene depicts a husband slapping his wife. A shootout features multiple combatants, a grenade, and an explosion.
sex
A brief shot of two lovers features sight of them partially undressed. There are scenes in which people kiss and verbal references to extramarital affairs.
additional issues
There are verbal references to the death of a child. People drink alcohol and smoke tobacco; in one scene two people are drunk but this is played for comedy. There is also mild bad language ('bloody'); other milder terms include 'blimey', 'God' and 'hell'.
moderate violence, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a British period drama series; in this episode, Cecil has a business meeting with an American who runs the local casino on behalf of Detroit mobsters.
violence
A shootout features multiple combatants, a grenade, and an explosion. A brief flashback scene depicts a World War I battlefield and an injured soldier. There are verbal references to a terrorist attack.
sex
Scenes feature obscured nudity in bedroom settings; people kiss passionately and remove clothing.
injury detail
There are several close-up shots of a bloody wound. A person has bandaged wounds and blood is visible on the bandages.
additional issues
People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol. There is also mild bad language ('bloody'); other milder terms include 'God' and 'damn'.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a British period drama series; in this episode, Rose arrives in Portofino and seeks to strengthen her bond with Lucian.
violence
A sequence of suspense features a knife held to a person's throat; in other scenes people threaten violence.
additional issues
A person has a bloody injury on the leg but the visual detail is limited. There are scenes in which people kiss as well as verbal references to sex. There is also mild bad language ('bloody', 'ass', 'sod', 'balls); other milder terms include 'blooming', 'God' and 'hell'.
moderate sex references, injury detail
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, Bella is suspicious of Cecil's behaviour.
sex
There are allusions to oral sex during a scene of foreplay.
injury detail
A man is seen with blood on his face and a grisly leg wound.
additional issues
Historical sexist behaviour is clearly condemned. Mild bad language ('bloody') is used, as are milder terms including 'hell' and 'damn'. There is brief gun threat. People drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, though the context is historical. References are made to illness, including a woman having a stroke.
moderate threat, discrimination, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, Rose confronts Lucian over their marriage.
threat and horror
People are threatened with a gun during a sustained sequence.
discrimination
A man behaves in a homophobic manner, though the context is historical and his attitude is challenged.
suicide and self-harm
It is implied that a woman takes her own life.
additional issues
A man is seen with blood on his face and clothes. There are references to adultery. There is use of mild bad language (‘bloody’) as well as milder terms such as ‘hell’ and ‘God’. A woman is upset when she is informed her mother has had a stroke. Adults drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, Bella receives life-changing news, while Paola introduces Constance to a handsome friend.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('whore'). Milder terms include 'asshole', 'God', 'Christ' and 'damn'.
additional issues
Mild sex references occur, including those that discuss adulterous behaviour. Scenes of mild threat include a chase sequence. A woman throws a glass at a wall during a heated confrontation. Adults smoke cigarettes.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, Marco has a question for Bella, Constance tells Vito the truth about Tommy, and Alice endures a painful lunch.
language
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘ass’ and ‘God’.
additional issues
In a short scene of harassment, a man makes persistent advances towards an uninterested woman at a bar, and reacts with anger when another person tells him to leave. There are references to the historical stigma against divorced women and unwed mothers, but discrimination is not condoned. Mild sex references include ones to adultery and to couples being ‘intimate’. A woman makes a passing reference to unhealthy dieting.
mild bad language, sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, Bella seeks an alternative source of investment.
violence
A maid throws a cup of hot tea over a man's clothIng; however, there is no resultant injury.
language
Mild bad language ('bollocks', 'bastard', 'bloody') occurs, as well as milder terms ('God', 'damn', 'Christ', 'hell').
sex
There are brief verbal references to a 'fling' and a 'harem'.
theme
A person collapses, and there are brief death references.
additional issues
Adults smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
strong violence
Classified Date:
11/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, as devastating news arrives from the US financial markets, Bella works on a new business idea and a desperate Cecil encounters an unwelcome face from his past.
violence
A man tied to a chair is struck in the head with a block of wood and then repeatedly punched in the face as men beat him to obtain information. Another character is punched and kicked as he lies on the floor and is also cut with a shard of glass.
additional issues
A frightened man is snatched off the street, tied to a chair and threatened with violence if he does not give up information. Another man is restrained and threatened with a throat slashing. Characters are left with bloody injuries in the aftermath of beatings and physical assaults. There are also scenes of gun threat. Undetailed verbal references are made to a man's suicide. There are mild references to sex and adultery. Mild bad language includes 'bloody', and there are milder terms such as 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'. A woman talks emotionally about the death of her mother from pneumonia. Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
moderate injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
11/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode Lucian tries to rekindle things with Constance, a body is discovered in the woods and Jack and Cecil make plans.
threat and horror
An injured man is forcefully removed from a car and questioned by armed soldiers, who later raid a man's home.
injury detail
There is brief sight of decomposed body discovered in a forest. In other scenes, individuals are shown with bruises on their faces and hands, and a man has stitches on his face.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'God', 'jerk', 'hell.' There is mild innuendo,and a passionate kiss is shared between a couple. In other scenes a man implies he uses reverse psychology to court women, and refers to a woman as 'mad' during an argument.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
HOTEL PORTOFINO is a period drama series; in this episode, tensions rise during the perfume launch party.
violence
A shooting occurs, resulting in bloody aftermath detail. A person attempts to drown an unconscious person during a darkly-lit scene.
threat and horror
People are threatened with gun violence during suspenseful scenes.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard') is accompanied by even milder terms including 'God'. There are infrequent mild sex references.
Classified date18/04/2022
LanguageEnglish
injury detail
In flashback scenes to WWI, a soldier lies in another man's arm dying, with blood visible on his face and neck. The flashbacks include brief mild war violence, including explosions.
additional issues
There are mild sex references, scenes of implied racism and uses of very mild bad language ('god').
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
In flashback scenes to WWI, a soldier lies in another man's arm dying, with blood visible on his face and neck. The flashbacks include brief mild war violence, including explosions.
additional issues
There are mild sex references, scenes of implied racism and uses of very mild bad language ('god').
moderate violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is beaten; he is punched and kicked while on the floor.
injury detail
After being beaten, a man is seen with a heavily bloodied face while lying in a pool of blood.
additional issues
There are mild sex references including a scene in which a man and woman kiss passionately, and another in which it's implied a man and woman have just had sex. There is also mild threat. Very mild bad language includes uses of 'damn'.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of violence include blows to the head with rifle butts. There are also brief flashbacks to gunfire and explosions on a battlefield during the First World War. A man is found bloodied and unresponsive, and receives medical treatment.
additional issues
The story concerns the rise of fascism in Italy during the 1920s, and there are some instances of discrimination, including a scene in which a man is addressed as 'darkie' in the street by uniformed men who subsequently pursue him. There is also mild bad language such as 'bloody', and there are mild sex references.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a sequence in which two men are chased by fascists, while others are beaten with heavy blows and kicks.
additional issues
There is a scene in which two men kiss and undress; they are next seen sharing what appears to be a post-coital cigarette. There is also mild bad language ('bloody').
racist behaviour, domestic abuse, moderate bad language
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is physically abusive towards his wife.
language
There is moderate bad language ('whore'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'crap, 'bugger', 'God', 'damn', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'jerk').
discrimination
There are scenes of racist behaviour in which British and American characters exchange or direct discriminatory sentiments towards Italians. There is also a sequence in which a white man implies the use of 'n****r' during a verbal confrontation with a Black woman. Such attitudes and behaviour are not condoned and often clearly called out by other characters.
domestic abuse, moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman wakes with blood on her face and has a flashback to her husband hitting her. There's also a scene in which a man grabs a younger man and squeezes his face as he threatens him.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('bugger', 'bloody', 'Christ' and 'God'). There's also a scene of sexism when a man disciplines his son for showing emotional sensitivity.
moderate sex references, injury detail
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
There are allusions to oral sex during a scene of foreplay.
injury detail
A man is seen with blood on his face and a grisly leg wound.
additional issues
Historical sexist behaviour is clearly condemned. Mild bad language ('bloody') is used, as are milder terms including 'hell' and 'damn'. There is brief gun threat. People drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, though the context is historical. References are made to illness, including a woman having a stroke.
moderate threat, discrimination, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
People are threatened with a gun during a sustained sequence.
discrimination
A man behaves in a homophobic manner, though the context is historical and his attitude is challenged.
suicide and self-harm
It is implied that a woman takes her own life.
additional issues
A man is seen with blood on his face and clothes. There are references to adultery. There is use of mild bad language (‘bloody’) as well as milder terms such as ‘hell’ and ‘God’. A woman is upset when she is informed her mother has had a stroke. Adults drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
moderate violence, injury detail, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Action scenes include a shoot-out with clear sight of several bloody corpses. In one sequence a husband slaps his wife and there is a close-up shot of the woman bleeding from her nose.
injury detail
There are several shots showing corpses and blood.
additional issues
Sex references include a couple seen in a bedroom setting and a discussion of sexual relations between a man and his wife. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol. There is also mild bad language ('ass', 'bugger'); other milder terms include 'blooming', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
moderate violence, domestic abuse, sex references
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Several Fascist 'Black Shirts' attack a person with kicks and punches, and there is the sight of bloody wounds. A brief flashback scene depicts a husband slapping his wife. A shootout features multiple combatants, a grenade, and an explosion.
sex
A brief shot of two lovers features sight of them partially undressed. There are scenes in which people kiss and verbal references to extramarital affairs.
additional issues
There are verbal references to the death of a child. People drink alcohol and smoke tobacco; in one scene two people are drunk but this is played for comedy. There is also mild bad language ('bloody'); other milder terms include 'blimey', 'God' and 'hell'.
moderate violence, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A shootout features multiple combatants, a grenade, and an explosion. A brief flashback scene depicts a World War I battlefield and an injured soldier. There are verbal references to a terrorist attack.
sex
Scenes feature obscured nudity in bedroom settings; people kiss passionately and remove clothing.
injury detail
There are several close-up shots of a bloody wound. A person has bandaged wounds and blood is visible on the bandages.
additional issues
People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol. There is also mild bad language ('bloody'); other milder terms include 'God' and 'damn'.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
04/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A sequence of suspense features a knife held to a person's throat; in other scenes people threaten violence.
additional issues
A person has a bloody injury on the leg but the visual detail is limited. There are scenes in which people kiss as well as verbal references to sex. There is also mild bad language ('bloody', 'ass', 'sod', 'balls); other milder terms include 'blooming', 'God' and 'hell'.
strong violence
Classified Date:
11/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man tied to a chair is struck in the head with a block of wood and then repeatedly punched in the face as men beat him to obtain information. Another character is punched and kicked as he lies on the floor and is also cut with a shard of glass.
additional issues
A frightened man is snatched off the street, tied to a chair and threatened with violence if he does not give up information. Another man is restrained and threatened with a throat slashing. Characters are left with bloody injuries in the aftermath of beatings and physical assaults. There are also scenes of gun threat. Undetailed verbal references are made to a man's suicide. There are mild references to sex and adultery. Mild bad language includes 'bloody', and there are milder terms such as 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'. A woman talks emotionally about the death of her mother from pneumonia. Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
moderate injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
11/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
An injured man is forcefully removed from a car and questioned by armed soldiers, who later raid a man's home.
injury detail
There is brief sight of decomposed body discovered in a forest. In other scenes, individuals are shown with bruises on their faces and hands, and a man has stitches on his face.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'God', 'jerk', 'hell.' There is mild innuendo,and a passionate kiss is shared between a couple. In other scenes a man implies he uses reverse psychology to court women, and refers to a woman as 'mad' during an argument.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('whore'). Milder terms include 'asshole', 'God', 'Christ' and 'damn'.
additional issues
Mild sex references occur, including those that discuss adulterous behaviour. Scenes of mild threat include a chase sequence. A woman throws a glass at a wall during a heated confrontation. Adults smoke cigarettes.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘ass’ and ‘God’.
additional issues
In a short scene of harassment, a man makes persistent advances towards an uninterested woman at a bar, and reacts with anger when another person tells him to leave. There are references to the historical stigma against divorced women and unwed mothers, but discrimination is not condoned. Mild sex references include ones to adultery and to couples being ‘intimate’. A woman makes a passing reference to unhealthy dieting.
mild bad language, sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A maid throws a cup of hot tea over a man's clothIng; however, there is no resultant injury.
language
Mild bad language ('bollocks', 'bastard', 'bloody') occurs, as well as milder terms ('God', 'damn', 'Christ', 'hell').
sex
There are brief verbal references to a 'fling' and a 'harem'.
theme
A person collapses, and there are brief death references.
additional issues
Adults smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A shooting occurs, resulting in bloody aftermath detail. A person attempts to drown an unconscious person during a darkly-lit scene.
threat and horror
People are threatened with gun violence during suspenseful scenes.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard') is accompanied by even milder terms including 'God'. There are infrequent mild sex references.
Director(s)ADAM WIMPENNY
Production year2021
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes54m
CastNatascha McElhone, Lucy Akhurst, Louisa Binder
Classified date18/04/2022
LanguageEnglish
