Lynley
Director(s)n/a
Production year2025
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes86m
CastLeo Suter, Daniel Mays, Sofia Barclay
Lynley
strong sex
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
LYNLEY is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Lynsey and Havers investigate the murder of the wealthy owner of a private island.
sex
A sex scene features a woman riding a man and thrusting. There are also moderate verbal sex references.
additional issues
A person smokes marijuana, and there are references to the misuse of prescription drugs. Moderate violence includes a brief fistfight and a blow delivered to a person’s head in a flashback to a murder, along with aftermath injury detail. A desperate woman threatens to activate an explosive device in the company of others. Mild bad language includes uses of ‘tosser’, ‘bloody’, ‘arse’, ‘bugger’, ‘sod’, ‘piss’ and 'screw’.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail, sex references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
LYNLEY is a British crime drama series; in this episode, personal issues find Lynley and Havers struggling with their investigation of a missing persons case.
violence
A woman is attacked with a hammer, and men are beaten up. There are references to the historical murder of a boy by another student at his school.
threat and horror
A man makes threatening moves on his partner as they argue, and an ominous tone surrounds the disappearance of a woman.
sex
A man is asked if a woman is a ‘former shag’; sex is discretely implied.
injury detail
There is occasional bloody injury in the aftermath of violence.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is unnerved by a man stalking her and taking photographs of her in the street.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘bollocks’, ‘piss’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christ’. Upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the illness of a family member.
moderate injury detail, threat, sex references, self-harm, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
LYNLEY is a British-Irish mystery crime drama series; in this episode, Lynley and Havers uncover long-held secrets in an insular village community after Lynley stumbles upon the body of a drowned teenager.
violence
A teenager is accused of threatening and physically attacking her boyfriend; a scene shows her harming herself and then forcibly kissing him following the end of their relationship. In another scene a man pushes a woman to the ground, leaving a small cut on her face.
threat and horror
Moderate scenes include aggressive and threatening behaviour involving knives and guns.
sex
A flashback shows a teenage couple lying in bed together, without visible nudity, after implied off-screen sex. There are infrequent references to a person having ‘naked’ pictures of himself on his phone.
injury detail
There are close-up images of cuts on the face and body of a murdered teen, in addition to brief bloody detail in the aftermath of an act of self-harm.
suicide and self-harm
A teenager shocks onlookers by deliberately cutting her own hand with broken glass, resulting in brief sight of blood. It is discreetly implied that a young person may be experiencing suicidal ideation.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘balls’, ‘bullshit’, ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’. There are upsetting scenes of bereavement. Other issues include brief verbal references to drug misuse, which is not condoned, and a discreet reference to abortion.
strong threat
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
LYNLEY is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Lynley and Havers investigate the murders of two young drug addicts, which appear connected to the work of a local church.
threat and horror
A woman is gagged, restrained and terrorised by a captor who threatens to murder her in a sustained and intense sequence of threat. A woman alone in her home fears she is being stalked by an intruder. Characters make verbal threats to others.
additional issues
Characters are struck in the head with blunt improvised weapons resulting in bloody injuries. Crime scene images includes a murder victim with visible stab and cut wounds, as well as cigarette burns over their body. Verbal references are made to sex work and also to adultery and polygamous relationships. It is implied that a man may have watched a younger man strip off for his own gratification. References are made to drug dealing, misuse and addiction; there is brief sight of bags of white powder and drugs paraphernalia. Bad language includes 'shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. People grieve for lost loved ones.
Classified date03/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
sex
A sex scene features a woman riding a man and thrusting. There are also moderate verbal sex references.
additional issues
A person smokes marijuana, and there are references to the misuse of prescription drugs. Moderate violence includes a brief fistfight and a blow delivered to a person’s head in a flashback to a murder, along with aftermath injury detail. A desperate woman threatens to activate an explosive device in the company of others. Mild bad language includes uses of ‘tosser’, ‘bloody’, ‘arse’, ‘bugger’, ‘sod’, ‘piss’ and 'screw’.
strong threat
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
threat and horror
A woman is gagged, restrained and terrorised by a captor who threatens to murder her in a sustained and intense sequence of threat. A woman alone in her home fears she is being stalked by an intruder. Characters make verbal threats to others.
additional issues
Characters are struck in the head with blunt improvised weapons resulting in bloody injuries. Crime scene images includes a murder victim with visible stab and cut wounds, as well as cigarette burns over their body. Verbal references are made to sex work and also to adultery and polygamous relationships. It is implied that a man may have watched a younger man strip off for his own gratification. References are made to drug dealing, misuse and addiction; there is brief sight of bags of white powder and drugs paraphernalia. Bad language includes 'shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. People grieve for lost loved ones.
moderate injury detail, threat, sex references, self-harm, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
violence
A teenager is accused of threatening and physically attacking her boyfriend; a scene shows her harming herself and then forcibly kissing him following the end of their relationship. In another scene a man pushes a woman to the ground, leaving a small cut on her face.
threat and horror
Moderate scenes include aggressive and threatening behaviour involving knives and guns.
sex
A flashback shows a teenage couple lying in bed together, without visible nudity, after implied off-screen sex. There are infrequent references to a person having ‘naked’ pictures of himself on his phone.
injury detail
There are close-up images of cuts on the face and body of a murdered teen, in addition to brief bloody detail in the aftermath of an act of self-harm.
suicide and self-harm
A teenager shocks onlookers by deliberately cutting her own hand with broken glass, resulting in brief sight of blood. It is discreetly implied that a young person may be experiencing suicidal ideation.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘balls’, ‘bullshit’, ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’. There are upsetting scenes of bereavement. Other issues include brief verbal references to drug misuse, which is not condoned, and a discreet reference to abortion.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail, sex references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
violence
A woman is attacked with a hammer, and men are beaten up. There are references to the historical murder of a boy by another student at his school.
threat and horror
A man makes threatening moves on his partner as they argue, and an ominous tone surrounds the disappearance of a woman.
sex
A man is asked if a woman is a ‘former shag’; sex is discretely implied.
injury detail
There is occasional bloody injury in the aftermath of violence.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is unnerved by a man stalking her and taking photographs of her in the street.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘bollocks’, ‘piss’, ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christ’. Upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the illness of a family member.
strong sex
Classified Date:
03/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
sex
A sex scene features a woman riding a man and thrusting. There are also moderate verbal sex references.
additional issues
A person smokes marijuana, and there are references to the misuse of prescription drugs. Moderate violence includes a brief fistfight and a blow delivered to a person’s head in a flashback to a murder, along with aftermath injury detail. A desperate woman threatens to activate an explosive device in the company of others. Mild bad language includes uses of ‘tosser’, ‘bloody’, ‘arse’, ‘bugger’, ‘sod’, ‘piss’ and 'screw’.
Director(s)n/a
Production year2025
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes86m
CastLeo Suter, Daniel Mays, Sofia Barclay
Classified date03/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
