Marie Antoinette

Director(s)Pete Travis
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes52m
CastEmilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham, Gaia Weiss, Jasmine Blackborow, Jack Archer, James Purefoy

Marie Antoinette

infrequent strong language, sexual threat, threat, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French period drama series; in this episode a teenage girl is forced to leave Austria and marry the young heir of France in order to secure an alliance between the two nations.

violence
A man slaps his lover for talking back to him.
threat and horror
A woman has nightmares about drowning and being locked in a bedroom.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick').
sex
There are moderate sex references and innuendo.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A newly wed a couple are forced to share a bed and told to have sex for the purpose of procuring an heir. Although no sexual activity occurs, they are closely monitored by family members.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French drama series; in this episode Marie enlists the help of Madame du Barry when Louis shows no interest in sharing her bed.

sex
There are strong sex references and innuendo.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k) and milder terms (‘slut’, ‘whore’, ‘bitch’, ‘God’, ‘Christ’). A scene of knife threat occurs, as do bloody images which include sight of a cut on a character's arm and a deer being stabbed during a hunt.
strong sex, sexual threat
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French drama series; in this episode, the Royal family holiday at Fontainebleau, and Marie and Madame du Barry’s rivalry continues.

sex
There are scenes of strong sex.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman worries for her safety when her father-in-law attempts to enter her room at night and hugs her whilst sexually aroused.
additional issues
There is use of infrequent strong language (‘f**k) and milder terms (‘shit’, ‘screw’, ‘bloody’, ‘hell’), and moments of moderate threat.
infrequent strong language, moderate sex, injury detail
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French period drama series; in this episode Louis and Marie make their first official trip to Paris and the King becomes ill.

language
There is use of infrequent strong language (‘f**k) and milder terms (‘whore’, ‘hell’).
sex
There are scenes of moderate sex.
injury detail
A man with smallpox suffers from painful blisters on his face.
additional issues
There are mild sex references.
sexual violence, strong sexualised images, sex references
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French period drama series; in this episode Louis begins his reign as King, and Marie worries that Josephine will produce an heir before her.

sex
There are crude verbal sex references as well as sight of illustrated explicit images of couples having sex.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man pushes his wife on the bed an attempts to rape her; the scene features brief buttock nudity. Before rape takes place, the woman slaps her husband and the attack stops.
additional issues
A pregnant woman attempts to feign a miscarriage by slashing her leg. Language includes uses of the terms 'pussy' and 'bastard'. Racism occurs when a Black person is denied entrance to the Royal Palace.
strong sex, sexualised images, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French drama series; in this episode Marie’s brother visits Versailles in an attempt to save her marriage and the French and Austrian alliance.

violence
A man grabs his wife by the hair and yells abusive comments at her.
sex
There are strong sex scenes and strong verbal sex references. Illustrations of couples having sex feature sight of penetration.
additional issues
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as use of other terms such as '‘whore’, ‘bitch’ ’pissing’ and ‘God’.
very strong language, strong sexual images
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French drama series; in this episode Marie’s first pregnancy is overshadowed by a series of explicit pamphlets claiming her child is illegitimate.

language
There is use of very strong language (‘c**t’).
sex
There is sight of pornographic illustrations depicting couples have sex. The images feature sight of penetration.
strong sex, nudity, sex references
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French period drama series; in this episode Louis sends troops to aid American rebels and Marie begins an affair with a man from her past.

sex
There are scenes of strong sex. A woman spreads her legs and dares her husband to pleasure her.
nudity
After a couple have sex, there is sight of breast nudity as a woman lies in bed.
additional issues
A man forcefully kisses a woman, then slaps her when she rejects him. Language is very mild ('screw', 'God').
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
strong sex, nudity, language
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a British period drama series; in this episode, Marie and Louis reward a person's loyalty but the gesture is not appreciated by many at Versailles.

language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker') and moderate bad language ('bitch', 'whore', 'cock'); other milder terms include 'bloody', 'crap', 'hell', 'screw', and 'God'.
sex
Two people have sex but the visual detail is limited and the nudity is obscured. A party scene features an orgy with several people having sex; however, the sexual activities are not overly emphasized or visually detailed. There are also multiple references to sex and prostitution.
nudity
There is brief breast nudity on a street lined with sex workers.
additional issues
There is a bloody scene featuring a pregnant woman in an intense state of emotional distress; there are references to miscarriage and child death. The story features a character who sexually harasses women. In one scene a group of people are surrounded by a mob; an individual is hit in the face with a firearm and there is brief sight of blood in a close-up shot. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol.
strong sex
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French-British period drama series; in this episode, Marie Antoinette accepts a leading role in Beaumarchais' provocative new play.

sex
Brief scenes feature people having sex; whilst there is clear sight of sexual activity, visual detail is limited and there is no clear nudity. There is also obscured natural nudity in a bedroom setting in the aftermath of sex. Multiple references to sex include allusions to extramarital affairs, seduction, and prostitution.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate language ('cock'); other milder terms include 'crap' 'bloody', 'hell' and 'damn'. There are verbal references to a miscarriage. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol; a person is drunk in several scenes but this is played for comedy. There are several references to historical sexist discrimination.
strong language
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French-British period drama series; in this episode, Marie Antoinette makes plans to protect herself and her children in the event of the King's death.

language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate language ('slut'); other milder terms include 'bullshit' 'shit' 'bloody', 'piss' 'God' and 'damn'.
additional issues
There are references to historical sexist discrimination. There are verbal references to illness and child death. Multiple references to sex include allusions to extramarital affairs, seduction, and prostitution. Moments of brief violence include a burning building and a slap. There is brief sight of a pig's severed head.
strong language, nudity
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French-British period drama series; in this episode, Marie Antoinette seeks to regain her image as the Louis' beloved Queen.

language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate language ('bitch'); other milder terms include 'asshole' 'bloody', 'bastard' and 'God'.
nudity
In one scene a stage performer's breasts are visible through her clothing but this is played for comedy. There is natural partial breast nudity in a breastfeeding scene, and a beach scene features the brief sight of a person's buttocks.
additional issues
A fight scene features strangling and a bloody stabbing; other acts of violence include slaps and punches. There are references to child illness and death. References to sex include several allusions to extramarital affairs. On a public street a man briefly harasses two women.
strong sex, sex references
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a historical drama series; in this episode, Cardinal de Rohan is arrested.

sex
A woman briefly mastubates in a scene which lacks stronger detail. There is brief sight of crude artistic sexual sketches.
additional issues
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bastard', 'loody', 'piss', 'God'). A woman says she was impregnated when she was fourteen years old. The face of a corpse is moderately bloodstained. There is brief mild violence and threat.
strong violence
Classified Date:
23/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French drama series; in this episode, Cardinal de Rohan's trial begins.

violence
A court sentences a woman to be beaten and branded. This is followed by a prolonged scene in which the sentence is carried out, and which includes heavy blows and brief close-up sight of branding.
additional issues
There are verbal references to sexual role-play, and to adulterous behaviour. Moderate bad language ('whore', 'bitch') occurs, as well as milder terms ('God', 'damn', 'hell'). A woman claims a man exploited her poverty and innocence. However, there is no further detail. Discriminatory attitudes are condemned.
strong language
Classified Date:
23/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French drama series; in this episode, the Queen suffers a devastating loss and the country's economy continues to decline.

language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bastard', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
Upsetting but discreet references are made to a baby's sudden death. A woman has an infected wound on her chest. A scene includes brief sight of a bloody knife sticking out of a man's neck. People are said to be taking their own lives in order to escape hunger and poverty. Mild sex references include allusions to adultery.
strong nudity
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

MARIE ANTOINETTE is a French-British period drama series; in this episode, Marie and Louis care for their son and political tensions reach new heights.

nudity
There is breast nudity in a scene that features a prostitute on the street; in another sequence there is a shot of two people in bed after sex; however, visual detail is limited.
additional issues
Moderate action scenes feature gun threat, gunfire, and fights amongst an armed crowd. Several scenes feature people grieving. There are multiple references to child death. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'bastard' and 'bloody'.
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
Classified date02/12/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
A man slaps his lover for talking back to him.
threat and horror
A woman has nightmares about drowning and being locked in a bedroom.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick').
sex
There are moderate sex references and innuendo.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A newly wed a couple are forced to share a bed and told to have sex for the purpose of procuring an heir. Although no sexual activity occurs, they are closely monitored by family members.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are strong sex references and innuendo.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k) and milder terms (‘slut’, ‘whore’, ‘bitch’, ‘God’, ‘Christ’). A scene of knife threat occurs, as do bloody images which include sight of a cut on a character's arm and a deer being stabbed during a hunt.
infrequent strong language, moderate sex, injury detail
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of infrequent strong language (‘f**k) and milder terms (‘whore’, ‘hell’).
sex
There are scenes of moderate sex.
injury detail
A man with smallpox suffers from painful blisters on his face.
additional issues
There are mild sex references.
strong sex, sexual threat
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are scenes of strong sex.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman worries for her safety when her father-in-law attempts to enter her room at night and hugs her whilst sexually aroused.
additional issues
There is use of infrequent strong language (‘f**k) and milder terms (‘shit’, ‘screw’, ‘bloody’, ‘hell’), and moments of moderate threat.
strong sex, sexualised images, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man grabs his wife by the hair and yells abusive comments at her.
sex
There are strong sex scenes and strong verbal sex references. Illustrations of couples having sex feature sight of penetration.
additional issues
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as use of other terms such as '‘whore’, ‘bitch’ ’pissing’ and ‘God’.
strong sex, nudity, sex references
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are scenes of strong sex. A woman spreads her legs and dares her husband to pleasure her.
nudity
After a couple have sex, there is sight of breast nudity as a woman lies in bed.
additional issues
A man forcefully kisses a woman, then slaps her when she rejects him. Language is very mild ('screw', 'God').
very strong language, strong sexual images
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of very strong language (‘c**t’).
sex
There is sight of pornographic illustrations depicting couples have sex. The images feature sight of penetration.
sexual violence, strong sexualised images, sex references
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are crude verbal sex references as well as sight of illustrated explicit images of couples having sex.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man pushes his wife on the bed an attempts to rape her; the scene features brief buttock nudity. Before rape takes place, the woman slaps her husband and the attack stops.
additional issues
A pregnant woman attempts to feign a miscarriage by slashing her leg. Language includes uses of the terms 'pussy' and 'bastard'. Racism occurs when a Black person is denied entrance to the Royal Palace.
infrequent strong language, sexual threat, threat, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man slaps his lover for talking back to him.
threat and horror
A woman has nightmares about drowning and being locked in a bedroom.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick').
sex
There are moderate sex references and innuendo.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A newly wed a couple are forced to share a bed and told to have sex for the purpose of procuring an heir. Although no sexual activity occurs, they are closely monitored by family members.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset.
strong sex, sex references
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A woman briefly mastubates in a scene which lacks stronger detail. There is brief sight of crude artistic sexual sketches.
additional issues
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bastard', 'loody', 'piss', 'God'). A woman says she was impregnated when she was fourteen years old. The face of a corpse is moderately bloodstained. There is brief mild violence and threat.
strong sex, nudity, language
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker') and moderate bad language ('bitch', 'whore', 'cock'); other milder terms include 'bloody', 'crap', 'hell', 'screw', and 'God'.
sex
Two people have sex but the visual detail is limited and the nudity is obscured. A party scene features an orgy with several people having sex; however, the sexual activities are not overly emphasized or visually detailed. There are also multiple references to sex and prostitution.
nudity
There is brief breast nudity on a street lined with sex workers.
additional issues
There is a bloody scene featuring a pregnant woman in an intense state of emotional distress; there are references to miscarriage and child death. The story features a character who sexually harasses women. In one scene a group of people are surrounded by a mob; an individual is hit in the face with a firearm and there is brief sight of blood in a close-up shot. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol.
strong sex
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Brief scenes feature people having sex; whilst there is clear sight of sexual activity, visual detail is limited and there is no clear nudity. There is also obscured natural nudity in a bedroom setting in the aftermath of sex. Multiple references to sex include allusions to extramarital affairs, seduction, and prostitution.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate language ('cock'); other milder terms include 'crap' 'bloody', 'hell' and 'damn'. There are verbal references to a miscarriage. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol; a person is drunk in several scenes but this is played for comedy. There are several references to historical sexist discrimination.
strong language
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate language ('slut'); other milder terms include 'bullshit' 'shit' 'bloody', 'piss' 'God' and 'damn'.
additional issues
There are references to historical sexist discrimination. There are verbal references to illness and child death. Multiple references to sex include allusions to extramarital affairs, seduction, and prostitution. Moments of brief violence include a burning building and a slap. There is brief sight of a pig's severed head.
strong language, nudity
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate language ('bitch'); other milder terms include 'asshole' 'bloody', 'bastard' and 'God'.
nudity
In one scene a stage performer's breasts are visible through her clothing but this is played for comedy. There is natural partial breast nudity in a breastfeeding scene, and a beach scene features the brief sight of a person's buttocks.
additional issues
A fight scene features strangling and a bloody stabbing; other acts of violence include slaps and punches. There are references to child illness and death. References to sex include several allusions to extramarital affairs. On a public street a man briefly harasses two women.
strong nudity
Classified Date:
28/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
nudity
There is breast nudity in a scene that features a prostitute on the street; in another sequence there is a shot of two people in bed after sex; however, visual detail is limited.
additional issues
Moderate action scenes feature gun threat, gunfire, and fights amongst an armed crowd. Several scenes feature people grieving. There are multiple references to child death. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'bastard' and 'bloody'.
strong violence
Classified Date:
23/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A court sentences a woman to be beaten and branded. This is followed by a prolonged scene in which the sentence is carried out, and which includes heavy blows and brief close-up sight of branding.
additional issues
There are verbal references to sexual role-play, and to adulterous behaviour. Moderate bad language ('whore', 'bitch') occurs, as well as milder terms ('God', 'damn', 'hell'). A woman claims a man exploited her poverty and innocence. However, there is no further detail. Discriminatory attitudes are condemned.
strong language
Classified Date:
23/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bastard', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
Upsetting but discreet references are made to a baby's sudden death. A woman has an infected wound on her chest. A scene includes brief sight of a bloody knife sticking out of a man's neck. People are said to be taking their own lives in order to escape hunger and poverty. Mild sex references include allusions to adultery.
Director(s)Pete Travis
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes52m
CastEmilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham, Gaia Weiss, Jasmine Blackborow, Jack Archer, James Purefoy
Classified date02/12/2022
LanguageEnglish