Midwich Cuckoos

Director(s)Alice Troughton
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama, Horror, Science_fiction
Approx. running minutes58m
CastKeeley Hawes, Max Beesley, Aisling Loftus, Ukweli Roach

Midwich Cuckoos

moderate threat, sex, sex references, sexual threat, strong language
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a British sci-fi thriller series; in this episode, a mysterious electrical outage in the small town of Midwich heralds an inexplicable event.

threat and horror
A scared couple are confronted by an eerie child. Residents of a town are shown suddenly losing consciousness due to a supernatural event, and a helicopter crashes, without strong visual detail, after the pilot passes out. A police officer enters a house affected by a gas leak and finds the dead body of a pregnant woman inside.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘twat’, ‘piss’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘Jesus’ and ‘God’.
sex
There is a short moderate sex scene featuring rear nudity. There is further rear nudity when a man is shown waking up sprawled over a woman in bed, implying that the couple mysteriously lost consciousness during off-screen sex. Another scene features a verbal reference to a man ‘going down on’ his partner.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is briefly shown watching from across the street as a couple have sex, unaware that they are being observed.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
It is discreetly implied that a young woman described as ‘vulnerable’ may be attempting to buy drugs from a dealer.
strong language
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, several women find themselves pregnant after they experience blackouts.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell').
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate horror and supernatural threat, as women appear to be controlled by their unborn children. There are scenes containing brief images of babies' heads crowning through the vaginal opening. There are references to abortion.
infrequent strong language, moderate horror
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, Zoe begins to suspect something is wrong with her daughter as another mother is brought to Midwich.

threat and horror
There are sequences of supernatural threat as children bring about a series of unusual events. In one sequence, a child seemingly uses her powers to force her mother's hand over a pan of boiling water. In other scenes, lights flicker, children's eyes glow yellow, and in one sequence, the dead body of a dog - scared by the children previously - is pulled from a river.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'hell' and 'Jeez').
additional issues
There are infrequent mild sex references.
strong language, infrequent violence
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a British sci-fi drama series; in this episode, the children start to drive families apart as Amrita is found.

violence
A man beats another with repeated punches and a kick to the face, resulting in bloodshed. Afterwards he reveals that this was the work of his daughter with supernatural powers.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'screw', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell').
additional issues
There are brief scenes of animal attacks on a nature documentary, with bloody detail. A dead body is found in a large freezer. There are infrequent scenes of moderate sex.
strong language, supernatural threat
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, Zoe tries to make a break for it as Paul does some further digging about the children.

threat and horror
There are sequences of supernatural threat in which children control the actions of their parents leading to dangerous situations. There are jump scares and scenes in which lights flicker, while children appear to be possessed.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'hell' and 'God').
additional issues
There are scenes containing bloody injury detail, including a flashback sequence containing dead bodies of several school children known to have been trapped inside a school while it burned down. There are also verbal references to a husband mistreating his wife.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, the equilibrium is disrupted once more as the parents turn against the children.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by milder terms ('bloody').
injury detail
There are strong bloody images following a car crash resulting in a woman's head being impaled by a steel girder.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate violence, including a brief shooting and a man beating another across the face. There are scenes of moderate threat and horror as children use supernatural powers to cause flickering lights, people to blackout, and adults to fatally harm themselves. Such scenes also include brief and undetailed images of dead bodies in the context of educational information about military practices. There are moderate verbal references to drug dealing. There are also undetailed references to a father's potentially abusive nature.
strong violence
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS is a sci-fi drama series; in this episode, the children prepare to leave Midwich.

violence
There are scenes of strong violence, including bloody shootings with impacts emphasised in slow-motion detail. There are also scenes of gun threat and explosions. Sequences contain supernatural threat in which children haunt adults with their powers, such as throwing a man into a wall and causing cracks in glass above a woman's head.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are scenes containing moderate bloody images. A woman is found unconscious after having taken an overdose of pills, later recovering in hospital. There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('God').
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Classified date08/08/2022
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
A scared couple are confronted by an eerie child. Residents of a town are shown suddenly losing consciousness due to a supernatural event, and a helicopter crashes, without strong visual detail, after the pilot passes out. A police officer enters a house affected by a gas leak and finds the dead body of a pregnant woman inside.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘twat’, ‘piss’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘Jesus’ and ‘God’.
sex
There is a short moderate sex scene featuring rear nudity. There is further rear nudity when a man is shown waking up sprawled over a woman in bed, implying that the couple mysteriously lost consciousness during off-screen sex. Another scene features a verbal reference to a man ‘going down on’ his partner.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is briefly shown watching from across the street as a couple have sex, unaware that they are being observed.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
It is discreetly implied that a young woman described as ‘vulnerable’ may be attempting to buy drugs from a dealer.
moderate threat, sex, sex references, sexual threat, strong language
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
threat and horror
A scared couple are confronted by an eerie child. Residents of a town are shown suddenly losing consciousness due to a supernatural event, and a helicopter crashes, without strong visual detail, after the pilot passes out. A police officer enters a house affected by a gas leak and finds the dead body of a pregnant woman inside.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘twat’, ‘piss’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘Jesus’ and ‘God’.
sex
There is a short moderate sex scene featuring rear nudity. There is further rear nudity when a man is shown waking up sprawled over a woman in bed, implying that the couple mysteriously lost consciousness during off-screen sex. Another scene features a verbal reference to a man ‘going down on’ his partner.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is briefly shown watching from across the street as a couple have sex, unaware that they are being observed.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
It is discreetly implied that a young woman described as ‘vulnerable’ may be attempting to buy drugs from a dealer.
strong language
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell').
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate horror and supernatural threat, as women appear to be controlled by their unborn children. There are scenes containing brief images of babies' heads crowning through the vaginal opening. There are references to abortion.
infrequent strong language, moderate horror
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
threat and horror
There are sequences of supernatural threat as children bring about a series of unusual events. In one sequence, a child seemingly uses her powers to force her mother's hand over a pan of boiling water. In other scenes, lights flicker, children's eyes glow yellow, and in one sequence, the dead body of a dog - scared by the children previously - is pulled from a river.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'hell' and 'Jeez').
additional issues
There are infrequent mild sex references.
strong language, infrequent violence
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
A man beats another with repeated punches and a kick to the face, resulting in bloodshed. Afterwards he reveals that this was the work of his daughter with supernatural powers.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'screw', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell').
additional issues
There are brief scenes of animal attacks on a nature documentary, with bloody detail. A dead body is found in a large freezer. There are infrequent scenes of moderate sex.
strong language, supernatural threat
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
threat and horror
There are sequences of supernatural threat in which children control the actions of their parents leading to dangerous situations. There are jump scares and scenes in which lights flicker, while children appear to be possessed.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'hell' and 'God').
additional issues
There are scenes containing bloody injury detail, including a flashback sequence containing dead bodies of several school children known to have been trapped inside a school while it burned down. There are also verbal references to a husband mistreating his wife.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by milder terms ('bloody').
injury detail
There are strong bloody images following a car crash resulting in a woman's head being impaled by a steel girder.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate violence, including a brief shooting and a man beating another across the face. There are scenes of moderate threat and horror as children use supernatural powers to cause flickering lights, people to blackout, and adults to fatally harm themselves. Such scenes also include brief and undetailed images of dead bodies in the context of educational information about military practices. There are moderate verbal references to drug dealing. There are also undetailed references to a father's potentially abusive nature.
strong violence
Classified Date:
08/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, including bloody shootings with impacts emphasised in slow-motion detail. There are also scenes of gun threat and explosions. Sequences contain supernatural threat in which children haunt adults with their powers, such as throwing a man into a wall and causing cracks in glass above a woman's head.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are scenes containing moderate bloody images. A woman is found unconscious after having taken an overdose of pills, later recovering in hospital. There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('God').
Director(s)Alice Troughton
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama, Horror, Science_fiction
Approx. running minutes58m
CastKeeley Hawes, Max Beesley, Aisling Loftus, Ukweli Roach
Classified date08/08/2022
LanguageEnglish