• Director(s)

    James Strong

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Cast

    Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh

TV Show

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office

MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE is a British drama miniseries; in this episode, Alan gathers a group of sub-postmasters to persuade them to pursue group litigation.…

MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE is a British drama miniseries; in this episode, Alan gathers a group of sub-postmasters to persuade them to pursue group litigation.

  • Director(s)

    James Strong

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Cast

    Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh

mild bad language, scenes of emotional upset, references to bullying
Classified Date:
24/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody') occurs, as well as milder terms ('God', 'hell').
theme
Scenes of emotional upset include those in which distressed people cry after being accused of theft. In one scene, a person says their hair has been falling out. A boy says another child spat in his sister's hair after accusing their father of stealing money. The children's mother tells them that this allegation is untrue.
infrequent strong language, self-harm
Classified Date:
24/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bloody’, ‘bollocks’, ‘bugger off’, ‘turd’ and ‘God’.
suicide and self-harm
A falsely-accused woman’s mental health begins to deteriorate, leading to a scene of self-harm featuring brief bloody detail.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional distress. A woman suffering from severe depression is admitted into a psychiatric ward and undergoes electroconvulsive therapy; however, the issue of mental health is handled with sensitivity.
moderate threat, suicide references, language
Classified Date:
24/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
An intense armed robbery sequence includes scenes in which a man is struck on the hand with a crowbar and subsequently punched. However, there is limited detail.
language
A character flicks a V sign. There is also moderate bad language ('toss'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bloody', 'bastard', 'piss', 'sod', 'God', 'moron').
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life; however, the scene is brief and lacks detail. There is also a brief verbal suicide reference.
additional issues
A person briefly refers to their teenage child self-harming. There are references to long-term depression, and which include sight of a person suffering from depression. There are references to cancer, including scenes in which a sufferer lies in a hospital bed. A person refers to a sexist comment they received, and which is clearly disapproved of by the work as a whole. Scenes of emotional upset include those in which bereaved people grieve.
mild bad language, brief suicide references
Classified Date:
24/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of mild bad language ('bastard'), accompanied by even milder terms ('God').
suicide and self-harm
A man makes an undetailed remark about victims of a scandal dying by suicide. On-screen text later reveals that four people took their own lives.
additional issues
A character breaks the news to a loved one that they have been diagnosed with terminal cancer during an upsetting scene. Brief references are also made to death and bereavement, but these themes are treated with sensitivity.
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  • Classified date

    24/01/2024

  • Distributor

    ITV Studios Home Entertainment

  • Language

    English