Murder Most Puzzling
Director(s) Tom Dalton
Production year2025
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approx. running minutes94m
CastSimon Haines, Phyllis Logan, Alistair Brammer
Murder Most Puzzling
strong language
Classified Date:
05/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
MURDER MOST PUZZLING is a British mystery crime drama series; in this episode, a famous puzzle creator attempts to solve a murder after a cryptic riddle is discovered on the victim’s body.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms such as 'wanker', 'bellend', 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'tosser', 'ass', 'bastard', 'bollocks', 'balls', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'God'. There is use of the middle finger gesture.
additional issues
Scenes of violence include punches, kicks, blows to the head with improvised weapons and a person attempting to strangle another. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse, murder and serial killers. Bloody detail is visible on dead bodies and weapons. An image is briefly seen with surgical detail. Verbal references are made to sex, role-playing and adultery. Characters are intimidated and threatened with knives and guns. There are undetailed references to sexual assault and an adult man is confronted about speaking with a 16 year old online. Upsetting scenes are centered on bereavement
strong injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
05/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
MURDER MOST PUZZLING is a British mystery crime drama series; in this episode, Cora investigates a historic case of murder and a potential miscarriage of justice.
sex
Audio from an illicitly made sex tape includes prolonged sounds of sexual moaning; however, there are no accompanying visuals. An implied reference is made to a pornography and a character makes a masturbation gesture.
injury detail
There is focus on a bloody throat wound after a dead body falls from a balcony. A character is discovered with a knife bloodily sticking out of their stomach. A book features drawings of post-mortems taking place.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a man abusing his ex-girlfriend, including choking her and stalking her after she had broken up with him. A man is punched in the face and thrown into a rubbish bin. Verbal references are made to violence and murder. Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'wanker', 'tosser', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'crap', 'piss', 'hell' and 'Jesus Christ'. There is gun and knife threat. References are made to suicide.
strong language
Classified Date:
05/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
MURDER MOST PUZZLING is a British mystery crime drama series; in this episode, Dennis Pride is suspected of murder, and Cora has a new love interest who might be too good to be true.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’, ‘bugger’, ‘bollocks’, ‘arse’ and ‘bastard’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
additional issues
There are infrequent scenes of moderate violence and gun threat, without serious injuries, as well as occasional verbal references to domestic abuse. Other scenes contain brief crime scene images of dead bodies, one of which is moderately bloodied. In a short sequence of sexual threat, a violent man invades a woman’s personal space and makes unwanted sexual advances, forcing her to physically defend herself. Moderate sex references include a short comic sequence in which a male stripper undresses down to his thong at a hen party; in another scene, a couple kiss and start to undress, implying off screen sex. Other issues include brief references to cocaine misuse.
Classified date05/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’, ‘bugger’, ‘bollocks’, ‘arse’ and ‘bastard’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
additional issues
There are infrequent scenes of moderate violence and gun threat, without serious injuries, as well as occasional verbal references to domestic abuse. Other scenes contain brief crime scene images of dead bodies, one of which is moderately bloodied. In a short sequence of sexual threat, a violent man invades a woman’s personal space and makes unwanted sexual advances, forcing her to physically defend herself. Moderate sex references include a short comic sequence in which a male stripper undresses down to his thong at a hen party; in another scene, a couple kiss and start to undress, implying off screen sex. Other issues include brief references to cocaine misuse.
strong language
Classified Date:
05/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms such as 'wanker', 'bellend', 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'tosser', 'ass', 'bastard', 'bollocks', 'balls', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'God'. There is use of the middle finger gesture.
additional issues
Scenes of violence include punches, kicks, blows to the head with improvised weapons and a person attempting to strangle another. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse, murder and serial killers. Bloody detail is visible on dead bodies and weapons. An image is briefly seen with surgical detail. Verbal references are made to sex, role-playing and adultery. Characters are intimidated and threatened with knives and guns. There are undetailed references to sexual assault and an adult man is confronted about speaking with a 16 year old online. Upsetting scenes are centered on bereavement
strong injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
05/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
sex
Audio from an illicitly made sex tape includes prolonged sounds of sexual moaning; however, there are no accompanying visuals. An implied reference is made to a pornography and a character makes a masturbation gesture.
injury detail
There is focus on a bloody throat wound after a dead body falls from a balcony. A character is discovered with a knife bloodily sticking out of their stomach. A book features drawings of post-mortems taking place.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a man abusing his ex-girlfriend, including choking her and stalking her after she had broken up with him. A man is punched in the face and thrown into a rubbish bin. Verbal references are made to violence and murder. Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'wanker', 'tosser', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'crap', 'piss', 'hell' and 'Jesus Christ'. There is gun and knife threat. References are made to suicide.
strong language
Classified Date:
05/02/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bloody’, ‘bugger’, ‘bollocks’, ‘arse’ and ‘bastard’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
additional issues
There are infrequent scenes of moderate violence and gun threat, without serious injuries, as well as occasional verbal references to domestic abuse. Other scenes contain brief crime scene images of dead bodies, one of which is moderately bloodied. In a short sequence of sexual threat, a violent man invades a woman’s personal space and makes unwanted sexual advances, forcing her to physically defend herself. Moderate sex references include a short comic sequence in which a male stripper undresses down to his thong at a hen party; in another scene, a couple kiss and start to undress, implying off screen sex. Other issues include brief references to cocaine misuse.
Director(s) Tom Dalton
Production year2025
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approx. running minutes94m
CastSimon Haines, Phyllis Logan, Alistair Brammer
Classified date05/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
