Shetland

infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Director(s)Lee Haven Jones
Production year2013
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes458m
CastAllison McKenzie, Gerard Miller, Julie Graham, Joi Johannsson, Arnmundur Ernst Bjornsson, Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell, Mark Bonnar, Erin Armstrong, Carolin Stoltz, Stephen Walters, Neve McIntosh, Douglas Henshall

Shetland

infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
11/02/2015
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Seasons 1 and 2
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strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
23/12/2015
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3 Episodes 1-6
strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
23/12/2015
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3, Episodes 1-6
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infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
07/02/2018
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 4 Episodes 1-6 Season 4 Episodes 1-6
violence
Moderate violence includes a man being attacked, kidnapped and thrown into a makeshift grave to be buried alive and a man briefly being punched and kicked.
threat and horror
Moderate threat includes a man being threatened with being buried alive and a woman being threatened with a large knife.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘f**king’).
injury detail
Moderate injury detail includes sight of a bullet hole in the forehead of a corpse.
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strong injury detail, drug and suicide references
Classified Date:
07/03/2019
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 5 Episodes 1-3 Series 5 Episodes 1-3
drugs
Police investigate a cannabis farm.
suicide and self-harm
A man is discovered to have cut his own throat, with close-up sight of injury and bloodshed.
injury detail
Decomposed severed body parts are seen in close-up detail. There are bloody crime scenes in the aftermath of murder.
references to child abuse
Classified Date:
04/04/2019
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 5 Episodes 4-6 Series 5 Episodes 4 - 6
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strong language, threat
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is strong threat as a malfunction in a decompression chamber causes a man to stagger and clutch is head in agony, and blood seeps from his nose and ears. There are also scenes of moderate threat.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bugger', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is deliberately run over with a truck, causing a head injury and rendering him unconscious.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus Christ' and 'God'.
injury detail
Crime scene images show dead bodies, with some blood, but without strong detail.
strong threat
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman is locked in a building by a criminal she is clearly afraid of.
strong language
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'whore', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'bloody', 'hell').
suicide references
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
A man is manipulated into assisting a woman take her own life.
drug misuse
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
A woman snorts cocaine. There are also verbal references to drug taking.
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strong crime scene detail
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are brief but gory crime scene images of a decomposing body found in a suitcase.
strong language, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’ and ‘piss’).
injury detail
There are crime scene images of a bloated and discoloured corpse, including brief close-up detail of fleshy wounds on the corpse’s fingertips where the prints have been cut away. Another scene features brief images of a dead body without visible injuries.
strong language
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k').
strong bloody images, language
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'hell', 'God' and 'Christ'.
injury detail
A room in an abandoned house provides evidence of people being tortured there as blood is seen on chairs and the tools, such as a crowbar, used to inflict violence on them. The body of one of the victims is seen in a morgue with bruises, cigarette burns and ligature marks on the wrists and ankles.
infrequent strong language, brief moderate threat
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman goes to investigate noises in her stockyard at night; an unidentified assailant grabs her around the face and pulls her away.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (‘shit’).
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is struck on the head with a hammer and a person is shot in the shoulder, both in undetailed fashion.
threat and horror
Police attempt to clear a public area in which a bomb has been planted. The bomber subsequently threatens to kill himself with a separate device.
injury detail
There is brief sight of cigarette burns, bruises and ligature marks in crime scene photographs of the body of a person who had been tortured before being killed.
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 language
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'bugger', 'balls', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').
strong language
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), a rude middle finger gesture, and milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').
infrequent strong language, moderate threat
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are disturbing scenes in which a person performs pagan rituals, one of which involves placing a stolen corpse within a pyre. However, police officers subsequently make an arrest. A woman becomes scared after she is woken up by persistent knocking on the front door of her house. However, when she opens her front door the person has left, but the knocking continues at another door. A man aggressively grabs another man; however, a police officer quickly intervenes. These scenes are neither frequent nor sustained.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell').
drug misuse, strong bloody images
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
People smoke joints. A man produces a bag containing white pills and later appears to be intoxicated while driving. There are also references to the distribution of illegal drugs.
injury detail
There is a close-up image of a knife dripping with blood. Crime scene photographs also appear in some scenes, picturing dead sheep with bloodied fur. Animal bones are also seen.
infrequent strong language, moderate injury detail, drug references
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'bastard', 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God').
drugs
There are brief visual references to drugs, such as a picture of a joint, as well as verbal mention of illegal distribution of prescription medication. There are also references to the misuse of drugs and alcohol, and people being intoxicated.
injury detail
A body is found following a road accident, which is accompanied by bloody detail.
strong sex references, language
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'shit', 'bastard', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God' and 'damn').
theme
References are made to incestual sex between two adult siblings, which resulted in the woman bearing a child. Sexual detail is limited and the relationship is not condoned.
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 bloody images
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Bloody crime scene images include the sight of several murder victims.
infrequent strong language, moderate crime scene detail, violence
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is struck by a speeding vehicle.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'hell' and 'Christ.'
injury detail
Crime scenes include bloodied dead bodies.
strong language
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'bullshit', 'God' and 'Christ'.
infrequent strong language, moderate threat, bloody images
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Police officers race to find a vulnerable person hiding inside a truck.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'bloody', 'arse', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
There is sight of blood across a dead person's face.
drug misuse
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
A man briefly snorts cocaine.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are shot and slapped in scenes which also include brief sight of blood and injury in the aftermath. Verbal references to violence and murder also feature.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'hell', 'damn').
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references to sexual violence feature, but are not graphic.
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 date11/02/2015
LanguageEnglish
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
11/02/2015
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Seasons 1 and 2
strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
23/12/2015
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3 Episodes 1-6
strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
23/12/2015
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3, Episodes 1-6
infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
07/02/2018
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 4 Episodes 1-6 Season 4 Episodes 1-6
violence
Moderate violence includes a man being attacked, kidnapped and thrown into a makeshift grave to be buried alive and a man briefly being punched and kicked.
threat and horror
Moderate threat includes a man being threatened with being buried alive and a woman being threatened with a large knife.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘f**king’).
injury detail
Moderate injury detail includes sight of a bullet hole in the forehead of a corpse.
references to child abuse
Classified Date:
04/04/2019
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 5 Episodes 4-6 Series 5 Episodes 4 - 6
strong injury detail, drug and suicide references
Classified Date:
07/03/2019
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 5 Episodes 1-3 Series 5 Episodes 1-3
drugs
Police investigate a cannabis farm.
suicide and self-harm
A man is discovered to have cut his own throat, with close-up sight of injury and bloodshed.
injury detail
Decomposed severed body parts are seen in close-up detail. There are bloody crime scenes in the aftermath of murder.
drug misuse
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
A woman snorts cocaine. There are also verbal references to drug taking.
strong language, threat
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is strong threat as a malfunction in a decompression chamber causes a man to stagger and clutch is head in agony, and blood seeps from his nose and ears. There are also scenes of moderate threat.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bugger', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is deliberately run over with a truck, causing a head injury and rendering him unconscious.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus Christ' and 'God'.
injury detail
Crime scene images show dead bodies, with some blood, but without strong detail.
strong threat
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman is locked in a building by a criminal she is clearly afraid of.
strong language
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'whore', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'bloody', 'hell').
suicide references
Classified Date:
23/11/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
A man is manipulated into assisting a woman take her own life.
strong language, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’ and ‘piss’).
injury detail
There are crime scene images of a bloated and discoloured corpse, including brief close-up detail of fleshy wounds on the corpse’s fingertips where the prints have been cut away. Another scene features brief images of a dead body without visible injuries.
strong language
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k').
strong crime scene detail
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are brief but gory crime scene images of a decomposing body found in a suitcase.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is struck on the head with a hammer and a person is shot in the shoulder, both in undetailed fashion.
threat and horror
Police attempt to clear a public area in which a bomb has been planted. The bomber subsequently threatens to kill himself with a separate device.
injury detail
There is brief sight of cigarette burns, bruises and ligature marks in crime scene photographs of the body of a person who had been tortured before being killed.
infrequent strong language, brief moderate threat
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman goes to investigate noises in her stockyard at night; an unidentified assailant grabs her around the face and pulls her away.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (‘shit’).
strong bloody images, language
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'hell', 'God' and 'Christ'.
injury detail
A room in an abandoned house provides evidence of people being tortured there as blood is seen on chairs and the tools, such as a crowbar, used to inflict violence on them. The body of one of the victims is seen in a morgue with bruises, cigarette burns and ligature marks on the wrists and ankles.
infrequent strong language, moderate threat
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are disturbing scenes in which a person performs pagan rituals, one of which involves placing a stolen corpse within a pyre. However, police officers subsequently make an arrest. A woman becomes scared after she is woken up by persistent knocking on the front door of her house. However, when she opens her front door the person has left, but the knocking continues at another door. A man aggressively grabs another man; however, a police officer quickly intervenes. These scenes are neither frequent nor sustained.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell').
strong language
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'bugger', 'balls', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').
strong language
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), a rude middle finger gesture, and milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').
drug misuse, strong bloody images
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
People smoke joints. A man produces a bag containing white pills and later appears to be intoxicated while driving. There are also references to the distribution of illegal drugs.
injury detail
There is a close-up image of a knife dripping with blood. Crime scene photographs also appear in some scenes, picturing dead sheep with bloodied fur. Animal bones are also seen.
infrequent strong language, moderate injury detail, drug references
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'bastard', 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God').
drugs
There are brief visual references to drugs, such as a picture of a joint, as well as verbal mention of illegal distribution of prescription medication. There are also references to the misuse of drugs and alcohol, and people being intoxicated.
injury detail
A body is found following a road accident, which is accompanied by bloody detail.
strong sex references, language
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'shit', 'bastard', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God' and 'damn').
theme
References are made to incestual sex between two adult siblings, which resulted in the woman bearing a child. Sexual detail is limited and the relationship is not condoned.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are shot and slapped in scenes which also include brief sight of blood and injury in the aftermath. Verbal references to violence and murder also feature.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'hell', 'damn').
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references to sexual violence feature, but are not graphic.
drug misuse
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
A man briefly snorts cocaine.
infrequent strong language, moderate threat, bloody images
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Police officers race to find a vulnerable person hiding inside a truck.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'bloody', 'arse', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
There is sight of blood across a dead person's face.
strong language
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'bullshit', 'God' and 'Christ'.
infrequent strong language, moderate crime scene detail, violence
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is struck by a speeding vehicle.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'hell' and 'Christ.'
injury detail
Crime scenes include bloodied dead bodies.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Bloody crime scene images include the sight of several murder victims.
Director(s)Lee Haven Jones
Production year2013
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes458m
CastAllison McKenzie, Gerard Miller, Julie Graham, Joi Johannsson, Arnmundur Ernst Bjornsson, Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell, Mark Bonnar, Erin Armstrong, Carolin Stoltz, Stephen Walters, Neve McIntosh, Douglas Henshall
Classified date11/02/2015
LanguageEnglish