Slow Horses

Director(s)James Hawes
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes42m
CastGary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas

Slow Horses

strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Everyman Cinema
violence
A person is shot in the head, causing a large blood spurt. A mass shooting in a public square results in people being visibly hit by bullets. People are punched, hit with improvised weapons, and thrown to the ground. There are verbal references to murder throughout.
threat and horror
People are threatened by guns. A person is almost run down by a speeding car.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'dick', 'dickhead', 'twat', 'pussy', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'arse', 'piss', 'hell' and 'Jesus'.
sex
A sexualised poster featuring BDSM imagery is briefly visible on a person's wall. There are verbal references to sex work, bondage, sex toys and sexual intercourse. There is a reference to involuntary celibacy.
discrimination
A passing comment is made about the term 'octoroon'. A person makes discriminatory remarks about people with PTSD.
drugs
A character attempts to stop someone from snorting cocaine; a person makes reference to using drugs to cope with grief.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man briefly accuses his female coworker of sexually harassing him.
suicide and self-harm
There is a passing reference to murder-suicide during a police investigation.
theme
Very mild upsetting scenes are centred around illness and bereavement. There are references to PTSD and mental health.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, infrequent suicide references
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Everyman Cinema
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'tit', 'piss', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell', 'God').
suicide and self-harm
There are infrequent suicide references and brief bloody images during a scene in which a character is found dead in a bathtub.
additional issues
Moderate threat includes secret agents chasing a suspect carrying a bomb through a busy airport and failing to subdue him. There is also a scene in which a young man is abducted and held captive by terrorist group threatening to broadcast his beheading. There are discriminatory references to immigrants during the speech of a conservative politician. It is implied a character was abducted because of their religious beliefs. There is a repeated moment of moderate violence in which a character is knocked to the ground with force during a chase. Other issues include infrequent moderate sex references, and mild references to drugs and alcoholism.
strong language, threat
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, a disgraced MI5 agent is sidelined.

violence
Scenes include body slams, punches, and a gang attack. References are made to fatal terrorist attacks.
threat and horror
Scenes include chases, explosions, and a terrorist attack sequence featuring gun threat and suspense. A man is kidnapped and held hostage by a gang.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'dick', 'tits', 'shit', 'piss', 'crap', 'God' and 'Jesus Christ'.
sex
A comic reference to a sexually transmitted disease is made in passing.
discrimination
References are made to racism in the context of a hostage situation.
suicide and self-harm
Comic verbal suicide references feature in one scene.
injury detail
There is brief sight of blood on a dead body in the aftermath of violence.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
strong language
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, River seeks intelligence related to the kidnapping of a Muslim youth.

violence
A sequence features gunfire, punches, and a man being held hostage at gunpoint. References are made to war violence.
threat and horror
Scenes include a person being held captive and restrained, with a knife present during one sequence.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'twat', 'bitch', 'prick', 'dickhead', 'bastard', 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'bloody', 'fricking', 'screw', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
Racist language and attitudes feature in several scenes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A verbal reference is made to a register of sex offenders.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
strong language, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, the Slough House team are drawn into an ongoing operation.

violence
Scenes of violence include punches, a fight in which a person falls from height, and an attack involving electrocution. A man is threatened with a bladed weapon.
threat and horror
Several scenes feature a person being held captive in a darkly lit environment.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used throughout, as well as milder terms including 'dickhead', 'twat', 'prick', 'shag', 'bastard', 'shit', 'bollocks', 'tits', 'piss', 'ass', 'fricking', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell'.
sex
Brief verbal references are made to sex workers.
discrimination
Racist language is used, and there are verbal references to racism, reflecting the attitudes of certain characters.
injury detail
A severed head is seen in the aftermath of violence. Occasional blood is visible on characters following confrontations.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
strong language, threat, racism
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, Jackson and his fellow Slow Horses are hunted by Taverner's agents and a teenage boy's kidnappers decide what to do with him.

violence
A man is hit in the head with a fire extinguisher and another is punched in his stomach.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by three men who are members of a far-right British Nationalist group.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'cock', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'bastard', 'screw' 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
Members of a far-right British nationalist group display racist attitudes towards a Muslim man stating that 'his people' killed 'our people and raped our women'. Racism is clearly condemned within the series as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Undetailed verbal references are made to sexual violence.
injury detail
There is repeated sight of blood spatter over the faces of three men, but they do not have injuries. There are chases on foot and moments of gun threat.
strong language, threat, racism
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, Jackson and his fellow Slow Horses are hunted by Taverner's agents and a teenage boy's kidnappers decide what to do with him.

threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by three men who are members of a far-right British Nationalist group.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'cock', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'bastard', 'screw' 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
Members of a far-right British nationalist group display racist attitudes towards a Muslim man stating that 'his people' killed 'our people and raped our women'. Racism is clearly condemned within the series as a whole.
additional issues
There is repeated sight of blood spatter over the faces of three men, but they do not have injuries. A man is hit in the head with a fire extinguisher and another is punched in his stomach. There are chases on foot and moments of gun threat.
strong language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, Jackson and River make plans to turn the tables on Taverner while Hassan's kidnappers grow more volatile.

violence
There are bloody shootings. A man is punched repeatedly and shoved against a cabinet. There is sight of blood over three men's faces as a result of an earlier act of violence.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by aggressive kidnappers who belong to a far-right British nationalist group. There is a tense scene in which it is unclear if a group of men intend to kill an innocent woman and her child.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'twat', 'pussy', 'bitch', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'dickhead', 'Jesus' and 'hell'. The term 'motherf**ker' is also implied.
sex
There are brief, undetailed comic references to in-breeding and online pornography.
discrimination
There are references to racism and racist behaviour.
suicide and self-harm
There are brief suicide references.
injury detail
A sequence features blood resulting from gunshot wounds.
theme
A character references the death of a loved one in an emotional scene.
strong language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, Jackson and River make plans to turn the tables on Taverner while Hassan's kidnappers grow more volatile.

violence
There are bloody shootings. A man is punched repeatedly and shoved against a cabinet. There is sight of blood over three men's faces as a result of an earlier act of violence.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by aggressive kidnappers who belong to a far-right British nationalist group. There is a tense scene in which it is unclear if a group of men intend to kill an innocent woman and her child.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'twat', 'pussy', 'bitch', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'dickhead', 'Jesus' and 'hell'. The term 'motherf**ker' is also implied.
additional issues
There are references to racism and racist behaviour which is condemned by the work. There are brief, undetailed comic references to in-breeding and online pornography. There is gun threat and a building is threatened with a car bomb attack.
strong language, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
30/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; Taverner and the Slow Horses attempt different approaches to locate the kidnappers and Hassan.

violence
Scenes of violence include shootouts, blows to the head, and a person being hit by a vehicle.
threat and horror
Frequent scenes of threat involve characters being held at gunpoint, chased and prepared to be killed on camera. Weapons including guns and axes are brandished throughout.
language
There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'prick', 'bastard', 'shit', 'piss', 'arse', 'crap', 'sod', 'fricking', 'screw', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'. A middle finger gesture is also used.
sex
Sex references include uses of sexual slang and references to sexual activity.
discrimination
There are references to racism and racist behaviour.
suicide and self-harm
There are visual and verbal references to suicide.
injury detail
Blood is seen on characters' faces throughout and there is sight of gunshot wounds.
theme
Scenes depict bereavement, with characters dealing with grief and references to death.
alcohol and smoking
Characters smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, Jackson and his fellow Slow Horses investigate the death of a former field agent.

language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by moderate and more mild terms (for example, 'wanking', 'cock', 'dickheard', 'twat', 'bollocks', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'Christ').
sex
A scene is set in a sex shop and there is clear sight of pornographic magazines, posters and films as well as sex toys including a penis shaped vibrator. A character jokingly remarks that a man may be 'wanking in a morgue somewhere'.
additional issues
There is a flashback to a man being tortured by having alcohol forcibly poured down his throat and references to someone being injected with a drug which killed him. A man dies of what appears to be a heart attack. A woman admits to punching a senior colleague who made a pass at her.
strong language
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, Jackson and River track the movements of Dickie Bow's suspected killer, while Louisa and Min are suspicious of their Russian colleagues.

language
There is strong language (’f**k’) and milder terms which include ‘prick’, ‘cock’, ‘dick’, ‘balls’, 'bollocks', ‘shit’, ‘arsehole’, ‘Jesus’ and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There are mild sex references and we see a couple in their underwear on a bed after having sex off-screen. There is brief comic verbal reference to strip clubs. A man trying to swallow a piece of paper is grabbed by the head and has his nose pinched to make him spit it up. A man is pushed to a wall and held at gunpoint. A character chases a car through fast-moving, dangerous city traffic on a bicycle.
strong language
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British spy thriller series; in this episode, River goes undercover in a Cotswold village as Jackson Lamb's team gets shocking news.

language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'shit', 'piss', 'arse', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
We briefly see the bloody face of a dead man who has apparently been killed in a car accident. There are comic verbal sex references and fleeting mention of online pornography. A man is seen preparing to ride a bicycle while drunk. A man grabs a woman and pulls her to a seated position as he questions her. There is brief, undetailed reference to alcoholism.
strong language, bloody images, violence
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Louisa moves in on Pashkin, while Catherine plays a high-stakes game of chess.

violence
A man is choked and then run over by a car, which is accompanied by bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bollocks', 'arse', 'bloody', 'shit' and 'fricking').
injury detail
Scenes contain bodies covered in and surrounded by blood.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to drug and human trafficking.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple

SLOW HORSES is a British crime drama series; in this episode, River is tied up while a sleeper agent makes their move on London.

violence
Scenes of strong violence include shootings resulting in significant bloodshed, followed by characters with bloodied clothing and injuries.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('twat', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'balls', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'). There is also use of the middle finger gesture.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a man taking his own life. Sex references include comic mention of sexting and 'kinky' sex. Scenes of threat involve crowds dispersing following the news of a terrorist attack.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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Classified Date:
03/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/09/2024
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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17/09/2024
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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24/09/2024
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
01/10/2024
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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08/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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Classified Date:
22/09/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
29/09/2025
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
06/10/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
13/10/2025
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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20/10/2025
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VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
27/10/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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Classified Date:
14/09/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
21/09/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
28/09/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
05/10/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
12/10/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
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Classified date23/05/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
There are bloody shootings. A man is punched repeatedly and shoved against a cabinet. There is sight of blood over three men's faces as a result of an earlier act of violence.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by aggressive kidnappers who belong to a far-right British nationalist group. There is a tense scene in which it is unclear if a group of men intend to kill an innocent woman and her child.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'twat', 'pussy', 'bitch', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'dickhead', 'Jesus' and 'hell'. The term 'motherf**ker' is also implied.
additional issues
There are references to racism and racist behaviour which is condemned by the work. There are brief, undetailed comic references to in-breeding and online pornography. There is gun threat and a building is threatened with a car bomb attack.
strong language, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
30/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC
violence
Scenes of violence include shootouts, blows to the head, and a person being hit by a vehicle.
threat and horror
Frequent scenes of threat involve characters being held at gunpoint, chased and prepared to be killed on camera. Weapons including guns and axes are brandished throughout.
language
There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'prick', 'bastard', 'shit', 'piss', 'arse', 'crap', 'sod', 'fricking', 'screw', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'. A middle finger gesture is also used.
sex
Sex references include uses of sexual slang and references to sexual activity.
discrimination
There are references to racism and racist behaviour.
suicide and self-harm
There are visual and verbal references to suicide.
injury detail
Blood is seen on characters' faces throughout and there is sight of gunshot wounds.
theme
Scenes depict bereavement, with characters dealing with grief and references to death.
alcohol and smoking
Characters smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
strong language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC
violence
There are bloody shootings. A man is punched repeatedly and shoved against a cabinet. There is sight of blood over three men's faces as a result of an earlier act of violence.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by aggressive kidnappers who belong to a far-right British nationalist group. There is a tense scene in which it is unclear if a group of men intend to kill an innocent woman and her child.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'twat', 'pussy', 'bitch', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'dickhead', 'Jesus' and 'hell'. The term 'motherf**ker' is also implied.
sex
There are brief, undetailed comic references to in-breeding and online pornography.
discrimination
There are references to racism and racist behaviour.
suicide and self-harm
There are brief suicide references.
injury detail
A sequence features blood resulting from gunshot wounds.
theme
A character references the death of a loved one in an emotional scene.
strong language, threat, racism
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC
violence
A man is hit in the head with a fire extinguisher and another is punched in his stomach.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by three men who are members of a far-right British Nationalist group.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'cock', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'bastard', 'screw' 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
Members of a far-right British nationalist group display racist attitudes towards a Muslim man stating that 'his people' killed 'our people and raped our women'. Racism is clearly condemned within the series as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Undetailed verbal references are made to sexual violence.
injury detail
There is repeated sight of blood spatter over the faces of three men, but they do not have injuries. There are chases on foot and moments of gun threat.
strong language, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC
violence
Scenes of violence include punches, a fight in which a person falls from height, and an attack involving electrocution. A man is threatened with a bladed weapon.
threat and horror
Several scenes feature a person being held captive in a darkly lit environment.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used throughout, as well as milder terms including 'dickhead', 'twat', 'prick', 'shag', 'bastard', 'shit', 'bollocks', 'tits', 'piss', 'ass', 'fricking', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell'.
sex
Brief verbal references are made to sex workers.
discrimination
Racist language is used, and there are verbal references to racism, reflecting the attitudes of certain characters.
injury detail
A severed head is seen in the aftermath of violence. Occasional blood is visible on characters following confrontations.
strong language
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC
violence
A sequence features gunfire, punches, and a man being held hostage at gunpoint. References are made to war violence.
threat and horror
Scenes include a person being held captive and restrained, with a knife present during one sequence.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'twat', 'bitch', 'prick', 'dickhead', 'bastard', 'shit', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'bloody', 'fricking', 'screw', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
Racist language and attitudes feature in several scenes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A verbal reference is made to a register of sex offenders.
strong language, threat
Classified Date:
23/07/2026
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
FIFTH SEASON LLC
violence
Scenes include body slams, punches, and a gang attack. References are made to fatal terrorist attacks.
threat and horror
Scenes include chases, explosions, and a terrorist attack sequence featuring gun threat and suspense. A man is kidnapped and held hostage by a gang.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'dick', 'tits', 'shit', 'piss', 'crap', 'God' and 'Jesus Christ'.
sex
A comic reference to a sexually transmitted disease is made in passing.
discrimination
References are made to racism in the context of a hostage situation.
suicide and self-harm
Comic verbal suicide references feature in one scene.
injury detail
There is brief sight of blood on a dead body in the aftermath of violence.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
strong language, threat, racism
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by three men who are members of a far-right British Nationalist group.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'cock', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'bastard', 'screw' 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
Members of a far-right British nationalist group display racist attitudes towards a Muslim man stating that 'his people' killed 'our people and raped our women'. Racism is clearly condemned within the series as a whole.
additional issues
There is repeated sight of blood spatter over the faces of three men, but they do not have injuries. A man is hit in the head with a fire extinguisher and another is punched in his stomach. There are chases on foot and moments of gun threat.
strong language, threat, violence
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
violence
There are bloody shootings. A man is punched repeatedly and shoved against a cabinet. There is sight of blood over three men's faces as a result of an earlier act of violence.
threat and horror
A young Muslim man is tied up and gagged in a car, then threatened with beheading by aggressive kidnappers who belong to a far-right British nationalist group. There is a tense scene in which it is unclear if a group of men intend to kill an innocent woman and her child.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'twat', 'pussy', 'bitch', 'balls', 'shit', 'piss', 'dickhead', 'Jesus' and 'hell'. The term 'motherf**ker' is also implied.
additional issues
There are references to racism and racist behaviour which is condemned by the work. There are brief, undetailed comic references to in-breeding and online pornography. There is gun threat and a building is threatened with a car bomb attack.
strong language, bloody images, violence
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
violence
A man is choked and then run over by a car, which is accompanied by bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bollocks', 'arse', 'bloody', 'shit' and 'fricking').
injury detail
Scenes contain bodies covered in and surrounded by blood.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to drug and human trafficking.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
violence
Scenes of strong violence include shootings resulting in significant bloodshed, followed by characters with bloodied clothing and injuries.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('twat', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'balls', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'). There is also use of the middle finger gesture.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a man taking his own life. Sex references include comic mention of sexting and 'kinky' sex. Scenes of threat involve crowds dispersing following the news of a terrorist attack.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
strong language
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'shit', 'piss', 'arse', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
We briefly see the bloody face of a dead man who has apparently been killed in a car accident. There are comic verbal sex references and fleeting mention of online pornography. A man is seen preparing to ride a bicycle while drunk. A man grabs a woman and pulls her to a seated position as he questions her. There is brief, undetailed reference to alcoholism.
strong language
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
language
There is strong language (’f**k’) and milder terms which include ‘prick’, ‘cock’, ‘dick’, ‘balls’, 'bollocks', ‘shit’, ‘arsehole’, ‘Jesus’ and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There are mild sex references and we see a couple in their underwear on a bed after having sex off-screen. There is brief comic verbal reference to strip clubs. A man trying to swallow a piece of paper is grabbed by the head and has his nose pinched to make him spit it up. A man is pushed to a wall and held at gunpoint. A character chases a car through fast-moving, dangerous city traffic on a bicycle.
strong language, sex references
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by moderate and more mild terms (for example, 'wanking', 'cock', 'dickheard', 'twat', 'bollocks', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'Christ').
sex
A scene is set in a sex shop and there is clear sight of pornographic magazines, posters and films as well as sex toys including a penis shaped vibrator. A character jokingly remarks that a man may be 'wanking in a morgue somewhere'.
additional issues
There is a flashback to a man being tortured by having alcohol forcibly poured down his throat and references to someone being injected with a drug which killed him. A man dies of what appears to be a heart attack. A woman admits to punching a senior colleague who made a pass at her.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
08/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
01/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
24/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
10/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
03/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
27/10/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
20/10/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
13/10/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
06/10/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
29/09/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
22/09/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
12/10/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
05/10/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
28/09/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
21/09/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Classified Date:
14/09/2026
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Apple
Director(s)James Hawes
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes42m
CastGary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Everyman Cinema
violence
A person is shot in the head, causing a large blood spurt. A mass shooting in a public square results in people being visibly hit by bullets. People are punched, hit with improvised weapons, and thrown to the ground. There are verbal references to murder throughout.
threat and horror
People are threatened by guns. A person is almost run down by a speeding car.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'dick', 'dickhead', 'twat', 'pussy', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'arse', 'piss', 'hell' and 'Jesus'.
sex
A sexualised poster featuring BDSM imagery is briefly visible on a person's wall. There are verbal references to sex work, bondage, sex toys and sexual intercourse. There is a reference to involuntary celibacy.
discrimination
A passing comment is made about the term 'octoroon'. A person makes discriminatory remarks about people with PTSD.
drugs
A character attempts to stop someone from snorting cocaine; a person makes reference to using drugs to cope with grief.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man briefly accuses his female coworker of sexually harassing him.
suicide and self-harm
There is a passing reference to murder-suicide during a police investigation.
theme
Very mild upsetting scenes are centred around illness and bereavement. There are references to PTSD and mental health.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, infrequent suicide references
Classified Date:
31/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Everyman Cinema
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'tit', 'piss', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell', 'God').
suicide and self-harm
There are infrequent suicide references and brief bloody images during a scene in which a character is found dead in a bathtub.
additional issues
Moderate threat includes secret agents chasing a suspect carrying a bomb through a busy airport and failing to subdue him. There is also a scene in which a young man is abducted and held captive by terrorist group threatening to broadcast his beheading. There are discriminatory references to immigrants during the speech of a conservative politician. It is implied a character was abducted because of their religious beliefs. There is a repeated moment of moderate violence in which a character is knocked to the ground with force during a chase. Other issues include infrequent moderate sex references, and mild references to drugs and alcoholism.
Classified date23/05/2023
LanguageEnglish