Somewhere Boy

Director(s)n/a
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes20m
CastLewis Gribben, Rory Keenan, Lisa McGrillis

Somewhere Boy

very strong language, strong sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
14/12/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a UK drama series; in this episode, Danny goes to live with his aunt after his father's apparent suicide.

language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent strong language ('f**k'), and other terms such as 'slag' and 'Jesus Christ'.
sex
A teenage boy makes a crude comment about a girl's vagina.
theme
A mentally ill man's mistreatment of his son is a theme of the episode. He keeps the boy confined to the house due, it is implied, to overprotectiveness cause by the loss of his wife.
additional issues
There is brief sexual threat when a woman finds a teenage boy in her bedroom, but we know he means her no harm. It is implied that a man takes his own life, and there is brief undetailed sight of the corpse. There are bloody images when a man butchers a rabbit and smears its blood on his face. A teenage boy calls an agoraphobic boy a 'mentalist', but their growing friendship is a theme of the episode. There is natural nudity.
very strong language, strong sex references, gory images
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a UK drama series; in this episode, Danny finds out the truth about his mother's death.

language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'). Milder bad language includes uses of 'bitch', 'wank', 'bloody', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
Two teenage boys look at a pornographic film on a phone, but no images are shown and only the sounds of sexual moaning are heard. One of the boys asks the other, who appears to be unaware of pornography, what he "wanks to", and makes a masturbation gesture.
injury detail
A teenage boy has a vision of his late father whose face is splattered with blood, and part of his skull is missing.
additional issues
There are references to the deaths of parents. There are references to a young boy's misguided upbringing by his grieving father which has left psychological scars.
domestic abuse, very strong language
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a British drama series; in this episode, Danny accompanies Aaron to the pub, but with an ulterior motive.

language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as other milder terms ('wanker', 'prick', 'dick', 'shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus' and 'hell').
theme
The series concerns a teenage boy who is adjusting to society after being raised in isolation and confinement. In flashback scenes we see the outcome of a father who manipulated his young son into believing that the outside world is a hostile place full of monsters. For example, after his son falls from a chair and breaks his arm, the boy is scared to leave the house and so his father decides to the treat the broken bone with a makeshift splint.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat, including a teenage boy taking a bladed tool when searching for the man who is responsible for killing his mother in a car crash. There are also moderate sex references.
strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a British drama series; in this episode, Danny and Aaron start work on the farm, and in flashbacks, Danny asks his father to teach him how to survive outdoors.

language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘twat’, ‘pussy’ and ‘shit’.
theme
The series concerns a teenage boy who is adjusting to society after being raised in isolation and confinement, convinced by his father that the outside world was a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In flashback scenes we see the father manipulating and deceiving his young son, and shouting at him aggressively for requesting to go outdoors.
additional issues
There are crude comic sex references, scenes of moderate threat, and infrequent bloody images. A farmer shoots a dog after it kills a sheep, but the animal deaths occur off screen.
strong language, drug references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a drama series; in this episode, a teenage boy goes to a party.

violence
There are references to domestic abuse, including to a father locking his son inside their house.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'prick', 'shit', 'bollocks', 'Jesus').
drugs
There are drug references, including to magic mushrooms. A teenage boy takes magic mushrooms and becomes unsettled by the experience.
additional issues
There are also mild sex references.
very strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a drama series; in this episode, tensions arise during a neighbourhood party.

violence
Flashback scenes show a teenage boy locked in a house and feeling threatened by his father.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms (for example, 'bloody', 'bastard', 'hell').
additional issues
There is also a brief suicide reference, moderate threat, and scenes of alcohol consumption.
infrequent very strong language, strong sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a drama series; in this episode, a teenage boy spends a day and night exploring the local town.

violence
Flashback scenes show an unhappy teenage boy locked inside a house by his menacing father.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms (for example, 'dickhead', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
There are strong sex references, including sight of an inflatable erect penis.
additional issues
There is also brief mild emotional upset.
strong threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

SOMEWHERE BOY is a UK drama series; in this episode, Danny finally faces the truth of the past.

threat and horror
A teenage boy’s life is threatened with a shotgun as the culmination of his misguided upbringing by his father, which has left psychological scars on both characters and which leads to a tragic outcome.
suicide and self-harm
It is implied a man dies by suicide off-screen.
additional issues
There are occasional bloody images in the aftermath of the killing of an animal. There is very mild bad language (‘God’, ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’).
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Classified date31/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'). Milder bad language includes uses of 'bitch', 'wank', 'bloody', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
Two teenage boys look at a pornographic film on a phone, but no images are shown and only the sounds of sexual moaning are heard. One of the boys asks the other, who appears to be unaware of pornography, what he "wanks to", and makes a masturbation gesture.
injury detail
A teenage boy has a vision of his late father whose face is splattered with blood, and part of his skull is missing.
additional issues
There are references to the deaths of parents. There are references to a young boy's misguided upbringing by his grieving father which has left psychological scars.
very strong language, strong sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
14/12/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent strong language ('f**k'), and other terms such as 'slag' and 'Jesus Christ'.
sex
A teenage boy makes a crude comment about a girl's vagina.
theme
A mentally ill man's mistreatment of his son is a theme of the episode. He keeps the boy confined to the house due, it is implied, to overprotectiveness cause by the loss of his wife.
additional issues
There is brief sexual threat when a woman finds a teenage boy in her bedroom, but we know he means her no harm. It is implied that a man takes his own life, and there is brief undetailed sight of the corpse. There are bloody images when a man butchers a rabbit and smears its blood on his face. A teenage boy calls an agoraphobic boy a 'mentalist', but their growing friendship is a theme of the episode. There is natural nudity.
strong threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
threat and horror
A teenage boy’s life is threatened with a shotgun as the culmination of his misguided upbringing by his father, which has left psychological scars on both characters and which leads to a tragic outcome.
suicide and self-harm
It is implied a man dies by suicide off-screen.
additional issues
There are occasional bloody images in the aftermath of the killing of an animal. There is very mild bad language (‘God’, ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’).
infrequent very strong language, strong sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
violence
Flashback scenes show an unhappy teenage boy locked inside a house by his menacing father.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms (for example, 'dickhead', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
There are strong sex references, including sight of an inflatable erect penis.
additional issues
There is also brief mild emotional upset.
very strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
violence
Flashback scenes show a teenage boy locked in a house and feeling threatened by his father.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms (for example, 'bloody', 'bastard', 'hell').
additional issues
There is also a brief suicide reference, moderate threat, and scenes of alcohol consumption.
strong language, drug references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
violence
There are references to domestic abuse, including to a father locking his son inside their house.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'prick', 'shit', 'bollocks', 'Jesus').
drugs
There are drug references, including to magic mushrooms. A teenage boy takes magic mushrooms and becomes unsettled by the experience.
additional issues
There are also mild sex references.
strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘twat’, ‘pussy’ and ‘shit’.
theme
The series concerns a teenage boy who is adjusting to society after being raised in isolation and confinement, convinced by his father that the outside world was a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In flashback scenes we see the father manipulating and deceiving his young son, and shouting at him aggressively for requesting to go outdoors.
additional issues
There are crude comic sex references, scenes of moderate threat, and infrequent bloody images. A farmer shoots a dog after it kills a sheep, but the animal deaths occur off screen.
domestic abuse, very strong language
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as other milder terms ('wanker', 'prick', 'dick', 'shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus' and 'hell').
theme
The series concerns a teenage boy who is adjusting to society after being raised in isolation and confinement. In flashback scenes we see the outcome of a father who manipulated his young son into believing that the outside world is a hostile place full of monsters. For example, after his son falls from a chair and breaks his arm, the boy is scared to leave the house and so his father decides to the treat the broken bone with a makeshift splint.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat, including a teenage boy taking a bladed tool when searching for the man who is responsible for killing his mother in a car crash. There are also moderate sex references.
very strong language, strong sex references, gory images
Classified Date:
31/10/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'). Milder bad language includes uses of 'bitch', 'wank', 'bloody', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
Two teenage boys look at a pornographic film on a phone, but no images are shown and only the sounds of sexual moaning are heard. One of the boys asks the other, who appears to be unaware of pornography, what he "wanks to", and makes a masturbation gesture.
injury detail
A teenage boy has a vision of his late father whose face is splattered with blood, and part of his skull is missing.
additional issues
There are references to the deaths of parents. There are references to a young boy's misguided upbringing by his grieving father which has left psychological scars.
Director(s)n/a
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes20m
CastLewis Gribben, Rory Keenan, Lisa McGrillis
Classified date31/10/2022
LanguageEnglish