The Essex Serpent

Director(s)Clio Barnard
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes50m
CastClaire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Hayley Squires

The Essex Serpent

strong medical detail, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
19/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming

ESSEX SERPENT is a British mystery drama; in this episode, a newly widowed woman begins is intrigued by reports of disappearances in Essex.

violence
It is implied a woman was abused by her husband, including brief flashbacks implying strangulation during a brief sexual encounter, and the woman being branded with a tool against her will.
injury detail
There is close up sight of blood and organs during medical procedures. There is blood on a man's face after an accidental injury.
additional issues
There is a pervasive sense of strong threat, as a town is plagued by strange, possibly supernatural occurrences. A young girl is briefly threatened by an unseen force, before disappearing entirely. A brief scene of sex features a woman panting gently during an implied sexual encounter. There are references to death and bereavement. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn').
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
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violence
It is implied a woman was abused by her husband, including brief flashbacks implying strangulation during a brief sexual encounter, and the woman being branded with a tool against her will.
injury detail
There is close up sight of blood and organs during medical procedures. There is blood on a man's face after an accidental injury.
additional issues
There is a pervasive sense of strong threat, as a town is plagued by strange, possibly supernatural occurrences. A young girl is briefly threatened by an unseen force, before disappearing entirely. A brief scene of sex features a woman panting gently during an implied sexual encounter. There are references to death and bereavement. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn').
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong medical detail, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
19/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
It is implied a woman was abused by her husband, including brief flashbacks implying strangulation during a brief sexual encounter, and the woman being branded with a tool against her will.
injury detail
There is close up sight of blood and organs during medical procedures. There is blood on a man's face after an accidental injury.
additional issues
There is a pervasive sense of strong threat, as a town is plagued by strange, possibly supernatural occurrences. A young girl is briefly threatened by an unseen force, before disappearing entirely. A brief scene of sex features a woman panting gently during an implied sexual encounter. There are references to death and bereavement. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn').
Director(s)Clio Barnard
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes50m
CastClaire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Hayley Squires