• Director(s)

    Dermot Boyd

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Sally Lindsay, Steve Edge, Alex Gaumond

TV Show

The Madame Blanc Mysteries

THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES is a British crime drama series; in this episode, a widow travels to France to organise her late husband's personal effects.…

THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES is a British crime drama series; in this episode, a widow travels to France to organise her late husband's personal effects.

  • Director(s)

    Dermot Boyd

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Sally Lindsay, Steve Edge, Alex Gaumond

mild injury detail, sex references, drug references
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are verbal references to a man having two wives. A man grabs his wife's bottom as they embrace. There is also mild innuendo.
drugs
There is a brief verbal reference to joint smoking. Cyanide is thought to be the cause of a man's death.
injury detail
A man's head is bloodied in the aftermath of a car crash; his dead body is later briefly shown being zipped up into a body bag.
additional issues
There is also very mild bad language ('hell').
mild bad language, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
In a flashback to WWII, a young girl is hidden in a cupboard and watches anxiously as her mother and small brother are taken away by Nazi soldiers. A man triggers a booby trap which causes a small explosion; he is later seen in hospital with small cuts on his face, but is not seriously hurt.
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody', 'merde'), and very mild bad language ('God').
implied strong language
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent implied strong language (“Shut the front door!”). Very mild bad language includes ‘oh my God’.
additional issues
There are brief images of a dead woman with a thin line of blood running from her mouth; other scenes feature mild bloody injury detail after another woman accidentally cuts her wrist. There is a passing reference to a place having once been known for drugs and gambling. There are undetailed references to an extramarital affair. An unlikeable woman makes snide remarks about other women’s weight.
brief mild violence, bloody image
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is struck over the head with a blunt object whilst disturbing robbers in his shop at night; it's revealed that the man dies of his injuries.
injury detail
There is a brief bloody image of a bloodstained murder weapon.
additional issues
There is also infrequent very mild bad language (for example, hell).
moderate crime scene detail, drug references
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
Marijuana and drugs paraphernalia are seen in a drug dealer's home.
injury detail
A corpse is discovered with a crucifix embedded in his back and blood on his clothes. At another crime scene, there is a large blood pool and the corpse of a man who has been stabbed in the back with shears.
additional issues
There is mild violence. There is a fleeting suicide reference. Bad language is very mild ('God', 'hell'). A character smokes a cigarette.
moderate bloody images, innuendo
Classified Date:
13/12/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is moderate innuendo, including over the word 'flange'.
injury detail
There are bloody images after a woman is shot.
additional issues
Threat and violence are mild. There is very mild bad language ('God').
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moderate violence
Classified Date:
17/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A hooded figure stabs a woman in the back; bloody detail is limited.
additional issues
There is a brief sex reference alluding to a woman dressing up as a sexy elf for her partner.
moderate injury detail, drug references
Classified Date:
17/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
There are references to a man with a drug addiction meeting with his dealer.
injury detail
The body of a woman is seen lying in a pool of blood. There is further sight of dead bodies, including a sequence in which a person throws their lover's dead body from a cliff. A person is injured after being hit by a car.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
References are made to a man having a mistress.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
17/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a scene of moderate violence with blood splatter in which a character is thrown against table, hits their head and dies. There are also repeated scenes of a cahracter being bottled and verbal references to a shard of glass becoming lodged in their brain.
additional issues
There are mild sex references and themes of bereavement.
brief moderate violence
Classified Date:
17/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is shot in the back.
additional issues
There are moments of mild threat, mild sex references and passing references to suicide.
moderate threat, violence, rude gestures
Classified Date:
17/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is an attempt to suffocate a man with a pillow; however, a third party intervenes and punches the attacker in the face.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate knife threat, and moments where character's are stalked by an ominous figure.
language
There is use of a rude gesture ('V-sign') as well as spoken use of mild bad language ('God').
additional issues
There are mild sex references and innuendo.
moderate violence, bloody detail, drug references
Classified Date:
26/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A short flashback shows a man screaming and striking his head against a wall in pain - without visible injury - while being subjected to a fatal soundwave blast.
drugs
A man brags about ending up naked in a fish tank after attending a ‘green party’. There is also a brief gag involving a pun on the term ‘grass’.
injury detail
A man is found dead, with blood across his forehead. Small splashes of blood are visible on the walls of the room in the background of subsequent scenes.
additional issues
A woman says that her career has suffered at the hands of ‘pigheaded misogynists’ at her company; sexism is clearly criticised. Bad language includes ‘bastard’ and ‘oh my God’.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
26/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A serial killer describes in detail the various methods she has used to murder her victims. In flashback, there is sight of a woman murdering man by injecting oxygen into a man's drip. A man is tied up and suffocated during a robbery.
threat and horror
There is moderate threat from a woman who plots the murders of numerous characters.
additional issues
Use of very mild bad language occurs ('damn', 'hell'). Scenes include very mild sex references and rude humour.
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suicide, moderate violence
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot off-screen; this includes bloody aftermath detail.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene of suicide.
additional issues
There are mild jump scares and sex references. There are passing references to a man being sleazy.
mild threat, sex references, disturbing images
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A scuba diver struggles to breath through his mask whilst underwater and dies, a character is poisoned, and characters fail to resuscitate a man.
sex
There are mild references to sex.
disturbing images
Characters finds a rotting fish in a fridge; this includes bloody detail.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('hell'). There are also upsetting scenes in which a man is thrown out of his daughter's home and references to criminal activity.
moderate violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman follows a man with a sword; they duel and she stabs him in the chest.
injury detail
Characters find the dead body of a man with a sword sticking from his torso.
additional issues
There are scenes of gun threat.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is shot, with sight of some bloody detail.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate gun threat. A woman is sent cryptic death threats.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to a man becoming obsessed with an employee and sexually harassing her.
mild threat, sex references, injury detail
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
It is implied that a woman is pushed from a balcony; she survives this, however. A woman's clothes are soaked with a poison dye.
sex
There are references to an affair, and to unplanned pregnancies.
injury detail
There is brief injury detail of a dead body.
additional issues
There is rude humour referencing the dissection of snails' bottoms to dye clothes.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman disappears from a busy restaurant and is later seen being held hostage at knifepoint. Friends and family receive videos of her distressed and begging for her life.
additional issues
Upsetting references are made to a woman losing twins late in pregnancy. Infrequent use of mild bad language ('bloody') is accompanied by very mild terms ('God'). There are mild sex references, such as mentions of adultery.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
29/01/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
After losing his temper, a man aggressively pushes a woman into a table knocking her unconscious . It is subsequently uncovered that she died from her injuries and was pregnant at the time.
additional issues
There are moments of mild threat. A man has a nightmare about the death of his father and there references to the illness he suffered. A man comically reveals that a misunderstanding over 'hash browns' led to a woman calling the drugs squad. Very mild bad language occurs ('God' and 'damn'). References are made to adultery and bigamy.
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moderate threat, drug references
Classified Date:
26/05/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A person is discovered tied up on a boat with a bag over their head and a rope around their neck. There are moments of knife threat in which a villainous man holds two people against their will.
drugs
References are made to two teenagers being involved in a serious car accident after smoking marijuana.
additional issues
Infrequent mild sex references feature. Bad language is very mild ('God').
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
26/05/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A killer uses mustard gas to murder a person and a woman is attacked by a man who bursts into her house.
threat and horror
There are sequences in which people find themselves trapped by a killer who releases mustard gas in order to choke them to death.
additional issues
A woman briefly references how her parents disowned her when they found out she was gay. Mild bad language ('bloody') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'moron' and 'God'. There are also infrequent mild sex references.
moderate bloody images, violence
Classified Date:
26/05/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A burglar hits a man across the head with a stone object, leaving him badly injured. A person has their drink spiked with a sedative.
injury detail
A person lies in a pool of blood after a blow to the head.
additional issues
There is also mild threat, and very mild bad language ('God').
mild violence, language, injury detail
Classified Date:
26/05/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is briefly and discreetly poisoned.
language
There is use of mild bad language ('bloody') as well as milder terms such as 'God'.
injury detail
A dead body is seen at a crime scene, foaming at the mouth.
additional issues
People recall the death of others. A man wonders if his partner is attracted to another man. A person is chased and cornered by police. People drink alcohol.
moderate violence, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
26/05/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man draws a blade and impressionistically stabs another.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A villain is challenged and reprimanded by others after sexually harassing a woman.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bloody') and milder terms such as 'damn' are used. Brief sequences of threat occur. A man makes a sexist statement, however it is implicitly condemned. A person jokingly refers to another as his 'lover'. Adults drink alcohol.
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  • Classified date

    13/12/2021

  • Distributor

    RLJE International Ltd

  • Language

    English