Tribunal Justice - Season 1

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

14/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

N/A

very mild bad language, sex references

Classified Date:

16/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

Very mild bad language occurs (‘God’, ‘hell’).

sex

Infrequent and undetailed references to ‘catfishing’ occur. A man believes his friend impersonated a woman who was romantically interested in him as part of a scam.

references to violence

Classified Date:

22/06/2023

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VOD/Streaming

violence

Claims and counterclaims are made in courtroom testimony by two women of mutual assaults taking place, including being dragged along a street by a car and being choked. There is brief photographic evidence of injuries sustained by one of the women in a specific incident, as well as references to a woman suffering depression in the aftermath of being assaulted.

additional issues: A woman makes a passing reference to believing that another woman was suicidal.

references to mental health

Classified Date:

16/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

There are undetailed references to the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by a former soldier, stemming from her time in Afghanistan.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

22/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

NA

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

22/06/2023

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VOD/Streaming

language

There is very mild bad language (‘hell’).

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

30/06/2023

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VOD/Streaming

theme

There are upsetting scenes when three angry judges highlight a dentist's intentional exploitation of a disabled patient.

discrimination

Classified Date:

06/07/2023

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VOD/Streaming

discrimination

There are references to a man fat shaming his ex-partner.

additional issues: There are scenes of emotional upset and verbal references to a familial breakdown.

implied bad language, mild threat

Classified Date:

03/07/2023

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VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

There are verbal references to an aggressive attempted robbery at gunpoint which are accompanied by real video footage of the crime.

language

There is implied use of moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as use of very mild bad language ('God').

additional issues: Real CCTV footage shows a gang pushing victims of an attempted robbery. The perpetrator and his accomplices are repeatedly referred to as 'gangbangers'. References are made to a criminal's past violent crimes including an arrest for 'domestic violence'. There are mentions of a pet dog not being looked after appropriately.

implied mild bad language

Classified Date:

28/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is a deliberately truncated use of mild bad language (‘shit’).

additional issues: During the course of court testimony there are references to people involved in gang crime threatening a man with a firearm. The man comes to no harm and those responsible are dealt with by the justice system. There is occasional very mild emotional upset.

mild sex references, infrequent drug references

Classified Date:

28/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sex

Two people characterise a short-term relationship as being “friends with benefits”, although it is implied that there were no sexual relations during their time together.

drugs

A purely speculative and innocuous remark is made to a man using money to buy drugs.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language (‘oh my God’).

infrequent very mild bad language

Classified Date:

28/06/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very mild bad language ('heck').

brief death references

Classified Date:

10/07/2023

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VOD/Streaming

theme

There are brief verbal death references that lack detail.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

N/A

additional issues: There is no material likely to offend or harm.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

N/A

additional issues: There is no material likely to offend or harm.

very mild sex references

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sex

There are verbal sex references, including to relationship issues.

drug references, mental health references, violence references

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman describes how she kicked a door down after he partner locked her out of the house.

drugs

There are verbal references to drug misuse, and how this destroyed a couple's relationship. Drug misuse in not approved of by the work as a whole.

theme

A woman briefly talks about her own mental health, and refers to her depression and anxiety.

additional issues: There is also very mild bad language ('heck').

domestic abuse references, cyber bullying references

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

violence

A judge criticises a woman's conduct when unnecessarily seeking a court protection order, explaining that women and men who are abused and seek safety in the courts can have their cases delayed and be murdered.

theme

There are references to cyber-bullying in a scene in which a judge says a woman "deliberately deleted" her online "taunting and goading" of another woman.

additional issues: Verbal drug references feature within the context of a dysfunctional relationship. Accordingly, drug misuse is not condoned by the work as a whole. There are verbal references to cancer and illness, some of which question a woman's claims to have had cancer. A man claims he felt threatened by a woman's conduct. There is also very mild bad language ('heck').

references to alcoholism, aggressive behaviour, mild bad language

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A male judge behaves in an aggressive manner towards a female plaintiff, shouting at her when he believes she is deliberately misleading the court.

language

There is mild bad language ('screw'), as well as milder terms ('damn').

alcohol and smoking

There are references to a woman's alcohol-related issues, and these include a woman's text message in which she states that she became confused due to alcohol consumption.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

12/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

references to racism

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

discrimination

The complainant, who is black, alleges that the defendant would not have sold the damaged boat to a white man.

mild emotional upset, cancer references

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

A woman becomes upset when talking about her cancer diagnosis, and says she almost died. There is also emotional upset in scenes in which a woman refers to her postoperative scar tissue. The episode also contains references to a woman's cancer treatment, and post-operative issues which include scenes in which her voice becomes distorted after she has been speaking for some time.

additional issues: There is also very mild bad language ('hell').

references to illness

Classified Date:

31/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

There are references to a woman's cancer surgery and the difficulties she experienced as she tried to maintain her business while ill; she describes this period as traumatic.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('God').

sexual violence references

Classified Date:

31/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sexual violence and sexual threat

There are occasional undetailed verbal references to a person having been sexually assaulted, and having subsequently experienced PTSD-related panic attacks.

additional issues: A judge and the defendant repeatedly misgender the plaintiff, who is a trans man; the incorrect pronouns are muted on all but one occasion.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

31/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

N/A

additional issues: There is no material likely to offend or harm.

references to racism

Classified Date:

28/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

discrimination

People claim that a man has made 'racial remarks' toward them, asserting that they do not understand their bills and not wanting to work with them because of their race. The man denies this attitude and the episode clearly condemns such behaviour.

additional issues: There is use of very mild bad language ('hell').

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

28/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

NA

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

27/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

The episode contains very mild bad language ('God', 'heck').

infrequent drug references

Classified Date:

02/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

drugs

After a person testifying in court attempts to speak over the judge, the judge asks if he is under the influence of anything that’s making him ‘confused or excited’. He says that he is not.

additional issues: It is briefly stated that a person not present in the courtroom made a threat against the defendant’s life, but no further detail is provided. There are also infrequent and undetailed references to a person's diagnosis of stage IV cancer.

references to illness

Classified Date:

28/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

A woman claims that hitting her head on the dashboard of her car during a collision caused her to suffer a stroke. The woman is seen having made a full recovery from her injuries and illness.

references to illness

Classified Date:

31/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

There are references to a woman's stroke and the subsequent treatment she received; we see her in court having seemingly made a good recovery from her illness.

very mild bad language, sex references, emotional upset

Classified Date:

31/07/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is very mild bad language ('God', 'hell').

sex

There are brief, undetailed references to a woman being pregnant as a surrogate mother.

theme

A woman cries in scenes of very mild emotional upset, due to the breakdown of a family relationship.

additional issues: A judge refers to a man going out 'drinking with his buddies'.

very mild sex references

Classified Date:

14/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sex

A woman insinuates that her niece is illegitimate and not her father's daughter.

additional issues: A woman is upset when her aunt tells her in a text message that she is unfit to be a mother.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

11/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

discrimination

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

discrimination

A defendant wrongly accuses a judge of mocking English proficiency. The judge refutes the claim, asserting that the defendant is conveniently forgetting things as an excuse to lie in court.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

NA

references to dangerous behaviour

Classified Date:

09/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

dangerous behaviour

There are verbal references to a woman negligently causing a fire by storing flammable materials in a garage. Her actions are clearly disapproved of.

mild bad language

Classified Date:

09/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

The episode features mild bad language ('pissed off').

references to crude and dangerous behaviour, implied strong language

Classified Date:

10/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

We see a text message with obscured uses of 'f**k' and 'ass'. There is spoken use of very mild bad language ('screw').

dangerous behaviour

We see a woman rub a person's toothbrush against a dog's teeth and then against its blurred out genitals in mobile phone footage. There are repeated references to this act throughout the episode as others condemn it and point out how dangerous to human and animal health it could be.

additional issues: There are verbal references to two women fighting, with one using a pepper spray on the other.

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

11/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

The episode features uses of very mild bad language ('hell', 'God').

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

N/A

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

Very mild bad language includes a use of 'God'.

additional issues: There are brief and undetailed references to a woman's troubled childhood, which involved her being thrown out of the family home because she would not conform with her father's religious beliefs.

very mild injury detail, rude humour

Classified Date:

29/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

rude humour

There are numerous references to pet dogs 'pooping' in a house, and to rodent faeces.

injury detail

Photographs briefly depict a woman's swollen legs.

references to racism

Classified Date:

29/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

discrimination

A woman recalls a legal server making racist assumptions about her upon presenting legal documents to her. This is clearly disapproved of.

references to sexual exploitation, moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sex

There are verbal references to the proposed production of an 'adult' reality series, which is described as a 'male fantasy' and said to involve sexual innuendo, light bondage, discipline and sadomasochism.

sexual violence and sexual threat

It is suggested that two men travelled to Ukraine in order to exploit vulnerable women there. Their alleged behaviour is strongly condemned by the judges.

additional issues: Other issues include very mild bad language ('God').

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

24/08/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very mild bad language including ‘screwed up’ and ‘heck’, in addition to muted and obscured terms.

mild bad language, sex references

Classified Date:

01/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is mild bad language ('crap').

sex

Discreet references are made to a woman being an 'exotic dancer'.

additional issues: A judge calls out a man for trying to disparage a young woman for earning money as a dancer.

implied bad language, moderate sex references

Classified Date:

05/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There are references to a man having sent a woman text messages containing ‘abusive’ and ‘sexist’ terms. Several of the messages are shown on screen with the bad language fully blurred out. As a judge paraphrases one of the messages, the phrases ‘eff off’ and ‘C-word’ are muted but visibly mouthed. Mild bad language includes 'screw'.

sex

There are several undetailed references to a man having ‘explicit videos’ of women on his phone.

very mild bad language, emotional upset

Classified Date:

01/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very mild bad language ('damn').

theme

There are heated arguments between judges and a defendant.

domestic abuse

Classified Date:

01/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

violence

There are infrequent and undetailed verbal references to a man facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting his wife.

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

01/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very mild bag language ('God').

mild injury detail, references to an animal attack

Classified Date:

04/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

violence

There are references to dogs chasing and attacking a man, and also to a police officer pepper-spraying the animals to prevent a further attack. A woman suggests a man may have kicked her dogs but this claim is quickly refuted.

injury detail

We see a photograph of a man's mildly bloody leg in the aftermath of dog bites.

implied mild bad language

Classified Date:

07/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

The episode features implied mild bad language ('BS').

very mild threat

Classified Date:

07/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A man tells a courtroom that a woman was abusive and threatening towards a driver and says she was 'cussing' at him.

additional issues: References are made to a woman getting very drunk on her birthday. There is a photo of a clothed woman pole dancing at a nightclub.

mild rude humour

Classified Date:

08/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

rude humour

There is discussion over whether a woman deliberately 'mooned' or showed her buttocks by accident in a video. There are references to 'poop' and "you know what" when talking about dog faeces left in a garden.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('butt').

references to sexual harassment

Classified Date:

07/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sexual violence and sexual threat

A woman accuses a man of standing in her room and watching her while she sleeps. The woman is accused of lying. A judge says that the accuser was falsely 'putting forward' that the man was 'some kind of pervert'.

mild upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

07/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

theme

There is some CCTV footage which shows a woman running towards her dog who has been knocked over by truck. There are also moments in which both the defendant and the accuser cry.

mild threat

Classified Date:

07/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A plaintiff accuses the defendant of sending threatening text msgs. A man is loudly told to leave a courtroom by a judge.

mild threat, language

Classified Date:

08/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

During court testimony, references are made to a man harassing his tenant and threatening to cut off basic utilities. A judge loudly tells a man to leave the courtroom.

language

There is isolated use of mild bad language ('screwed').

mild injury detail, threat

Classified Date:

08/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

During court testimony, references are made to a person fearing her roommate for having a gun and behaving erratically.

injury detail

A photograph depicts a small bloody cut on a woman's lip after being scratched by a cat.

additional issues: There are undetailed references to illness, death and bereavement.

mild threat

Classified Date:

06/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

There are references to a man making threats of violence towards another person, and a couple's home being burgled.

additional issues: There is use of very mild bad language ('God').

mild sex references, emotional upset

Classified Date:

06/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

sex

There are undetailed references to adultery and a couple having an open relationship.

theme

A man cries at the end of a case he has lost.

references to illness, mild threat

Classified Date:

26/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A judge asks the plaintiff whether he intended to blackmail the defendants in his email correspondence, however, the plaintiff firmly refutes this. A defendant becomes visibly upset during this questioning.

theme

During court testimony, verbal and visual references are made to the concern over an outbreak of an infectious disease which is transmitted through close contact. The plaintiff explains that many of his prospective attendees lived through the HIV crisis and cancelled their place due to health concerns.

mild injury detail, references to an animal attack

Classified Date:

27/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

injury detail

We repeatedly see a photograph of a man's punctured and bruised leg in the aftermath of a dog attack. References are made to the injures a poodle received in the attack.

theme

There are references to dogs attacking another dog and its owner, with a photograph showing the injured dog's head in the mouth of the attacking dog. References are made to the long-term trauma the dog and its owner are experiencing in the aftermath of the attack.

additional issues: There is a reference to a dog suffering from skin cancer.

very mild bad language

Classified Date:

26/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

Very mild bad language ('God') occurs.

additional issues: CCTV footage depicts a vending machine falling off a dolly without any straps attached, however, there are no casualties. The defendant acknowledges that his negligence could have caused serious harm.

infrequent mild bad language

Classified Date:

29/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

Infrequent use of mild bad language occurs ('crap').

references to racism, mild threat, sex references, language

Classified Date:

28/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A young woman explains she is scared of a relative and refers to a threat to physically harm her mother.

language

Mild bad language ('ass') occurs.

sex

In an email, a woman refers to her granddaughter inheriting her ‘strange sexual behaviours’ from her dad’s side of the family. However, this is not further elaborated upon.

discrimination

During court testimony, there are references to racist comments made towards a family member, including those which insult a woman’s hair and complexion. Racism is strongly condemned.

additional issues: A young woman cries during court testimony.

very mild bad language, emotional upset

Classified Date:

25/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of very mild bad language ('God').

theme

Characters argue with one another and a woman cries.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

25/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

mild threat

Classified Date:

02/10/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A woman tells the court that a man threatened her and said he had a firearm that he would use. She later tearfully says she is scared of him.

additional issues: Use of very mild bad language occurs ('screw').

mild bad language, references to racism

Classified Date:

26/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

language

The episode features mild bad language ('pissed').

discrimination

Undetailed references are made to two white women accusing each other of being racist.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

22/09/2023

Use:

VOD/Streaming

general

N/A

additional issues: There is no material likely to offend or harm.

Director(s)

Karen J. Beck

Production Year

2023

Genre(s)

Reality

Cast

Tanya Acker, Patricia DiMango, Adam Levy