Would You Believe It
Director(s)Ronald Lyon, Philip Lott, Stephen Pidgeon
Production year2017
Genre(s)Reality
Approx. running minutes26m
Would You Believe It
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT is a documentary series; in this episode, the facts behind a war between mobsters over artichokes a ...
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT is a documentary series; in this episode, the facts behind a war between mobsters over artichokes and the story of an innocent man that was executed are examined.
images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
disturbing images
There is extensive close-up focus on mummified corpses. However, these scenes occur within a documentary context.
additional issues
References are made to the fatal shooting of an elephant. There are also brief and undetailed references to executions and drunken behaviour.
mild threat, violence references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Visual and verbal references are made to the slaughter of soldiers during the American Civil War, as well as to the deaths of many horses during battles. There are descriptions of a man having his leg blown off in battle and the leg later being displayed in a museum.
threat and horror
People discuss their frightening experience of being abducted by what they believed to be aliens and the impact it had on them. Recreations of the experiments conducted on them are briefly shown.
theme
There is sight of the numerous graves of soldiers killed in battle. References are made to a man being traumatised after being abducted by aliens and to a man 'going mad' and dying alone in a prison cell. A reference is made to an animal being killed due to an alien craft landing on it.
additional issues
There is a brief reference to slavery.
mild references to violence, injury detail, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes include references to and recreations of mafia gangs using violence and intimidation. There are also references to executions.
threat and horror
There is a recreation of imprisoned men listening to the sounds of the gallows as they await their executions.
injury detail
A reconstruction of a skull made up from fragments of skulls is displayed.
theme
Historical photos contain sight of covered bodies being carried out of mines after fatal accidents. References are made to an innocent man being executed and his torment as he tried to prove his innocence.
additional issues
A brief reference is made to discrimination against Irish people.
Classified date25/02/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
Scenes include references to and recreations of mafia gangs using violence and intimidation. There are also references to executions.
threat and horror
There is a recreation of imprisoned men listening to the sounds of the gallows as they await their executions.
injury detail
A reconstruction of a skull made up from fragments of skulls is displayed.
theme
Historical photos contain sight of covered bodies being carried out of mines after fatal accidents. References are made to an innocent man being executed and his torment as he tried to prove his innocence.
additional issues
A brief reference is made to discrimination against Irish people.
mild threat, violence references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Visual and verbal references are made to the slaughter of soldiers during the American Civil War, as well as to the deaths of many horses during battles. There are descriptions of a man having his leg blown off in battle and the leg later being displayed in a museum.
threat and horror
People discuss their frightening experience of being abducted by what they believed to be aliens and the impact it had on them. Recreations of the experiments conducted on them are briefly shown.
theme
There is sight of the numerous graves of soldiers killed in battle. References are made to a man being traumatised after being abducted by aliens and to a man 'going mad' and dying alone in a prison cell. A reference is made to an animal being killed due to an alien craft landing on it.
additional issues
There is a brief reference to slavery.
images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
disturbing images
There is extensive close-up focus on mummified corpses. However, these scenes occur within a documentary context.
additional issues
References are made to the fatal shooting of an elephant. There are also brief and undetailed references to executions and drunken behaviour.
mild references to violence, injury detail, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
25/02/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes include references to and recreations of mafia gangs using violence and intimidation. There are also references to executions.
threat and horror
There is a recreation of imprisoned men listening to the sounds of the gallows as they await their executions.
injury detail
A reconstruction of a skull made up from fragments of skulls is displayed.
theme
Historical photos contain sight of covered bodies being carried out of mines after fatal accidents. References are made to an innocent man being executed and his torment as he tried to prove his innocence.
additional issues
A brief reference is made to discrimination against Irish people.
Director(s)Ronald Lyon, Philip Lott, Stephen Pidgeon
Production year2017
Genre(s)Reality
Approx. running minutes26m
Classified date25/02/2025
LanguageEnglish
