Director(s)
Philippa Lowthorpe
Production Year
2012
Genre(s)
Drama, Historical
Cast
Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Cliff Parisi, Helen George
TV Show
Call The Midwife
mild upsetting scenes, brief threat, medical detail
Director(s)
Philippa Lowthorpe
Production Year
2012
Genre(s)
Drama, Historical
Cast
Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Cliff Parisi, Helen George
mild bad language, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
06/01/2020
Version:
2D
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
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A, S, T, M, A, S, S, P, E, C, I, L, C, 2, 0, 1, 9, H, R, I
mild bad language, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
06/01/2020
Version:
2D
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2 entertain Video Ltd.
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019
mild bad language, scenes of emotional upset
Classified Date:
03/01/2019
Version:
2D
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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2 entertain Video Ltd.
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2018
distressing scenes, infrequent mild bad language
Classified Date:
21/02/2017
Version:
2D,16:9
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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2 entertain Video Ltd.
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Season 6
Episode 7
injury detail, discriminatory language
Classified Date:
14/02/2017
Version:
2D,16:9
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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2 entertain Video Ltd.
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Season 6
Episode 5
references to female genital mutilation
Classified Date:
14/02/2017
Version:
2D,16:9
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
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2 entertain Video Ltd.
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Season 6
Episode 6
Classified Date:
28/01/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Contains moderate language, gore and distressing scenes
Classified Date:
19/01/2012
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Episode 1
Contains moderate sex references
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20/01/2012
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Episode 2
Contains infrequent mild threat, gore and language
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26/01/2012
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Episode 3
Contains moderate language and scenes of emotional distress
Classified Date:
06/02/2012
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Season 1
Episode 4
Contains moderate sex references
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06/02/2012
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Season 1
Episode 5
Contains moderate childbirth scenes
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06/02/2012
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Season 1
Episode 6
Contains moderate threat
Classified Date:
12/12/2012
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Season 2
Episode 1
Contains an infant cot death scene
Classified Date:
29/01/2013
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Season 2
Episode 2
Contains moderate surgical gore
Classified Date:
31/01/2013
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Season 2
Episode 3
Contains a scene of child birth with complications
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29/01/2013
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Season 2
Episode 4
Contains abortion theme and a scene of sexual threat
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19/02/2013
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Season 2
Episode 5
Contains mild language and one scene of childbirth
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19/02/2013
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Season 2
Episode 6
Contains bigotry and bullying themes
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01/03/2013
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Season 2
Episode 7
Contains mild language and scenes of childbirth
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01/03/2013
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Season 2
Episode 8
Contains mild language, sex references and scenes of childbirth
Classified Date:
18/12/2013
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Season 3
Episode 1
Contains moderate language
Classified Date:
14/01/2014
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Season 3
Episode 2
Contains mild sex references and violence and scenes of childbirth
Classified Date:
27/01/2014
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Season 3
Episode 3
Contains moderate bloody injury detail
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27/01/2014
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Season 3
Episode 4
Contains mild bad language, sex references and outdated derogatory terms
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06/02/2014
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Season 3
Episode 5
Contains mild bad language and scenes of childbirth and smoking
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18/02/2014
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Season 3
Episode 6
postnatal depression theme, scene of electroconvulsive therapy
Classified Date:
26/02/2014
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Season 3
Episode 7
scene of childbirth, distressing scenes, scenes of smoking
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11/03/2014
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Season 3
Episode 8
injury detail
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19/01/2015
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Season 4
Episode 1
bloody images, scene of bereavement
Classified Date:
04/03/2015
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Season 4
Episode 2
Revised/Final Version
bloody images, scene of bereavement
Classified Date:
19/01/2015
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Season 4
Episode 2
Edited Version
bloody images, scene of bereavement
Classified Date:
12/12/2014
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Season 4
Episode 2
attempted suicide, discriminatory language
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19/12/2014
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Season 4
Episode 3
moderate sex references
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19/01/2015
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Season 4
Episode 4
moderate bloody injury, surgery detail
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02/02/2015
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Season 4
Episode 5
infrequent moderate sex references
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02/02/2015
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Season 4
Episode 6
moderate bloody injury, scenes of emotional distress, scenes of smoking
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18/02/2015
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Season 4
Episode 7
mild injury detail, emotional distress
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20/02/2015
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Season 4
Episode 8
scenes of childbirth, emotional distress
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21/01/2016
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Season 5
Episode 1
scenes of emotional distress
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10/02/2016
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Season 5
Episode 2
abortion theme
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22/02/2016
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Season 5
Episode 3
moderate bloody surgery detail, attempted suicide, upsetting scenes
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22/02/2016
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Season 5
Episode 4
moderate sex references, scenes of emotional distress, smoking
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23/02/2016
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Season 5
Episode 5
moderate threat, references to sexual violence, emotional distress
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23/02/2016
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Season 5
Episode 6
moderate sex references
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23/02/2016
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Season 5
Episode 7
scenes of emotional distress
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07/03/2016
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Season 5
Episode 8
scenes of domestic violence, moderate threat, injury detail
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14/02/2017
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Season 6
Episode 1
moderate injury detail
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14/02/2017
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Season 6
Episode 2
mild bad language, emotional distress
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14/02/2017
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Season 6
Episode 3
distressing scenes
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14/02/2017
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Season 6
Episode 4
bloody surgery detail, references to contraception
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13/03/2017
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Season 6
Episode 8
moderate sex references, childbirth scenes
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12/02/2018
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Season 7
Episode 1
moderate sex references, discriminatory attitudes
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12/02/2018
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Season 7
Episode 2
distressing scenes, references to abortion
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12/02/2018
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Season 7
Episode 3
mild injury detail
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05/03/2018
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Season 7
Episode 4
upsetting scenes
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05/03/2018
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Season 7
Episode 5
moderate sex references
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05/03/2018
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Season 7
Episode 6
infrequent moderate sex references, references to self-harm
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05/03/2018
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Season 7
Episode 7
mild sex references, scenes of childbirth
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19/03/2018
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Season 7
Episode 8
distressing scenes and references
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31/01/2019
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Season 8
Episode 1
moderate injury detail
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31/01/2019
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Season 8
Episode 2
mild bad language
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31/01/2019
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Season 8
Episode 3
upsetting scenes, references to abortion
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19/02/2019
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Season 8
Episode 4
moderate sex references, distressing scenes
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19/02/2019
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Season 8
Episode 5
mild bad language, drug references, brief medical gore
Classified Date:
19/02/2019
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Season 8
Episode 6
moderate sex references, references to abortion, bloody images
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01/03/2019
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Season 8
Episode 7
n/a
references to abortion and miscarriage
Classified Date:
05/03/2019
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Season 8
Episode 8
N/A
moderate injury detail, medical gore
Classified Date:
13/02/2020
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o, n, a, s, 9, S, e
moderate injury detail, medical gore
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13/02/2020
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Season 9
Episode 1
moderate sex references, childbirth scene
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13/02/2020
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a, n, o, 9, e, S, s
moderate sex references, childbirth scene
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13/02/2020
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Season 9
Episode 2
scene of childbirth
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13/02/2020
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n, o, s, a, 9, e, S
scene of childbirth
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13/02/2020
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Season 9
Episode 3
mild threat, bloody images
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13/02/2020
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e, 9, s, o, n, S, a
mild threat, bloody images
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13/02/2020
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Season 9
Episode 4
suicide reference
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13/02/2020
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e, S, s, a, n, o, 9
suicide reference
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13/02/2020
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Season 9
Episode 5
upsetting scenes, bereavement theme
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13/02/2020
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9, a, e, S, n, o, s
upsetting scenes, bereavement theme
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13/02/2020
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Season 9
Episode 6
drug references, medical gore
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09/03/2020
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e, a, s, o, n, 9, S
drug references, medical gore
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09/03/2020
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Season 9
Episode 7
brief drug misuse
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09/03/2020
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s, e, S, 9, n, o, a
brief drug misuse
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09/03/2020
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Season 9
Episode 8
mild upsetting scenes, brief threat, medical detail
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
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VOD/Streaming
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- There are scenes of cigarette smoking which reflect the historical period in which the drama is set.
upsetting scenes, moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
21/12/2021
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- It is implied via a verbal reference that a church community looking for a place to worship are turned away from potential landlord due to their Jamaican heritage.
upsetting scenes, references to abortion
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21/12/2021
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- Language is mild ('tart' and 'bloody').
medical detail, suicide attempt, distressing scenes
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21/12/2021
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moderate medical detail, discrimination
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31/12/2021
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- A mother, worried for her missing son, expresses suicidal thoughts in a moment of grief.
distressing scenes
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02/07/2021
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- A father expresses concern that his child is 'backward', however the discriminatory term is not endorsed by the other characters. The episode also features infrequent mild bad language ('bloody'). There are bloody images when babies are born.
moderate threat, domestic abuse
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02/07/2021
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- There is a scene in which a midwife tells a new mother that the placenta is still in her womb. As she tries to remove it, there is sight of bloody tissue dropping into a pan. There is use of mild bad language including 'bloody' and 'bleeding'. There is occasional smoking within a historical context. There is occasional sight of blood during scenes of childbirth.
brief moderate threat
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02/07/2021
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- Discriminatory terms such as 'mongol' and 'handicapped' used in relation to those with Down Syndrome, and discriminatory behaviour towards them, are challenged in the episode's messaging about showing understanding and empathy. There are brief bloody images. There are scenes of mild emotional upset. There is mild bad language (‘bloody’, ‘God’). There is infrequent mild innuendo.
mild upsetting scenes, brief threat, medical detail
Classified Date:
21/12/2021
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- There are scenes of cigarette smoking which reflect the historical period in which the drama is set.
domestic abuse, moderate medical detail, abortion references
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02/07/2021
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- There are upsetting scenes. Characters smoke cigarettes reflecting the period.
upsetting scenes
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21/03/2022
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- There are infrequent mild sex references. There are childbirth scenes. There are references to cancer, including its links to smoking, which is shown infrequently and which reflects the times in which the drama is set.
moderate medical detail
Classified Date:
21/03/2022
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- There are brief verbal references to domestic abuse. There are also mild sex references. Characters smoke cigarettes, reflecting the period.
moderate bloody images, injury detail
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21/03/2022
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- additional issues
- There is mild bad language ('bastard', 'sod'), accompanied by other milder terms ('God'). There are also references to alcohol addiction. Characters smoke cigarettes, reflecting the period.
upsetting scenes
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21/03/2022
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- There is some medical detail such as a childbirth scene, with sight of blood, as well as verbal discussions of symptoms and brief sight of swelling and discolouration caused by mastitis. There are also some undetailed verbal references to discrimination.
domestic abuse, references to miscarriage
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21/03/2022
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- There is also mild injury detail such as a bloody gash on a child's foot. There are mild sex references.
drug misuse, moderate medical detail, distressing scenes
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21/03/2022
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- There are scenes in which a mother and father grieve the loss of their baby.
moderate threat
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21/03/2022
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- There are mild sex references, including a storyline featuring a sixteen year-old mother. There is mild bad language ('bloody' and 'bugger'), accompanied by other milder terms ('God'). There are undetailed references to discrimination and abortion. There is medical detail in the aftermath of a birth.
moderate threat, injury detail, distressing scenes
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21/03/2022
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- There are mild sex references, and infrequent very mild bad language ('God').
drug references, moderate injury detail
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21/03/2022
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- There is mild bad language ('bloody'). There are childbirth scenes, some of which contain bloody images and a sense of tension, but all have reassuring outcomes. There is smoking, which reflects the times in which the drama is set.
racism, moderate medical detail
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10/03/2023
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- During a brief scene a desperate pregnant woman turns to sex work and is shown getting in to a man's car. There is a scene of emotional distress and mild threat when a woman in labour is evicted by her landlady and found freezing in the snow in labour. A father seeks treatment for his alcoholism after sabotaging his daughter's special Christmas present whilst drunk. In a scene of mild threat a midwife seeks help when a birth is not straightforward. There are also historic references to sexism when a dancer warns her fellow performers of wolf whistles.
moderate medical detail
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10/03/2023
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- Mild bad language occurs ('bloody', 'arse'), as well as milder terms such as 'God'. There are occasional references to racist and homophobic attitudes throughout, which are indicative of the historical period in which the show is set. In one scene, an excerpt from an inflammatory anti-immigration speech is heard on the radio. Its sentiment is immediately criticised by characters. Other moments include dockers going on strike and marching in support of the speech; their behaviour is disapproved of by other characters. There are undetailed references to mental health and cancer. Upsetting scenes include a terminally ill woman passing away with her long-time partner at her side.
suicide references
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10/03/2023
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- Upsetting scenes occur when a character must deal with a cancer diagnosis. There is also mild innuendo.
sexual violence, domestic abuse
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19/12/2023
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- Mild medical detail includes sight of a bloodied bandage on a newborn’s foot as a result of a bleeding disorder, as well as a childbirth scene.
moderate bloody images
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10/03/2023
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- There are scenes of mild threat and distress as newborn babies and their mothers become ill with a stomach bug. People are seen vomiting from the bug. Following childbirth, a baby struggles to breathe. All scenes have a reassuring outcome. A woman suffers discrimination when her competency is questioned due to her advancing age. This is clearly condemned by the programme itself.
moderate violence, threat, racism
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10/03/2023
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- There are mild sex references, bad language ('bloody', 'Jesus'), references to abortion and mild medical detail.
child physical abuse references
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10/03/2023
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- Scenes include emotional upset throughout. A child becomes increasingly ill and undergoes medical tests in hospital; he is subsequently diagnosed with a serious illness. Verbal references are made to a teenager having underage sexual relations and becoming pregnant. There is brief scene of childbirth and close up sight of a man's skin condition. Use of mild and very mild bad language occurs ('tart', 'crap', 'God' and 'Jesus').
moderate bloody images, drug references, upsetting scenes
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10/03/2023
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- There is mild bad language ('bloody', 'sod'), accompanied by even milder terms ('screw' and 'God'). There is brief discriminatory behaviour as part of a preview of an upcoming episode, in which a white woman makes a remark towards her Asian housekeeper about the lack of 'English' food and drink at the table.
upsetting scenes, moderate injury detail
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10/03/2023
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- There is brief discrimination when a grandmother fears a child with a Chinese name would struggle at school.
moderate injury detail
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25/03/2024
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- The episode features mild bad language ('bloody'). There are scenes of mild threat, including a scene in which a midwife cannot detect a heartbeat when a patient goes into labour. There is also a scene in which a man is hit by a car during a blizzard.
moderate threat, bloody images, domestic abuse
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25/03/2024
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- During a scene in which she learns that her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, has become pregnant, a woman angrily says that she must have been molested, and attacks the baby's father. The daughter indignantly explains that she and her partner share a loving relationship. There are scenes in which young nurses smoke cigarettes.
mild bad language, medical detail
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25/03/2024
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- There are upsetting scenes in which children are made ill by mould on their walls.
medical detail, upsetting scenes, discrimination
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25/03/2024
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moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
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- There is mild bad language ('bloody'). A heavily pregnant woman smokes cigarettes, against medical advice, and suffers complications and ill health as a result.
mild threat, upsetting scenes
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25/03/2024
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- There are passing references to a woman growing up in foster care and having neglectful parents. There are references to falling pregnant out of wedlock and also medical detail of a child being born.
domestic abuse references, suicide references
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
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- Infrequent use of mild bad language occurs ('bloody'). There is undetailed sight of a man's dead body and brief bloody detail occurs during childbirth. Upsetting scenes occur due to a woman's cancer diagnosis and there is a brief reference to abortion.
child sex abuse references, moderate sex references, medical detail
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
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- A woman defiantly stands up to her estranged abusive husband who attempts to blackmail her. Scenes of emotional upset include a woman explaining that she has developed insomnia as a result of her financial worries; she receives both treatment and emotional support. Characters are shown smoking cigarettes, however, these scenes are indicative of the historical period in which the show is set.
mild threat, domestic abuse references, drug references
Classified Date:
23/02/2024
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- Upsetting scenes include distressed characters preparing for a terminally ill loved one’s death and undetailed sight of a man's dead body.
moderate sex references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
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- There are references to Christian sectarianism amongst Protestants and Catholics. There is mild verbal and visual medical detail, including sight of blood. A brief shot features a bottle of the drug Lithium. There are also scenes in which people smoke.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
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- There are moments of mild threat in which escaped criminals plan an armed robbery and a man goes missing from a bus stop. A woman describes how her mother gave her to social services after she was born due to the colour of her skin. A debt -stricken family with young children are forced onto the streets. References are made to a flu epidemic and to a child with a heart condition. Use of mild bad language ('sod', 'ruddy') occurs. There are scenes of childbirth.
moderate sex references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- There are references to racial divisions between Greeks and Turks within the context of Cyprus. There is mild verbal and visual medical detail, including the sight of blood. A fight breaks out between two people and some punches are thrown. Brief close-up shots feature the drug Lithium. There are also scenes in which people smoke.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- Brief and undetailed references are made to sex education, venereal disease, teenage pregnancy, contraception and abortion. There is a brief, light hearted reference to a man feeling like he is 'on drugs'. Moments of mild threat occur as a criminal runs from the law and a baby is taken seriously ill. Upsetting scenes arise due to a family with young children living in poverty as well as illness and bereavement. Bad language includes use of 'ruddy'.
mild bad language, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- A patient behaves unpleasantly with a nurse owing to the color of her skin. There are also scenes in which people smoke.
mild upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- In some scenes people smoke. There is also very mild bad language ('bleeding', 'ruddy').
domestic abuse, moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- Upsetting scenes feature a wife who has cared lovingly for her paralysed husband facing the prospect of death from a terminal illness. There is mild threat from complications during childbirth. There is infrequent mild bad language (‘bloody’). Cigarette smoking reflects the times in which the drama is set.
racism
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- Upsetting scenes deal with illness and death, and include brief sight of a patient's leg rash. However, these scenes are handled with sensitivity and restraint. There is a mild undetailed verbal sex reference to adultery. A woman is told not to smoke when pregnant and also whilst undergoing medical examination. Very mild bad language ('God', 'hell') occurs.
drug references, upsetting scenes, racism
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- Bad language is very mild ('God'). A childbirth scene contains brief bloody detail. There is also very mild rude humour, and brief scenes of smoking.
upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
- additional issues
- There is occasional bloody detail during birthing scenes. A boy with learning disabilities is taunted by a group of bullies until an adult nearby comes to his aid.
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
24/03/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
10/03/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
10/03/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
10/03/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
21/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
21/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
21/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
21/03/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
02/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
02/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
02/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Classified Date:
09/03/2020
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
e, n, o, A, l, a, i, d, i, t, l, r, d, a, t, m, i, a
Classified Date:
09/03/2020
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
a, l, A, a, m, l, a, t, i, r, e, d, d, i, t, i, o, n
Classified Date:
09/03/2020
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 9
Writing Master
Classified Date:
09/03/2020
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 9
Times of Change
Classified Date:
05/03/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 8
The Creator featurette
Classified Date:
05/03/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 8
Working With Miriam featurette
Classified Date:
05/03/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 8
60s featurette
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
Bob Cuts
Beehives & Buns
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
Cataracts
Demons & Bigamy
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
Sex Ed
Operations & Community
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
A New Café
Clinic & Kitchen
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
Huntingtons & Beauty Pageants
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
Humanity & Fear in Poplar
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
New Lines
Textures & Colours
Classified Date:
19/03/2018
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Season 7
House Clearances & A New Midwife
Classified Date:
05/01/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material, Season 7
Classified Date:
21/02/2017
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Season 6
Classified Date:
07/03/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Season 5
Classified Date:
26/01/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Season 4
Classified Date:
26/06/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
DTO
Classified Date:
25/02/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Season 3
Classified Date:
31/01/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Season 2
Classified date
19/01/2012
BBFC reference
AVV286879
Distributor
2 entertain Video Ltd.
Language
English