• Director(s)

    Tim Fywell

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Tom Austen

TV Show

Grantchester

moderate violence, bloody images, language, scenes of sexual harassment

  • Director(s)

    Tim Fywell

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Tom Austen

strong violence, bloody injury detail, suicide
Classified Date:
21/03/2017
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episodes 1-6
strong violence, bloody injury detail
Classified Date:
28/11/2014
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episode 1
bloody injury detail
Classified Date:
28/11/2014
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episode 2
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
28/11/2014
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episode 3
strong violence
Classified Date:
28/11/2014
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episode 4
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
28/11/2014
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episode 5
strong violence, bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
28/11/2014
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episode 6
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strong violence, references to sexual abuse and abortion
Classified Date:
21/03/2017
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episodes 1-6
strong violence, references to sexual abuse and abortion
Classified Date:
30/03/2016
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episode 1
moderate injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
30/03/2016
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episode 2
moderate violence, sex references
Classified Date:
30/03/2016
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episode 3
scenes of hanging
Classified Date:
30/03/2016
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episode 4
moderate violence, injury detail, sex references, scene of hanging
Classified Date:
30/03/2016
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episode 5
moderate violence, sex references
Classified Date:
30/03/2016
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episode 6
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moderate sex, suicide references, violence, bad language
Classified Date:
19/05/2017
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3 Episodes 1-6
infrequent moderate sex references, crime scene images
Classified Date:
15/05/2017
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3
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moderate violence, sex references, sexual threat, language, discrimination
Classified Date:
07/02/2019
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 4 Episodes 1-4 Season 4 Episodes 1 - 4
moderate violence, bloody images, language, scenes of sexual harassment
Classified Date:
18/02/2019
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Series 4 Episodes 5 & 6
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bloody images, strong violence, references to child abuse, suicide & drugs
Classified Date:
17/02/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
o, n, 5, S, s, a, e
violence
Characters are hit over the head with blunt objects. Murder victims are seen lying in pools of blood and with blood on their clothes and bodies.
drugs
Characters consume LSD and discuss the effects it has on them.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide when two characters are found unconscious next to an empty bottle of alcohol and prescription drugs.
bloody images, strong violence, references to child abuse, suicide & drugs
Classified Date:
17/02/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 5 Episodes 1-6
violence
Characters are hit over the head with blunt objects. Murder victims are seen lying in pools of blood and with blood on their clothes and bodies.
drugs
Characters consume LSD and discuss the effects it has on them.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide when two characters are found unconscious next to an empty bottle of alcohol and prescription drugs.
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moderate sex references, sexual violence references, language
Classified Date:
07/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent moderate bad language (‘whore’). Milder terms include ‘bloody’, ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘sodding’ and ‘hell’. One woman refers to another as ‘cheap’.
sex
There are non-graphic references to a woman having performed sex work, and to a man having taken compromising photographs of her clients for blackmail purposes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are non-graphic references to women possibly having been forced by their employer to have sex with men. The women subsequently face negative judgement from other characters, but the episode as a whole does not support this viewpoint.
additional issues
There are brief crime scene images of a dead body without visible signs of injury. Another mild scene shows a poisoned man collapsing to the ground. There are mild scenes of historical homophobia, such as when someone threatens to report two men whom he caught sharing a bed.
moderate crime scene detail, discrimination, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
07/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are verbal references to a man having been physically abusive to his wife.
discrimination
A man is questioned by police about his romantic life, amid accusations he has been involved with another man and committed what is, in the period in which the story takes place, legally considered to be 'gross indecency'. The terms 'bent' and 'poof' are used.
injury detail
There is a brief scene in which a man's dead body is retrieved from a lake. There is an investigation into whether he took his own life, as suggested by a note, or whether foul play might have been involved.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('bloody', 'bastard') and very mild terms such as 'Jesus Christ'.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
07/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
In one scene, the body of a dead woman is discovered lying in a large pool of blood. There are also brief bloody images when blood spatters on a man's shoes after he stabs a woman in the back and subsequently throws her to her death from a tower.
additional issues
In one scene, a man sexual harasses a woman in a pub before another man steps in to stop him. There are also brief verbal references to an older man's inappropriate behaviour towards a woman. There is also mild bad language ('bastard', 'arse', 'bollocks', sod'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'God', 'damn', 'Christ', 'hell'), and mild sex references.
brief moderate violence
Classified Date:
07/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is an undetailed shooting and an attempted shooting. There are also references to domestic violence.
additional issues
There are undetailed sex references. There is a use of 'Christ'.
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mild sex references, threat, language, violence
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
One man punches another. A man collapses at dinner after being poisoned.
threat and horror
A scream is heard at a party and alarmed guests rush to the scene, where a body is found.
language
There is infrequent use of mild bad language ('bloody'), as well as of other terms ('hell', 'Christ').
sex
A couple kiss and begin to undress. We find them in bed together after, it is implied, they've had sex. There are other mild sex references.
additional issues
There is a fleeting investigative reference to drugs. Characters smoke, reflecting the period.
moderate sex references, bloody images
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are verbal and visual, yet discreet, references to sex work, including spanking, as well as men and women kissing in what is understood to be a brothel. There is also comic innuendo and references to adultery.
injury detail
A crime scene contains a man's body, drenched in blood from a bandaged wound.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('bloody', 'bugger' and 'sod'), accompanied by other milder terms ('hell', 'God' and 'damn'). The terms 'whore' and 'prossie' are used in the historical context of sex work. A man expresses sexist sentiments to a woman, which are not condoned. There are scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes.
moderate threat, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is a brief altercation during which a man brandishes a knife, before he is swiftly disarmed.
injury detail
A dead body is discovered and later examined by a pathologist who explains how the fatal injuries were sustained. Crime scene images show other bodies in similar states.
additional issues
A woman discusses having had an abortion after becoming pregnant when she was a teenager. There are also mild sex references and use of mild bad language ('bloody', 'bugger', ''bastard', 'sod').
sexual threat, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
Several women discuss being exploited sexually by the same man. One describes an affair during which he took intimate photographs and failed to keep his promise of discretion. Another woman reveals she was coerced into having sex with him, before a third says he 'forced himself' on her. In one scene, the man gropes her and she hits him across the head with a heavy object, killing him. His body is found in pooled blood.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('slut'), and milder terms including 'bloody', 'bastard' and 'sod'. There are also moderate sex references, and a storyline involving a woman coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis.
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
During an argument a man pushes a woman over, she strikes her head on a sink and dies.
injury detail
There are brief bloody images in scenes in which a cut and blood is visible on a dead woman's face.
additional issues
There is also mild bad language ('bugger, 'bloody', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'arsehole', 'hell'), sex references, and brief references to illness.
moderate violence, bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
02/05/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of moderate violence pertaining to a masked stabbing.
injury detail
There are moderate bloody images in the aftermath of violence, including a bloodied knife and shirt following a stabbing.
suicide and self-harm
There is brief visual detail in the aftermath of a suicide. There are further undetailed references to suicide.
additional issues
There are mild sex references, as well as mild bad language ('bloody'), accompanied by other milder terms ('God'). There are also scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes.
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moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
27/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Heavy, but undetailed blows, are delivered to a man with an improvised weapon. In another scene, a man is punched in the face.
threat and horror
A man is knocked down by a motorcycle, but the outcome of the accident is left unresolved.
additional issues
There is mild bad language (‘sod’, ‘arse’, ‘bloody’, ‘bugger’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘butt’, ‘moron’, ‘hell’, ‘Christ’ and ‘damn’. There is brief sight of a dead body, but without injury detail. There are infrequent mild sex references. There are references to alcoholism and to a person suffering a stroke.
moderate violence, bloody images, threat, homophobia
Classified Date:
27/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man coughs up blood after being punched in the stomach. A woman slaps a man, and another scene features a brief, undetailed reference to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
There is a short sequence of knife threat, and brief moderate scenes involving a fatal motorcycle accident. The accident itself is shown only fleetingly, and without visible injury detail.
discrimination
A police officer behaves in a homophobic and aggressive manner towards another man, calling him a ‘pansy bastard’ and threatening to ‘shut his mouth for him’. The sequence is brief, however, and the episode as a whole does not condone discrimination.
injury detail
Police find a moderately bloodied corpse at a crime scene. We also see an undetailed dead body in the aftermath of a road accident, as well as a small bloody graze on another person’s hand.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘arse’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘sod’ and ‘damn’. Other issues include mild scenes of emotional upset and bereavement, and mild sex references.
moderate sex references, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
27/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
At an art exhibition, a man compares an artistic depiction of female nudity to material in ‘dirty magazines’. In another scene a married couple embrace in an outdoor setting and start to remove their outer clothing, establishing off-screen sex. There is also a mild reference to ‘making love’.
injury detail
There are moderate crime scene images of a dead body with a small dark pool of blood around his head.
additional issues
A short flashback sequence shows one person lunging towards another with a heavy object, but the subsequent blow is kept off screen. There are mild references to sexism, including undetailed references to unequal pay and patriarchal standards of morality. In one scene an unlikeable man makes brief sexist comments, referring to a group of women as ‘tarts’. However, discrimination is clearly criticised. Further bad language includes ‘bloody hell’ and ‘git’. We see a non-sexualised, stylised depiction of breast and rear nudity in a painting; in another scene a woman removes her dress and bra at a protest demonstration, but the nudity is concealed.
moderate bloody images, suicide references, sex references, discrimination
Classified Date:
27/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are occasional moderate sex references, including a sequence in which a sex worker mentions ‘role-playing a barrister’s mother’ in a park while accounting for her whereabouts the previous night.
discrimination
During an aggressive confrontation, one man repeatedly calls another a ‘dirty eyetie git’ before shoving and later punching him. In another scene, a British South Asian man speaks of being spat at in the street by white racists. There are also mild references to historical homophobia. The episode does not condone discrimination.
injury detail
A moderately bloodied dead body is discovered next to a small dark pool of blood after an off-screen murder. We also see some blood on a woman’s hand after an off-screen kitchen accident.
suicide and self-harm
There is a scene in which a man expresses suicidal thoughts. When he is later found dead, it is initially presumed that he has taken his own life; however, it is soon realised that his death was the result of murder staged as suicide. There are also occasional undetailed verbal references to another person having died by suicide years before.
additional issues
There is a short scene in which a person hallucinates light glowing through a window after taking unprescribed medication. One person repeatedly slaps another. Bad language includes ‘arse’, ‘pissed’, ‘bugger’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘sod’, ‘bollocks’, ‘bastard’, ‘crap’ and ‘git’. There are also mild scenes involving alcohol abuse, which is not condoned.
drug references
Classified Date:
27/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
A man misuses prescription pills in order to overcome a trauma; however drugs are not glamourised. 
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('bloody', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'piss', 'arse') and very mild terms ('damn').  A dead body is shown; however this is brief with no sight of injury detail. A character admits to poisoning a man during a murder investigation.
domestic abuse, strong violence
Classified Date:
27/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man stabs his spouse during a scene of domestic abuse. There are also brief flashbacks to a woman beating a child. 
additional issues
A man has blood on his face and clothes after a brief punch up. There is also a scene in which a dead body is found in a pool of blood. In another scene a victim of child abuse has lash marks on his back. A man misuses prescription pills in order to overcome a trauma; however drugs are not glamourised.  In a brief scene of threat, a teenager uses a bloody knife to threaten a man. There are also infrequent verbal sex references. 
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moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A dead body is seen at a crime scene, with some blood on the clothes.
additional issues
A moment of moderate comic sexual innuendo involves a man making brief reference to implied lewd behaviour. There are references to a person supplying another with opium for their pain. Mild bad language ('bloody') and milder terms such as 'hell' are used. References are made to a person being shot with a harpoon gun. Adults drink alcohol.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A couple kiss as it is implied they are going to have sex. References are made to contraception, reproduction and sex education.
additional issues
There is sight of a dead body at a crime scene, however there is no accompanying bloody detail. There is use of mild bad language (‘bloody’, ‘arse’, 'bastard', 'bollocks') as well as milder terms such as ‘hell’, ‘God’, ‘pillock’ and ‘damn’. A man falls down a flight of stairs during a struggle. There are references to abortion, and a woman is rushed to hospital in pain, though she is later seen recovering. Adults smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
moderate violence, injury detail, discrimination
Classified Date:
23/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Two people are punched in the face, and a physical confrontation leads to an accidental shooting.
discrimination
There are scenes of period-typical racism and homophobia, including use of discriminatory terms such as ‘pansy’, ‘swarthy’ and ‘foreigner’. Discrimination is clearly criticised, however.
injury detail
Moderate bloody detail follows a fatal shooting. A morgue scene contains brief sight of a dead body with a small dark chest wound.
additional issues
There are non-graphic verbal references to suicide. Mild comic sex references include a mention of a historical figure having supposedly been ‘incredible in the sack’. Bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘Christ’ and ‘God’.
moderate violence, crime scene detail
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
One scene features a stabbing with a bladed weapon, but this is not bloody. In a separate sequence, there is sight of a murder victim which includes close-up shots of bloody stab wounds, but these are not gory.
additional issues
There are verbal references to sexual violence. A person makes racist comments and implications but these lack detail. There are several references to extramarital affairs, including undetailed sight of black and white photos of two lovers. There is also mild bad language ('bastard'); other milder terms include 'God', 'hell', 'Christ' and 'damn'. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
moderate sex references, brief sexual harassment, abortion references
Classified Date:
22/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
References are made to the use of contraceptive pills within an adulterous relationship.
sexual violence and sexual threat
An unlikeable male character makes an inappropriate remark towards a teenage member of staff during a brief scene. Further references are made to workplace sexual harassment and sexist behaviour; however, these occur within a historical context.
theme
There are upsetting references to a young woman dying of a botched abortion. This includes references to historical abortion methods.
additional issues
Unlikeable male characters make sexist comments about female members of staff, however, these attitudes are clearly challenged throughout. There is sight of a dead body within the context of a murder investigation. A pair of characters briefly scuffle during a scene of mild violence. Adults drink alcohol during occasional scenes.
moderate crime scene detail, violence
Classified Date:
22/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A flashback sequence features a blow to a man's head using an improvised weapon. Verbal references are made to violence and murder within the context of a criminal investigation.
injury detail
A dead body is shown lying on the ground at a crime scene; this is accompanied by bloody detail. Milder moments include the discovery of ancient skeletal remains.
additional issues
In a brief scene, a woman appears upset during a conversation about changes in her behaviour. Mild bad language ('bloody', 'bugger') occurs, as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. A pair of characters passionately kiss and remove their outer clothing. This is accompanied by an implied post-coital scene.
moderate injury detail, references to sex and sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
22/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Moderate sex references and innuendo occur, including a scene in which student journalists make brief satirical remarks about sexually transmitted infections and male genitalia.
injury detail
A dead body is shown lying on the ground at a crime scene. This is accompanied by bloody detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Brief references are made to a sexual relationship between a university tutor and his student, and to a 'peeping Tom' figure. However, these references lack detail and occur within a historical context.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody', 'shite', 'crap') occurs, as well as even milder terms such as 'Christ', 'hell' and 'damn'. There are infrequent scenes of mild threat. A woman struggles with symptoms of the menopause and takes prescribed mood stabilizers. However, she receives support and reassurance from other characters.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail, brief sex references
Classified Date:
23/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes gunfire and punches. A woman reveals that her former romantic partner threatened to kill her and their baby.
threat and horror
An armed man barricades himself inside a building with a group of innocent people during a standoff with police. A person is briefly threatened with a gun, and a short flashback shows one person thrusting a scalpel towards another.
sex
There are brief references to a cult leader having instructed one of his followers to have sex with a man in order to manipulate him.
injury detail
Moderate injury detail includes sight of blood stains next to a covered corpse at a crime scene, and on injured people’s clothing in the aftermath of shootings.
additional issues
There are occasional non-graphic suicide references. Bad language includes ‘bloody’, ‘sod it’, ‘bastard’, ‘bugger off’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’. An unlikeable character makes a veiled racist comment, while other scenes contain discreet references to homophobia.
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Classified Date:
30/05/2017
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
RLJE International Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 3
Classified Date:
23/03/2016
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 2
Classified Date:
23/03/2016
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 2
Classified Date:
23/03/2016
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 2
Classified Date:
23/03/2016
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 2
Classified Date:
11/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 1
Classified Date:
06/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 1
Classified Date:
06/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Season 1

  • Classified date

    28/11/2014

  • BBFC reference

    AVV320840

  • Distributor

    ITV Studios Home Entertainment

  • Language

    English