• Director(s)

    Scott Major

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Jo Joyner, David Berry, Ciaran Griffiths

TV Show

Riptide

RIPTIDE is a British-Australian crime drama series; in this episode, Alison is left blindsided when she is told to vacate her home, while Hannah makes an interesting discovery amongst Michael’s belongings. …

RIPTIDE is a British-Australian crime drama series; in this episode, Alison is left blindsided when she is told to vacate her home, while Hannah makes an interesting discovery amongst Michael’s belongings.

  • Director(s)

    Scott Major

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Jo Joyner, David Berry, Ciaran Griffiths

drug misuse, sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
20/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
A teenage girl is seen blowing smoke out of a cannabis bong in an image. There are accompanying verbal references to the bong being passed around at a party. Drug misuse is not condoned by the work as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
An image of a 16 year old teenage girl wearing a bra is circulated on an instant messaging app. A character threatens to use this image as leverage against another character, however, this behaviour is strongly and immediately condemned.
additional issues
Infrequent strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit', 'piss', bloody, 'screw' and 'God'. There is sight of a bloody wound on a dead body during a darkly lit sequence. There are scenes of mild emotional upset, as well as undetailed references to cancer and bereavement.
infrequent strong language, moderate sex, injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
20/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
In one sequence, a character hears the sound of a smashed window in the middle of the night and seeks the help of a neighbour to investigate.
language
Infrequent strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
A teenage couple kiss on a bed, begin to undress and prepare to have protected sex. However, they end up in an argument instead. In the episode preview, there is a very brief scene of implied masturbation.
injury detail
There is sight of a bloody wound on a dead person’s forehead during a darkly lit sequence.
additional issues
There are scenes of mild emotional upset, as well as undetailed references to cancer and bereavement.
strong language
Classified Date:
20/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('prick', 'shit', 'bullshit' and 'God').
additional issues
A man stalks a woman, secretly watching her through a window while it's implied that he is masturbating. Other verbal references to sexual harassment concern a subplot concerning a teenage boy sharing a topless image of his girlfriend without consent and sharing a Marijuana joint with her. Both activities are clearly not endorsed. There are scenes of moderate threat, as well as a man being killed off-screen with a strike over the head with a crowbar. There is also moderate bloody injury detail in the aftermath. There are references to bereavement and murder.
strong language
Classified Date:
20/01/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including ‘prick’, ‘bitch’, ‘bastard’ and 'hell'.
additional issues
A character strikes another over the head using improvised weapons. A stylised dream sequence features a character with blood on their forehead in the implied aftermath of violence, while a character holds a bloodied crowbar behind him. In another sequence, a character finds a pendant covered in blood splatter. Scenes of moderate threat involve characters in danger and moments of suspense. There are scenes of mild emotional upset, as well as undetailed references to bereavement.
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  • Classified date

    20/01/2023

  • Distributor

    Spirit Entertainment

  • Language

    English