The Reverend And Mrs Simpson

violence

A man grabs his wife by the throat, choking her and pinning her down; we see him slap and shove her and hear verbal references to the domestic abuse he has committed against her and their young son. We see impressionistic flashback images of a group of men attacking another and cutting him with a knife. There are shootings and we see the aftermath of a bombing raid during the Second World War.

discrimination

A German woman is the victim of a campaign of discrimination by members of a village community in post-war Britain; this includes having swastikas painted on her door, being physically intimidated, ridiculed and told to 'go home'; a baby is dressed in a Hitler costume at a fancy dress event to upset her.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man pins a woman to a sofa and attempts to rape her before the attack is interrupted.

injury detail

There is sight of blood spurts and splashes over clothing and surroundings in the aftermath of gun injuries. We see a bloody injury following a knife attack, as well as a swastika shaped scar which has been cut into a character's flesh. A child is left with a bloody nose after another boy attacks him.

additional issues: A character takes their own life. There is moderate bad language ('whore') along with milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'piss'. There are scenes of gun threat. A child is the victim of a bullying from his peers. Characters kiss and sex is implied. A character deals with alcoholism and there are references to bereavement and to the mental health difficulties of another.

sexual violence, domestic abuse, strong bloody images, discrimination

Classified Date:

22/09/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Trinity Creative Partnership Ltd

violence

A man grabs his wife by the throat, choking her and pinning her down; we see him slap and shove her and hear verbal references to the domestic abuse he has committed against her and their young son. We see impressionistic flashback images of a group of men attacking another and cutting him with a knife. There are shootings and we see the aftermath of a bombing raid during the Second World War.

discrimination

A German woman is the victim of a campaign of discrimination by members of a village community in post-war Britain; this includes having swastikas painted on her door, being physically intimidated, ridiculed and told to 'go home'; a baby is dressed in a Hitler costume at a fancy dress event to upset her.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man pins a woman to a sofa and attempts to rape her before the attack is interrupted.

injury detail

There is sight of blood spurts and splashes over clothing and surroundings in the aftermath of gun injuries. We see a bloody injury following a knife attack, as well as a swastika shaped scar which has been cut into a character's flesh. A child is left with a bloody nose after another boy attacks him.

additional issues: A character takes their own life. There is moderate bad language ('whore') along with milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'piss'. There are scenes of gun threat. A child is the victim of a bullying from his peers. Characters kiss and sex is implied. A character deals with alcoholism and there are references to bereavement and to the mental health difficulties of another.

Classified date

22/09/2023
Language

English

Director(s)

Richard Dee-Roberts

Production Year

2023

Genre(s)

Drama

Approx. running minutes

95m

Cast

Anne Scherliess, Richard Dee-Roberts, Judith Paris