• Director(s)

    Jon Jones

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime, Mystery

  • Cast

    Kerry Godlihan, Howard Charles, Frances Barber

TV Show

Whitstable Pearl

WHITSTABLE PEARL is a British mystery crime drama series; in this episode, a woman asks Pearl to prove that her husband’s disappearance seven years ago was not the result of suicide. …

WHITSTABLE PEARL is a British mystery crime drama series; in this episode, a woman asks Pearl to prove that her husband’s disappearance seven years ago was not the result of suicide.

  • Director(s)

    Jon Jones

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime, Mystery

  • Cast

    Kerry Godlihan, Howard Charles, Frances Barber

moderate injury detail, violence, language, drug references, sex references
Classified Date:
16/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a scene of moderate violence in which a character tries to drown a woman in the sea but is stopped by his father who hits him over the head impressionistically with a rock.
language
There is use of moderate bad language ('prick') and milder terms ('knob', 'bloody', 'shit', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
Moderate sex references include a man calling a farmer a 'sheep shagger'.
drugs
There are references to a woman being drugged with opiates, and drug dealing.
injury detail
Images of dead bodies include a corpse recovered from the sea and a character with a belt around his neck.
additional issues
There are moderate suicide references.
mild injury detail, sexual harassment, language, innuendo
Classified Date:
16/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of mild bad language ('ass', 'pissed', 'bloody hell') and milder terms ('screw', 'Jesus').
sex
There are is mild innuendo about 'rubbers'.
injury detail
There is mild injury detail of an unconscious man's body next to a jam jar.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual harassment in which male bar patrons ask a female waitress when she finishes work. She gives a salty response. There are also references to a young woman always feeling threatened because of her gender.
moderate violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
16/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a scene of moderate violence in which a man is shot with real bullets during a war reenactment.
threat and horror
There is a scene of moderate threat where a woman's stalker points a gun at her and her lover, and scenes where an armed man skulks around a character's yard at night.
sex
There are references to a man having three mistresses, and people 'shagging around'.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('knob', 'shit') and milder terms such as 'God'.
references to child abuse, brief bloody images
Classified Date:
16/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is revealed that a woman was sexually abused at the age of 14 by a trusted adult, resulting in pregnancy. When confronted, the man blames the abuse on the victim, making a crude sexual comment and aggressively calling her a ‘whore’. However, his behaviour is clearly condemned by other characters.
injury detail
A person is killed by a blow to the head with a heavy object, resulting in aftermath sight of the body lying in a dark pool of blood.
additional issues
There are moderate references to suicide, such as an image of a scar on a woman’s wrist next to a tattoo of the word ‘failure’. There is a moderate scene of knife threat. Bad language includes ‘whore’, ‘bloody hell’, and use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture. There is a brief undetailed reference to domestic abuse, as well as infrequent mild references to girls at a children’s home having been treated with neglect. Other issues include frequent mild scenes of bereavement and emotional upset, and infrequent mild sex references.
domestic abuse, moderate violence, brief drug references
Classified Date:
16/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
It is revealed that a trusted adult relative has been deliberately poisoning a teenager’s food in order to induce nausea and vomiting, and that the same person used to deliberately induce sickness in another child. There are infrequent moderate fist fight scenes.
drugs
There is a brief comic reference to misuse of MDMA.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are mild comic sex references, and infrequent scenes of mild threat. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘badass’, ‘psycho’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’. There is also a scene of vomiting.
domestic abuse, drug references
Classified Date:
17/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are moderate visual and verbal references to intimate partner violence, including sight of a series of photos of bruises on a woman's face. In another scene a woman sprays pepper spray into a man’s eyes.
drugs
There are verbal references to cocaine smuggling, in addition to a joke about taking crack.
additional issues
There are mild references to suicide. A human skeleton is discovered on a beach, but the images are not gory. Other issues include mild scenes of emotional upset, mild verbal sex references, and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘God’).
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moderate threat, violence
Classified Date:
19/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is hit over the head with a hammer in a vicious attack. A woman recalls her ex-husband suffering from blackouts during which he would act violently and break things, leading her to call the police on multiple occasions.
threat and horror
There are sequences of moderate threat including a man chasing a young boy and threatening him with a weapon, and a vehicle swerving and crashing, endangering the lives of those inside.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
References are made to a man smuggling unnamed drugs, intending to sell them. Mild bad language (‘dick’, ‘tits’, ‘bollocks’) is used.
moderate threat, bloody images, domestic abuse, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
19/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man witnesses what he believes to be domestic abuse, seeing a man push his wife roughly and threaten her with a knife, though the couple insists that the man was just sleepwalking.
threat and horror
A woman with a knife threatens a man, but is eventually talked into putting the weapon down.
injury detail
After a man has been stabbed, there is blood on his clothes and the weapon used to kill him.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man is accused of sexually harassing and assaulting colleagues, for which he is fired from his job.
additional issues
There are mild sex references, including a man seen cheating on his wife with another woman. There is use of mild and very mild bad language ('balls', 'God'). There are brief references to bereavement.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
20/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman is left perturbed and feeling threatened by hate mail she is receiving, which culminates in a dead animal being left at her front door in the middle of the night.
additional issues
There is mild bad language (‘arse’, ‘bollocks’, ‘bloody’ ‘sod’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘hell’, ‘Christ’ and ‘God’. There is brief sight of a dead body and subsequent verbal references to the injuries which caused death. There are also scenes of mild emotional upset.
mild threat, sex references, drug references
Classified Date:
20/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman voices her fears about being in danger from people who hold a grudge against her. A panicky call is made to emergency services when a person is found injured and unconscious after an apparent attack.
sex
A comment is made about two people sleeping with each other.
drugs
There is a passing reference to a person involved in drug dealing.
additional issues
There is a very brief bloody image. There are scenes of very mild emotional upset connected to bereavement, as well as references to terminal illness.
suicide references, rude gesture
Classified Date:
19/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
A character uses a V-sign rude gesture. There is use of mild and very mild bad language ('crap', 'piss', 'God').
suicide and self-harm
A man recalls assisting his father to end his own life after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. He was sent to prison.
additional issues
A man struggles with grief over the loss of his wife, but he is reassured and supported by a friend. Sequences of mild threat occur, including when a man runs from police and is chased down. There are mild references to violence. A woman worries that she is experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer's when things happen around her house that she can't remember doing herself.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
20/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Verbal and visual references are made to the stabbing of a woman; these include both sight of the crime scene as well as the bloodied murder weapon. It is implied that a person was given a black eye by her partner.
threat and horror
There is a sequence of moderate threat in which a character pours petrol all over a room intending to set it on fire.
injury detail
In the aftermath of unseen violence, a woman is seen lying dead with blood on her clothes.
additional issues
There are mild sex references such as a comic mention of a 'one-night stand'. Language is mild and very mild ('piss', 'God'). Scenes include emotional upset due to bereavement and references to a woman's mental health issues.
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moderate violence, domestic abuse, threat, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
29/10/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is knocked to the ground during a struggle, resulting in a heavy blow to the head and moderate bloody aftermath detail. Other scenes contain references to domestic abuse, although the verbal detail is not graphic.
threat and horror
A woman is suddenly accosted by a dangerous man who intends to cause her harm. However, the situation is resolved in a reassuring manner.
language
There is infrequent wordplay around the term ‘motherf**ker’. Milder terms include ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘sod’, ‘Jesus Christ’ and ‘damn’.
additional issues
There are infrequent non-graphic references to suicide, depression, bereavement and alcohol dependence, as well as brief references to a person having been ‘high’ while committing a crime.
mild threat, violence, language, upsetting scenes, sex references
Classified Date:
29/10/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Police chase a suspect and tackle him to the ground.
threat and horror
There are police chases and scenes in which a person and a small child almost lose their footing near a cliff face.
language
There is use of mild bad language ('bloody') and milder terms ('Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell').
sex
Undetailed references to sex occur.
theme
Upsetting scenes include the search for a missing child, and references to miscarriage.
additional issues
There are images of natural nudity on tarot cards, along with ominous figures representing death and the devil.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
29/10/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman becomes upset as she reads threatening social media messages. Milder moments include a police chase and sight of a building on fire. In one scene, a man fatally collapses at a restaurant.
additional issues
A brief and undetailed verbal reference is made to suicide. There are references to murder during the course of a police investigation.
sexual harassment references, drug references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
29/10/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are occasional verbal references to a man having been convicted of murdering his wife by pushing her off a high building. One person pepper sprays another during an aggressive argument.
drugs
A person speaks about his former ‘ecstasy habit’ and subsequent arrest. Drug misuse is not endorsed.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are infrequent verbal references to a man sexually harassing his female employees and attempting to coerce one into sex.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘bloody hell’ and ‘oh my God’, in addition to brief wordplay involving the term ‘tool’. There are scenes of mild threat, including one in which a man roughly grabs a woman during a confrontation. Other issues include mild references to adultery and people ‘sleeping’ together.
moderate threat, injury, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
28/10/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
People are shot at and threatened with firearms.
injury detail
There is brief sight of bloody injury on a dead body.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In the course of a police investigation references are made to a man's history of sexually violent crimes. A female employee describes her boss as 'handsy'.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A man is haunted by guilt over his wife's accidental death, which leads to an emotional breakdown Those close to him help him to reach a resolution. There are undetailed references to violence and murder in the course of a police investigation.
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  • Classified date

    16/08/2022

  • Distributor

    RLJE International Ltd

  • Language

    English