18 Rated TV Series
TV series rated as 18 by the BBFC in the UK.
Excludes releases were main series wasn't rated 18 (e.g. Bottom Fluff and Live shows). Also excludes self-certification (e.g. Amazon 18+, All4 18+)
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- CreatorGlenn ChandlerStarsBlythe DuffJames MacPhersonRobert RobertsonThe Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.UK - ITV crime drama. Episode Black Orchid (1997) rated 18.
- CreatorAnthony YerkovichStarsDon JohnsonPhilip Michael ThomasSaundra Santiago-Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.USA - cop show. One episode rated 18 for a double-ear clap.
- StarsAkira KamiyaShigeru ChibaTeiyû IchiryûsaiAfter a nuclear war turns Earth into a lawless wasteland, Kenshiro, a practitioner of the deadly master art "Hokuto Shinken", fights a succession of tyrannical warriors to restore order.Japan - Action anime. Some episodes rated 18 from VHS onwards.
**strong, bloody, fantasy violence** - StarsToshio FurukawaChiharu KataishiSteve BulenBrainwashed by the yakuza he sheds a tear for every target he assasanated.Japan - Action anime. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
- CreatorWes CravenJeff FreilichStarsRobert EnglundMary CrosbyTodd Allen"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA.US - Horror series. Rated 18 for VHS onwards **Violence, horror**
- CreatorSteven DoddStarsJohn KassirRoy BrocksmithMiguel Ferrer"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.USA - Horror anthology series. Rated as 18 from VHS onwards **Violence, horror**
- StarsBill PatersonLindsay DuncanFritz Müller-ScherzThe Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan. While he's on trial, his trophy wife, a former Olympic swimmer, discovers steely ruthlessness within herself.UK - drama series. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
**strong drug use** - DirectorHideki TakayamaStarsHirotaka SuzuokiMaya OkamotoTomohiro NishimuraAs the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts.Japan - anime hentai. Rated 18 from VHS onwards released as Urotsukidoji III The Return of the Overfiend.
- StarsJosh MeyerJessica RobertsonRyô HorikawaAn Oni delivered Jiro to his parents who would return for him 15 years later. Now Jiro must protect both his parents and his girlfriend as he faces his destiny.Japan - Action anime. Rated 18 and cut from VHS onwards.
- CreatorIchirô ItanoStarsMika DoiSharon HolmMasashi EbaraAn elite anti-terrorist agent battles terrorists threatening Japan, but a mysterious third player is involved in their own way.Japan - Sci-Fi crime anime. Rated 18 for VHS onwards.
- CreatorMasayoshi KubotaStarsHiroya IshimaruKaneto ShiozawaTesshô GendaIn 2808 A.D., three convicts are conscripted by the Cyber Police to fight crime in the hi-tech metropolis of Oedo - while being forced to wear collars that can kill them at any time.Japan - Sci-Fi crime anime. Rated 18 for VHS onwards.
- StarsAya HisakawaChieko HondaTiffany GrantA teenage girl learns that she is the current generation of demon fighter and her enemies know it.Japan - Action\horror anime. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
- StarsAkio ÔtsukaYasunori MatsumotoMari YokôThe most dangerous area in New York City, the 34th precinct, is patrolled by the most brutal cop, Sleepy John Estes the Mad Bull.Japan - Action police anime. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
- StarsMayumi TanakaAkio ÔtsukaMegumi HayashibaraA demon girl's quest to become human, with the help of an unwitting boy named Yakumo.Japan - anime. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
- StarsHelen MirrenJohn BenfieldTom BellA female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.UK - ITV crime drama. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
**Strong language and violence** - StarsHelen MirrenColin SalmonJohn BenfieldDetective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison's (Dame Helen Mirren's) investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit.UK - ITV 1 crime drama. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
**Strong language and violence** - StarsHelen MirrenTom BellKaren TomlinAssigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.UK - ITV crime drama.
**strong sex references and theme of child sexual abuse** - StarsDavid DuchovnyAnthony AddabboAudie EnglandJake yearns to understand the secret life of his late fiancee. To find the answer, he solicits the most heartfelt, passionate, and intimate entries in other women's diaries. These are their stories...UK - erotic drama. Originally broadcast on Five in UK. Rated 18 for VHS onwards.
- CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsRobbie ColtraneGeraldine SomervilleKieran O'BrienDr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.UK - ITV crime drama series. Some episodes rated as 18 from VHS onwards. ** strong violence, hard drug use, sex references and mental trauma theme**
- StarsNaveen AndrewsBrenda BlethynRoshan SethKarim's mother is English and his father is Indian. Therefore Karim has some problems with life in British society which is becoming more and more racist and intolerant; he experiences this especially when he pursues acting.UK - BBC comedy drama. Rated 18 for VHS & DVD.
**strong sex and language** - CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch PileggiTwo F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.USA - Sci-Fi series with some horror elements. Some episodes rated 18 from VHS onwards. **strong horror**
- StarsOlympia DukakisDonald MoffatChloe WebbThe stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco.USA - Drama series broadcast on Channel 4. Rated 18 from VHS onwards.
**drug use and strong sex references** - StarsAntoine de CaunesMaria McErlaneJean-Paul GaultierA 30-minute magazine-format programme in English. Despite being a big-budget show, it was surreal and had a deliberate low-budget feel.UK - comedy documentary show. Compilation VHS & DVD rated 18.
- StarsJo BrandMaria McErlaneBrenda GilhoolyCombining stand-up with sketches, deadpan comedian Jo Brand's series covers everything from war and violence to sex and race, health and families to culture and politics - and, very occasionally, cream cakes.UK - Channel 4 comedy stand-up series. Rated as 18 for DVD and VHS.
- StarsMichael GoldwasserVincent BagnallTakehito KoyasuNorikazu is a computer expert who digs up a computer that was used in World War II. Because of this, he and his friends end up in an alternative world inside the computer, where hideous, horny zombies roam.Japan - action horror anime. Manga VHS rated 18 and cut.