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(TV Series)

(1979)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Terry's girlfriend is, we are told, Finnish and very pretty. Basil calls her a floozie. Terry says what he does with her is "a sort of karate".
  • Sybil talks about the sexy male characters in Harold Robbins' novels. Basil refers to his books as "pornographic muzak".

Violence & Gore

  • Basil would like to puree Sybil.
  • Terry, the chef, has karate classes and if he misses a week, next week he doesn't get out in one piece.
  • Basil describes a delivery driver breaking his arm in an accident.
  • Sybil hits Basil in the face. It occurs off-camera but we hear it and Basil enters holding a hand over his face. We later see a mark on his forehead.
  • A guest threatens to bust Basil's ass. He then grabs his tie aggressively and tightens it.

Profanity

  • Two uses of "bloody".
  • One use of "cock-up".
  • Six uses of "ass" (one of them as "half-assed").
  • One use of "crap".
  • Three uses of "hell".
  • One use of "Goddamn" and one of "God".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The guests enjoy wine with their meals.
  • One of the guests insists on a drink before dinner. He orders a scotch and a screwdriver.
  • A guest complains that you can't get a drink after 3 in this country.
  • Sybil has a couple of cigarettes with her dinner.
  • Basil asks for "lashings of hot screwdriver" with his breakfast.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • One of the characters is verbally aggressive.
  • Basil has one of his usual red-faced loud rants. It is more humourous than frightening. He tells the guests that this is exactly how Nazi Germany started.

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