Deadloch

What’s it about?

When there is a murder in her small Tasmanian town, strait-laced sergeant Dulcie Collins is thrown together with rough, out-of-towner Detective Eddie Redcliffe. They must put aside their differences to solve the case.

The facts

• Comedy police procedural set in a fictional Australian town
• Co-starring Aotearoa actor and singer, Madeline Sami
• 8 episodes

Why did it get this rating?

This film was self-rated by Prime Video. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Offensive language

There is a lot of offensive language. It is often creatively used to insult. There are occasional homophobic slurs but they are not encouraged by the show. Words include, “c**t”, “motherf**ker”, “f**k”, “sh*t”, “b*tch”, “bastard”, “d*ke” and “d*ck-nut”.

Sexual themes

The show has frank references to sexual activity and crude sexual gestures. These are over-the-top and used for comic effect. The word “f**k” is used in a sexual sense.

A couple is shown in bed and we hear sounds of pleasure but the scene is not detailed.

A man watches naked women on the beach (who are posing for an artist) and is strongly implied to be masturbating.

Content that may disturb

The show contains crime scenes with dead bodies and their injuries. Some of the bodies are decomposing. One male corpse is fully naked. Another scene shows women who look dead, naked on a beach.

Violence

There are low-impact punches, seen from a distance and descriptions of other violence, including cutting out tongues, but these are not detailed.

Drug references

Minor characters are shown occasionally vaping marijuana or eating marijuana gummy bears. There are comical references to ‘nitrous oxide’ canisters or ‘nangs’. The community in the show has a problem with them. There are also references to cocaine, teen drinking and other drugs in toxicology reports (into how victims died).

Further information

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