State of Play (2003)

The show's story is driven in part by a past extramarital affair. This relationship is discussed frequently although not in explicit detail.

Key moments in the show's plot are ignited by violence, depicted on screen but without significant blood or gore.

Words such as "damn" and "hell" are occasionally used, as well as the common British slang term "bloody." One character uses a two-finger rude gesture that in Britain is equal to the US middle-finger gesture.

Frequent smoking by both primary and secondary characters; social drinking occasionally takes place in bars and nightclubs.