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Young Sherlock

Series · 1 season · 2026

Overall: Moderate · 55 flagged

Season 1

Moderate · 55 flagged 8 episodes

E1 The Case of the Missing Scrolls54 min Moderate · 8

Divine references 2 · 2.2/hr

God ×2

Curse words 4 · 4.4/hr

bloody ×2hell ×2

Explicit 2 · 2.2/hr

sh*t ×2

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Death & grief · 2

Mother says 'I won't lose you too', implying a sibling (Beatrice) died previously; recurring traumatic flashback
Professor Thompson found murdered (poisoning implied); Sherlock accused of the killing

Other notes · 2

Institutionalized mother exhibits paranoid delusions (hears voices, describes a menacing 'man with a bird claw')
Dialogue discusses a shoemaker's alcoholism/dependency ('drunk', 'slurred delivery')

Profane oaths · 2

'For God's sake' shouted in panic - genuine oath/expletive use, not reverent
'Oh, my God!' exclaimed in shock/fear - oath use, not reverent

Violence · 2

Bomb threat at gala; character describes it will kill everyone in blast radius
Graphic verbal torture threat: hang, cut down alive, disembowel, burn entrails

Crude humor · 1

Toilet slang ('shitters') used repeatedly for comic effect re: cleaning duties

Innuendo · 1

'Slap needs a tickle, tickle needs a slap' - British idiom with flirtatious/sexual connotation (uncertain)

E2 The Case of the Burnt Photograph45 min Moderate · 8

Divine references 4 · 5.3/hr

God ×2goddamn ×1Jesus ×1

Curse words 2 · 2.7/hr

bloody ×1d*mn ×1

Explicit 2 · 2.7/hr

*rse ×1f**k ×1

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Profane oaths · 4

'Good God, man' - exclamation used as oath/expletive, not reverent
'Goddamn it, man!' - compound oath used in anger
'Ow! Jesus, James!' - exclamation of pain, oath use not reverent
'My God, it pains me...' - used as exclamation, not reverent

Violence · 3

Coded phrase 'the first apostle has been eliminated' implies conspiracy has murdered another target
Explicit threat: 'Bones will be broken. Blood will be spilled here today'
Closing folk ballad ('Twa Corbies') describes ravens plucking out a slain knight's eyes and hair from his corpse

Death & grief · 2

Mother explicitly grieves her deceased young daughter Beatrice ('she'll never grow old'), a sibling of Sherlock
Second professor found dead, apparently poisoned via candy ('barley sugars'); body still warm

Innuendo · 1

Guard orders prisoner to strip; joking reply 'How about dinner first?' implies a sexual invitation

Occult practices · 1

Secret-society villains recite Kabbalah-style numerology (numeric value of 'Jehovah') tied to ritual elimination of targets

Other notes · 1

Psychiatric-ward patient ('Judy') shown distressed/restrained; nurse and doctor intervene

E3 The Case of the Unarmed Man43 min Moderate · 12

Divine references 7 · 9.8/hr

God ×5Christ ×1Jesus ×1

Curse words 4 · 5.6/hr

bloody ×2d*mn ×1hell ×1

Explicit 1 · 1.4/hr

sh*t ×1

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Profane oaths · 5

'My God. My God. It's him!' - exclamation of alarm, oath use not reverent
'Oh, Christ!' - exclamation of dismay, oath use not reverent
'Jesus.' - exclamation of dismay at unwelcome news, oath use not reverent
'For the love of God, Sherlock' - idiomatic oath, not reverent
'Oh, dear Lord' used as an exclamation

Death & grief · 4

Third professor (Enright) confirmed dead, pushed from a bell tower by the assassin
Character says 'the blood of my parents is on his hands', implying Professor Malik caused his parents' deaths
Dialogue reveals Professor Malik 'killed half of our village' - backstory reference to a mass killing
Backstory: Mr Chen (princess's chaperone) 'shot right through the heart' by bandits, killed

Euphemisms · 2

'Don't horseshit me, boy' - euphemism for a cruder profanity
'Goodness sake's' - mild euphemistic stand-in for an oath (uncertain)

Other notes · 2

Characters react with flippant dark humor ('spilt milk') to indirectly causing Enright's death
Teen protagonists celebrate a win with an evening of alcohol ('big fat pints')

Violence · 2

Armed standoff in bell tower ('I'm armed... I'll shoot'); tense dialogue on fear of killing/dying before victim is murdered
Armed standoff at gunpoint with the assassin ('You won't shoot me' / 'Care to lay a bet?')

E4 The Case of the Missing Button50 min Moderate · 13

Divine references 4 · 4.8/hr

God ×2Jesus ×2

Curse words 6 · 7.2/hr

bloody ×2d*mn ×2hell ×2

Explicit 3 · 3.6/hr

f**k ×1pr*ck ×1sh*t ×1

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Death & grief · 4

Mother relives a vivid hallucination/memory of deceased daughter Beatrice calling out to her
Confirms daughter Beatrice drowned ('She's sinking... she's gone'); mother's traumatic flashback
Lawson Jaggers found dead, described as 'a rather convenient suicide' implying he was actually murdered
Sir Bucephalus Hodge found dead/not breathing (apparently poisoned, no visible wound) after confronting Malik

Violence · 4

Extended mock-execution scene: captor details hanging method, counts down to killing prisoner as intimidation/torture
Distressed mother recites a nursery rhyme describing a pony being whipped and slashed
Villain threatens 'I'll rip his bloody head off'
Gun ('hammer gun') brandished during custody dispute over the mother

Profane oaths · 3

'What in God's name...' - exclamation of shock, oath use not reverent
'Oh, dear Lord' used as an exclamation
'Jesus, you're a woman after my own heart' - exclamation, oath use not reverent

Other notes · 2

Doctor discusses mother's withdrawal symptoms from alkaloid medication given at the asylum
Joke that life's problems lie 'at the bottom of a glass', followed by a song about whiskey and drowning sorrows (uncertain)

Crude humor · 1

'Dicking about' - mild crude slang (uncertain)

Euphemisms · 1

'A load of shite' - vulgar dismissal (uncertain)

E5 The Case of Young Sherlock Holmes51 min Mild · 3

Divine references 1 · 1.2/hr

Christ ×1

Curse words 2 · 2.4/hr

b*stard ×1hell ×1

Explicit 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Death & grief · 5

character death: Jaggers found dead in his study, button clue
character death: sister died years ago; mother institutionalised from grief
distressing flashback repeatedly replays sister's drowning death, screamed name
dark joke: groundskeeper's father is dead, 'dig him up' (uncertain)
skeletal remains found; twist suggests not actually sister's body

Violence · 3

family drove off intruders at gunpoint
boy accuses father of arranging Jaggers' murder to silence him
physical altercation between friends, a punch thrown

Innuendo · 1

boy implies he charmed a woman (perfume) to get information (uncertain)

Other notes · 1

dialogue implies father may enjoy killing butterflies, ominous undertone (uncertain)

Profane oaths · 1

'for Christ's sake' used as oath/expletive

E6 The Case of the Killing Jar48 min Mild · 2

Divine references 1 · 1.3/hr

God ×1

Curse words 1 · 1.3/hr

hell ×1

Explicit 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Death & grief · 5

man murdered mysteriously; forensic exam of body, no visible cause found
body sourced from hospital/poorhouse used to fake a grave (body-snatching implication)
young female ally dies of injuries, extracts a promise to stop the villain before dying
dying character references that the girl's own parents are already dead (uncertain)
unidentified young body found (likely the ally who died earlier)

Violence · 3

theory: girl rendered unconscious, smuggled hidden under dead game in a cart
armed revolutionaries at barricade discuss shooting; guns brandished, tense standoff
arms dealers imply live demonstration of lethal nerve gas on a captive person; victim screams

Innuendo · 1

crude euphemism implying sexual attraction to boy's mother ('kick her out of bed')

LGBTQ+ references · 1

implied closeted same-sex relationship (period-set); blackmail threat over criminalized status

Profane oaths · 1

'For God's sake' used as oath/expletive

Sexual references · 1

cabaret scene implies solicitation/prostitution: 'whatever you want, for a fee'

E7 The Case of the Two Corners49 min Mild · 4

Divine references 1 · 1.2/hr

God ×1

Curse words 1 · 1.2/hr

bloody ×1

Explicit 2 · 2.4/hr

p*ss ×1pr*ck ×1

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Violence · 8

boy shot in the abdomen, bleeding, urgent care/surgery needed
revolution gunfire near hospital, chaotic wounded scene
ally stops a soldier from shooting Sherlock's father
family debates letting a wronged woman kill their father in revenge
characters discuss the psychological weight of having killed someone; one feels no remorse
characters debate trading a woman's life (condemning her to death) to save sister
father implies he enjoyed killing a soldier and may want to kill again
father holds family at gunpoint in a tense standoff

Other notes · 2

comedic mention of opium requested as pain remedy (uncertain)
impostor posing as missing sister used to manipulate grieving mother (uncertain)

Death & grief · 1

girl reveals nerve-gas weapon was first tested on her village, killing her parents

E8 The Case of Beatrice Holmes55 min Mild · 5

Divine references 3 · 3.3/hr

Jesus ×2God ×1

Curse words 1 · 1.1/hr

d*mn ×1

Explicit 1 · 1.1/hr

f**k ×1

Sexual 0 · 0.0/hr

None found

Based on 1 subtitle file · High confidence. Counts are indicative and depend on subtitle accuracy.

Beyond the word counts

Innuendo · 3

implies romantic/physical liaison between two characters, 'entertained... last night'
suggestive remark proposing 'the three of us together'
flirtatious exchange implies an overnight romantic encounter

Violence · 3

villain builds rockets to deliver lethal nerve agent 'to rain down death from above'
gunfight during rescue mission; family caught in crossfire
daughter holds father at gunpoint to execute him, threatens to shoot her brother too, physical struggle to stop her

Death & grief · 2

implied revenge killing of the scientist responsible for her parents' deaths
parental death confirmed; family reflects on father's death afterward

Profane oaths · 2

'Jesus, I didn't think you had it in you' used as oath/expletive
'Jesus, I feel alive' used as oath/expletive

Occult practices · 1

stated spiritual belief that murder victims' souls are trapped in an abyss until avenged (uncertain)

Other notes · 1

reveal that smuggling network moves opium (then the nerve agent)

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Crude humor ×2Death & grief ×25Euphemisms ×3Innuendo ×7LGBTQ+ references ×1Occult practices ×2Other notes ×11Profane oaths ×18Sexual references ×1Violence ×28

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