"Theatre Night" What the Butler Saw (TV Episode 1987) Poster

(TV Series)

(1987)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Mrs Prentice is a nymphomaniac and constantly complains about the inadequacy of her sex life with her husband.
  • Beckett is an attempted rapist and this is treated very flippantly.
  • Beckett's naked backside is visible when he strips. Later his penis can also be seen briefly.
  • Beckett has periodically topped up his income by having sex with men for money; it is implied that Prentice has historically paid other men for sex.
  • Dr Rance dry-humps Geraldine anally, claiming that this is 'a new and hitherto untried form of therapy'.

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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Dr Prentice and his wife drink heavily throughout.
  • A police officer is seen under the influence of prescription drugs while on duty.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A woman screams as a doctor who wrongly believes her to be insane forcibly injects her with a tranquillizer.

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Sex & Nudity

  • Dr Prentice attempts to have sex with a prospective employee who turns out to be his long-lost daughter. Mrs Prentice has had sex with a young man who blackmails her with naked photographs; he turns out to be her long-lost son.
  • The late Sir Winston Churchill's penis appears at the climax.

Violence & Gore

  • Sgt Match and Beckett are both shot and bleed profusely.

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