Parents guide

Season 2 shows a nude woman for several seconds, but with objects strategically covering her private parts.

Many closeups on a woman about to kiss Sherlock on his cheeks, she holds his hands for a couple of seconds. Season 2 Episode 2

Season 2 had a close up of a woman's butt she is wearing a thong- full butt cheeks visible/exposed- camera is focused on it.

You will see pictures of a woman in see through black lacy dress- you can see her breasts through it. Also there is more photos of her after that in her lingerie in various poses and you can see her bare butt with a thong. Season 2

A couple are seen thrusting in a car, and you can hear them moaning.

A man is shot. We see close up of bloody wound.

A man tortures another dying man to get information. He stands on a bullet wound and we see his pain stricken face and hear his screams of pain.

Many scenes in a morgue. The main character handles dead bodies. At one point we see him beating a body with a riding crop.

A serial killer kills people by forcing them to commit suicide.

Several characters are threatened with a large crossbow style machine.

A man shoots someone to protect his friend. He was about to get shot, but is not.

An elderly women has a bomb that is strapped to her detonated.

Blood is seen covering a seat. It is later found out that this is frozen blood.

A dead body is seen on the shore. It is found that he was killed a while ago by strangulation.

A man punches another man in the face.

several uses of "shit" throughout the series

'Bastard', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'Jesus Christ' are heard through much of the series.

Two main characters are seen smoking and they discuss low tar cigarettes.

A main character is addicted to nicotine patches, and overdoses at least twice.

Moderate drinking occurs at several points.

In many instances, characters are drugged in a violent manner.

A man's drug addiction is revealed to have began when he was a teenager. A flashback shows a man trying to help him when he overdosed.

In season 1 episode 3 a man, woman, elderly woman and a child all have a bomb strapped to them which will go off unless Sherlock solves a mystery. Very intense and could disturb some viewers.

A man is shown falling down a flight of stairs and then dying.

A man is drugged, kidnapped, and placed in a large bonfire. The fire is lit, and the man is later rescued. Very intense/disturbing. He emerges bloodied.