One of the main characters is a gay man who exploits teenage boys.

A news reporter molests the girl in a dark theatre. He grabs her hand, sticks it into his pants and covers it all with his hat. Afterwards she has a venereal disease on her wrist.

In one scene, an elderly woman is briefly seen fully nude.

A man gets hit in the nose during a football match. Blood is briefly seen.

A dead body is pulled out of the water onto the dock.

Some of the characters say "fuck" a couple of times.

One of the main character is a chain-smoker and has nicotine stains all over his fingers. In one scene, he appears hung over and covered in vomit.

People drink glasses of wine during the cast party.

At the beginning of the film, bombs are going off and buildings are set on fire (during the Liverpool Blitz).