U Classification

Universal: Suitable for all. 

• Impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a 'U' film should be suitable for audience aged four years and over. Be set within a positive moral setting, and offer counterbalances to any violence, threat and horror. 

Discrimination: No discriminatory language or behaviour unless clearly disapproved of.

Drugs: No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse, unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or it is educational and there is a clear anti-drug message. 

Horror: Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause anxiety to young children. Outcome should be reassuring. 

Imitable Behaviour: No potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No emphasis on realistic or easily accessible weapons. 

Language: Infrequent use only of very mild bad language. 

Nudity: Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual content. 

Sex: Mild sexual behaviour and references only. 

Theme: While problematic themes may be present, their treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for young children.

Violence: Mild violence only. Occasional mild threat/menace only.