Mr Selfridge (2013) Parents Guide: Is the series OK for kids?

Harry engages in an affair with the Dolly Sisters, and sexual situations are implied and occasionally shown, such as kissing and intimate embraces. A married woman is kissed by another man. There's a plotline involving the Dolly Sisters' sexual exploits. Later, Harry and Lady Mae are shown having sex in multiple scenes, with brief non-graphic upper-body nudity from the female character in one instance. An implied sexual assault occurs off-screen and is discussed multiple times.

Violence in this season is mild and infrequent. Characters engage in minor physical altercations, primarily related to domestic disputes where an alcoholic father physically threatens and strikes his daughter and her brother. There is also an implied suicide, with the aftermath shown, and a character is injured in a car accident.

Language remains mild, consistent with period dramas. Mild expletives like 'damn,' 'hell,' and 'bloody' are used occasionally. The term 'Christ' is used as an exclamation once or twice, but harsher profanity is absent.

Alcohol consumption is moderate and frequent, especially in social settings and among the upper class characters. Harry Selfridge is often seen with a drink, and there are scenes of characters in pubs and at parties. One character, Ellen Love, abuses cocaine, leading to erratic behavior. Agnes Towler's father, Reg, is depicted as an alcoholic, with his drinking central to his abusive behavior.

Key themes include grief following Mrs. Selfridge's death, betrayal through Harry's relationships and business dealings, and the struggles of addiction explored through a character's cocaine use. Other themes include class disparities, the challenges of post-war society, family dysfunction, and navigating ambition and moral choices in business and personal life. The consequences of infidelity and financial ruin are recurring plot points.