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| [[Image:BBFC Uc.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: Uc]] || '''Uc'''<br />''Universal'' || This should be suitable for audiences | | [[Image:BBFC Uc.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: Uc]] || '''Uc'''<br />''Universal Children'' || This should be suitable for audiences of all ages, but is especially sutible for small children. U films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. | ||
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| [[Image:BBFC U.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: U]] || '''U'''<br />''Universal'' || This should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. U films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. | | [[Image:BBFC U.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: U]] || '''U'''<br />''Universal'' || This should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. U films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. | ||
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| [[Image:BBFC PG.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: PG]] || '''PG'''<br />''Parental Guidance'' || Fit for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children. | | [[Image:BBFC PG.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: PG]] || '''PG'''<br />''Parental Guidance'' || Fit for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children. | ||
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| [[Image:BBFC 12A.jpg|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 12A]] || '''12A''' || This means that the viewer/player | | [[Image:BBFC 12A.jpg|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 12A]] || '''12A''' || This means that the viewer/player has be over the age of 12 unless accompanied by an adult. 12A only applies to cinema's after 2002. | ||
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| [[Image:BBFC 12.jpg|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 12]] || '''12''' || This means that the | | [[Image:BBFC 12.jpg|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 12]] || '''12''' || This rating means that no one younger than 12 should view or purchase the film/game. This rating only applies to home media after 2002. | ||
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| [[Image:BBFC 15.jpg|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 15]] || '''15''' || This rating means that no one younger than 15 should view the film/game. | | [[Image:BBFC 15.jpg|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 15]] || '''15''' || This rating means that no one younger than 15 should view or purchase the film/game. | ||
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|[[Image:BBFC 18.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 18]] || '''18''' || This is the highest rating a film or game can receive, and means that no one under the age of 18 should view or | |[[Image:BBFC 18.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: 18]] || '''18''' || This is the highest rating a film or game can receive, and means that no one under the age of 18 should view or purchase the game/film. The entire Grand Theft Auto series is rated 18 in the UK. | ||
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|[[Image:BBFC R18.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: R-18]] || '''R-18'''<br />''Restricted 18'' || This rating is only awarded to films in exceptional circumstances, and is only shown in licensed cinemas showing pornographic movies, or in licensed sex shops where pornographic | |[[Image:BBFC R18.png|none|34px|BBFC Rating: R-18]] || '''R-18'''<br />''Restricted 18'' || This rating is only awarded to films in exceptional circumstances, and is only shown in licensed cinemas showing pornographic movies, or in licensed sex shops where pornographic films may be bought or rented. Obviously the viewer must be at least 18 years of age to purchase or view a film with this rating. The BBFC itself says the rating is given to "explicit works of consenting sex between adults". | ||
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