• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 12.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  UK family drama features tense animal encounters.

Why We Rated This for Ages 12–13

The good stuff

• Messages:

  A newly blended family struggles for cohesion. Both parents are devoted to creating a positive atmosphere for their kids, but the difficulties wear on them at times, and the dad especially shows frustration. In one scene, a boy takes a tranquilizer gun to school to wield at bullies who are tormenting him, and he suffers nearly no repercussions. A teenage girl makes an obscene hand gesture at her stepmom.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  The series centers on an animal hospital, so scenes of injured, bloody animals are common. Guns are also prevalent: Adults carry shotguns for protection in the wild, and the veterinarian uses a tranquilizer gun to sedate animals. In one scene, a boy draws a tranquilizer gun on bullies at school; in another, he shoots at hyenas killing a monkey.
• Sex:

  In one scene, a woman tells a man that hunting wild animals implies that he's compensating for a small penis.
• Language:

  "Hell," "ass," and "s--t" (unbleeped) are used intermittently.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  A supporting character often drinks alcohol and beer at the end of the day.

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