Content & Trigger Warnings for The Grand Tour (2016)
10 content warnings identified across 5 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, The Grand Tour (2016) contains 10 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Grief / bereavement (major focus), Car accidents / crashes, Natural disasters, War / combat, Drowning / underwater scenes, Heights, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Animal cruelty / animal death, Gore / graphic violence.
The most severe warning is for Car accidents / crashes (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
4 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Culturally insensitive humor during travel to various countries |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Cultural stereotyping and insensitive humor in international travel segments |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Occasional culturally insensitive remarks during international episodes |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S4 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some culturally insensitive moments in travel segments abroad |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S5 | 1/5 | Depicted | Reduced but still present culturally insensitive humor in final episodes |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S5 | 2/5 | Depicted | Emotional farewell tone as the trio says goodbye to the show format |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Spectacular vehicle crashes and stunts during challenges and races |
| Car accidents / crashes | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Continued dramatic crashes during increasingly ambitious automotive adventures |
| Car accidents / crashes | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | High-speed crashes continue as a feature of challenge and adventure segments |
| Car accidents / crashes | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | Dramatic vehicle crashes during special feature episodes and challenges |
| Car accidents / crashes | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Vehicle incidents in the final farewell season, though somewhat reduced in scale |
| Natural disasters | All | 1/5 | Depicted | Extreme weather conditions encountered during outdoor adventure segments. |
| War / combat | S3 | 2/5 | Referenced | Travel through regions with recent conflict history discussed |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Water crossings and amphibious vehicle challenges with risk of sinking |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Water-based challenges with vehicles submerging or nearly sinking |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Amphibious vehicle segments and water crossing challenges |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S4 | 2/5 | Depicted | Water hazard segments where vehicles risk submersion |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Water-based challenges include vehicles submerging or driving through deep water. |
| Heights | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | High-altitude driving challenges on precarious mountain roads |
| Heights | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mountain pass driving and high-altitude challenges in various countries |
| Heights | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Vertigo-inducing mountain road sequences in travel specials |
| Heights | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Dangerous cliff-edge and mountain driving in travel episodes |
| Heights | S5 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some elevated driving sequences in the farewell specials |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S1 | 1/5 | Depicted | Casual drinking during travel segments and tent conversations |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S2 | 1/5 | Depicted | Social drinking during conversation tent segments and travel stops |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S4 | 1/5 | Depicted | Light drinking during conversational and social segments |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S5 | 1/5 | Depicted | Casual drinking in the final social segments |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | All | 1/5 | Referenced | Occasional jokes or references to animals in the context of rural driving challenges. |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 1/5 | Depicted | Minor injuries from car stunts and physical challenges are occasionally shown. |
Identity & Discrimination
Culturally insensitive humor during travel to various countries
Cultural stereotyping and insensitive humor in international travel segments
Occasional culturally insensitive remarks during international episodes
Some culturally insensitive moments in travel segments abroad
Reduced but still present culturally insensitive humor in final episodes
Mental Health & Emotional
Emotional farewell tone as the trio says goodbye to the show format
Other
Spectacular vehicle crashes and stunts during challenges and races
Continued dramatic crashes during increasingly ambitious automotive adventures
High-speed crashes continue as a feature of challenge and adventure segments
Dramatic vehicle crashes during special feature episodes and challenges
Vehicle incidents in the final farewell season, though somewhat reduced in scale
Extreme weather conditions encountered during outdoor adventure segments.
Phobias & Sensory
Water crossings and amphibious vehicle challenges with risk of sinking
Water-based challenges with vehicles submerging or nearly sinking
Amphibious vehicle segments and water crossing challenges
Water hazard segments where vehicles risk submersion
Water-based challenges include vehicles submerging or driving through deep water.
Substance Use
Casual drinking during travel segments and tent conversations
Social drinking during conversation tent segments and travel stops
Light drinking during conversational and social segments
Violence & Physical Harm
Occasional jokes or references to animals in the context of rural driving challenges.
Minor injuries from car stunts and physical challenges are occasionally shown.
