Living

Central character Mr. Williams is an aging White male dying of cancer. Very minor ethnic diversity in supporting roles. Lead female character, Margaret, is fully rounded and serves a profound purpose on both Williams and subsequently on the narrative. Given the setting -- 1950s England -- the workplace is male dominated. But many women stick up for themselves and refuse to be ignored.

The notion of death runs throughout, though there's no violence of note. A character produces a number of jars of sleeping pills, suggestion being that they were considering taking their own life. A character is diagnosed with a terminal illness. A bloody tissue; coughing up blood. A funeral takes place; passing reference to a dead spouse.

Characters visit a nightclub that features a belly dancer who removes their bikini top to the applauding audience -- no nudity as it's shot from behind. As characters walk through an alleyway, a couple are briefly seen kissing.

Characters are seen smoking at work, in bars, in restaurants. Characters drink, too; in one sequence two characters get very drunk. A character gives another some sleeping pills after they complain they can't sleep.