Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) is a crime drama television series that follows the lives of the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. The show was praised for its realistic portrayal of police work and its gritty, no-nonsense approach to crime. However, the show also featured some surprisingly steamy moments.
One of the most memorable sexual moments in the show was between Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer) and his partner, Detective Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson). In one episode, the two detectives are investigating a murder and end up in a motel room. While searching the room, they share a passionate kiss. The moment was unexpected and powerful, and it showed the depth of the relationship between the two detectives.
Another memorable sexual moment was between Detective Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and his wife, Mary (Michelle Forbes). In one episode, the couple is discussing their relationship and Frank tells Mary that he loves her. The two then share a passionate kiss that was both unexpected and powerful.
The show also featured some steamy moments between Detective Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor) and his girlfriend, Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne). In one episode, the two are discussing their relationship and Tim tells Laura that he loves her. The two then share a passionate kiss that was both unexpected and powerful.
Overall, Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) featured some surprisingly steamy moments that showed the depth of the relationships between the characters. These moments were unexpected and powerful, and they added an extra layer of realism to the show.
A partial yet brief nipple slip by Beth, (Mary B. Ward), Felton's unstable wife in Season 3 premiere.
Season 4 premiere has a prostitute disrobe and there's a partial nipslip for a few seconds.
S4E17 has another witness swimming nude but despite the camera angle making it clear, there are no graphic details.
Sexual content is infrequent and non-graphic. It includes occasional scenes of women in bras and underwear, men and women under blankets, & some kissing. Detectives investigate an S&M club, although nothing is seen/heard. A detective discovers (to his horror) photos in an art gallery of him posing naked from his time as a hippie. Munch and Bayliss hear people having sex in a room upstairs while they guard a house. Brodie has a pornographic VHS tape and Munch and Kay find it. Sexual moaning of a woman can be heard on the tape. Some discussion of rape in the context of criminal investigation, and sexual innuendo is sometimes present.
Bayliss is mentioned as being bisexual and Kay Howard is rumoured to be a lesbian. Skinheads also murder a gay man outside and leave his body in the street.
Meldrick leaves a penis-shaped balloon on Munch's desk. Munch, annoyed, pops it with his gun.
Older detectives occasionally make passes at younger women. Munch marries a young barmaid and appears to dye his hair dark brown to cover up his salt-and-pepper hair in the first episode of season 7. Gharty tries to date a younger female detective and he also cheats with Billie Lou, unknown to Munch.
A young woman works at a sex store. Nothing graphic is shown.
Prostitutes can be seen in various episodes, at street corners and in the office.
Sexual phrases used include "fellatio", "sex", "rub my rectum the wrong way", "pain in the prostate", "sodomy", "semen", "dingle" and "naked".
A man tells another man that he was sexually abused and fondled by his uncle as a child, and that his parents didn't care. Despite this, in an act of forgiveness he looks after his uncle when the uncle is dying, hoping to find an answer to the abuse.