Lesbian: Helen and Julia bathe together, soap the other and kiss; Julia's breasts are seen. In bed Helen and Kay have sex; Kay shows full frontal nudity. Helen changes clothes, showing her breasts.

Straight: As a married man and his mistress sit in a car in a remote area, they kiss as he reaches between her legs. She declines intercourse but then undoes his pants. She gives him a handjob with thrusting movements as he moans. Man and woman meet in a hotel for a tryst. They kiss, and undress down to underwear. They have sex, gasping while thrusting. A woman goes into a dental office for an abortion. She sits back in the chair as the doctor reaches between her legs. No explicit nudity.

Gay: Two men smoke outside; one touches the other, which he interprets as flirting, and later meet for drinks. Cellmate reaches out to almost touch sleeping upper bunkmate's hand, which is hanging over side of bunk. At night, cellmates, one gay, one straight, both masturbate in their bunks and fall out over it; one flicks ejaculate on the other. During an air raid, straight cellmate becomes frightened and gets into the cellmate's bed for comfort; they hug and talk. No explicit nudity.

Various scenes of the results of war.

Many characters drink and smoke, including Pearce, Fraser, Nancy, Viv, Kay, Jean, and Helen.

Various scenes of characters receiving or witnessing the results of war on loved ones.