Dead Set

Britain has a big problem. The dead are returning to life and attacking the living. The people they kill get up and kill - and it’s spreading like wildfire. Curiously, there are a few people left in Britain who aren’t worried about any of this - that’s because they’re the remaining contestants in Big Brother. Cocooned in the safety of the Big Brother house, they’re blissfully unaware of the horrific events unfolding outside. Until an eviction night when all hell breaks loose.

 

Kelly, (Jaime Winstone) the production runner working on Big Brother finds herself caught in the impossible position of trying to fend off the walking dead alongside the remaining housemates, Davina herself, a host of former Big Brother housemates, her producer boss Patrick (Andy Nyman) and boyfriend Riq (Riz Ahmed).

Over the ensuing days, in a cruel reflection of the game show they thought they were entering, the contestants fall victim, one by one, to the hungry masses outside. Staying alive requires teamwork - which is tricky when you’re a group specifically selected by TV producers to wind each other up.

 

I’m a big Zombie movie fan so I’d been looking forward to seeing this for a while.  However, one thing worried me about the trailer; running zombies.  I’m a bit old school with my zombie movie preferences and I like the undead to meander rather than sprint, ok so I enjoyed the Dawn of the Dead remake, but apart from that one a Zombie film isn’t a Zombie film unless they’re shuffling along (I also enjoyed 28 Days later but thats NOT a zombie film, do your research!).

However, I managed to put aside my preconceptions and thoroughly enjoy this 5 episode series.  It was very refreshing to see something like this made in Britain for TV and well worth getting on DVD.  The extras on the DVD include a look behind the scenes, a tour of the set, featurettes on the special fx, and interviews with the cast and crew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                    Is it just me or does Davina still manage to look hot as a Zombie?