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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.
Been watching this all week, and it's a pretty cool made-for-TV zombie miniseries set, as you can read above, around a group of survivors from the Big Brother TV show. It's not massively original in terms of the ideas put forward, but very enjoyable and incredibly gory for something that's been made by a TV channel.

Add to this they had the actual host of Big Brother UK (Davina McCall) killed by a zombie and return to life as one (that's her in the banner above), and previous real contestants in cameos, it added a nice air of authenticity to the story.

Released on DVD Monday 3rd November if any of you guys want to pick it up.
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yep, recommend this, I liked it very much.

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I just finished watching this show. Pretty damn good. It had a slow start, but when it picked up it really took off. I would definitely reccomend this. I was surprised at how much they showed as far as gore goes. Most of that would not have happened on US TV. :lol:

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I have the DVD set coming to me soon. :yay:
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So, instead of using the files that were perfectly fine, you went and spent money on this?

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Neon Maniac wrote:So, instead of using the files that were perfectly fine, you went and spent money on this?

Okay.

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I watched the first episode back when DJ first posted about it. I liked it enough to want to own it, and I found it at a good price.

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I'm going to give you a warning for being a cheap prick. :shake:
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I'm going to give you a warning for spending your money overseas in these tough economic times! :mad:

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Neon Maniac wrote:I'm going to give you a warning for spending your money overseas in these tough economic times! :mad:
Cock-off, he's boosting our economy. :mad:
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DJBenz wrote: Cock-off, he's boosting our economy. :mad:
Yeah, like US dollars are going to be of much help. :lol:
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