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Survivors

  • TV Series
  • 2008–2010
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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Nikki Amuka-Bird, Max Beesley, Julie Graham, Paterson Joseph, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Zoë Tapper, and Chahak Patel in Survivors (2008)
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An unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will... Read allAn unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will not mutate.An unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will not mutate.

  • Creator
    • Adrian Hodges
  • Stars
    • Julie Graham
    • Max Beesley
    • Paterson Joseph
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    8.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Adrian Hodges
    • Stars
      • Julie Graham
      • Max Beesley
      • Paterson Joseph
    • 63User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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  • Episodes12

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    Survivors: Of Crime And Punishment
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    Survivors: Home
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    Survivors: Phillip Rhys
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    Survivors: Helplessness
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    Survivors: All Is Lost
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    Survivors: A Good Sign?
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    Survivors: Season 1
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    Julie Graham
    Julie Graham
    • Abby Grant
    Max Beesley
    Max Beesley
    • Tom Price
    Paterson Joseph
    Paterson Joseph
    • Greg Preston
    Zoë Tapper
    Zoë Tapper
    • Anya Raczynski
    Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
    Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
    • Aalim Sadiq
    Chahak Patel
    Chahak Patel
    • Najid Hanif
    Robyn Addison
    Robyn Addison
    • Sarah Boyer
    Nicholas Gleaves
    Nicholas Gleaves
    • Whitaker…
    Ronny Jhutti
    Ronny Jhutti
    • Sami Masood
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    • Samantha Willis
    Anthony Flanagan
    Anthony Flanagan
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    Geraldine Somerville
    • Fiona Douglas
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Landry
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    • Peter Grant
    Danny Seward
    • Robbie
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Gavin
    Al Weaver
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    • Jenny Walsh
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      • Adrian Hodges
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    • Trivia
      Roger Lloyd Pack is the only cast member to have acted in both the original series and the 21st Century remake.
    • Goofs
      A major plot point of Series 2 is that the scientists must reinfect Abby with the virus in order to extract her blood and make a cure. They even go so far as to say they don't know how her body will react as she is the only person to ever be infected twice. A person cannot be reinfected with an identical strain to a virus their body has already fought off once, because your body has developed antibodies to it.
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    The Beeb blows it
    When I read that "Survivors" was to be "remade ..." I experienced an initial surge of excitement and anticipation, as I'm a great fan of the original.

    However, when I then read those dreaded words "... for a modern audience", that excitement immediately dissipated, to be replaced with a feeling of deflation and resignation that this remake would no doubt simply turn out to be yet another case of politically correct tokenism and an orgy of 'wobblycam'.

    And sadly, my fears have largely been borne out: We have a token Muslim, a token lesbian, a token black guy as the "hero" and a token black woman as the government minister "authority figure". Oh yes - and almost everyone seems to be under about 35 as well.

    So if you're a young(ish) black, gay, Muslim or female (or any combination of these) you're apparently a "desirable survivor".

    But if you're fat, old or ugly, unfortunately there's no place for you in this brave new BBC world. Ditto if you're a male Caucasian - although there does seem to be a limited number of vacancies available for them as dodgy characters / heavies.

    So maybe it isn't quite so "representative" as the Beeb would like the viewer to believe (but it does speak volumes about its target audience). At least "Lost" has its token fat bloke as well.

    None of this though would be *quite* so bad if it wasn't for the standard of the acting, which for the most part is mediocre at best.

    And the jerky camera-work just RUINS the action scenes, as does the "pan camera close up to speaker's head while also capturing glaring sunlight through windows" technique in some of the more talky scenes (when WILL directors finally abandon these horrible - and horribly overused - camera-work fads?). The incidental music detracts as well.

    Yes, the new "Survivors" may all be very hip and 21st century - but it's not a patch on the original. The BBC could have done much better, and the whole thing is a great opportunity squandered.
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    • Why is Adrian Hodges credited as the creator of this series? Isn't it a remake of the series "Survivors" that Terry Nation created in the 1970s?
    • How did Abby survive the virus even though she caught it?

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Preživeli
    • Filming locations
      • Earth Centre, Conisbrough, England, UK(Samantha Willis' new world settlement)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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