Episode #1.1 

Five young adolescents begin community service under the watchful eye of their probation officer when a freak storm strikes them, granting them supernatural abilities.

Director:

Tom Green

Writers:

Howard Overman, Howard Overman (creator)

Stars:

Antonia Thomas, Robert Sheehan, Lauren Socha

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Antonia Thomas	...	Alisha Daniels
Robert Sheehan	...	Nathan Young
Lauren Socha	...	Kelly Bailey
Iwan Rheon	...	Simon Bellamy
Josef Altin	...	Gary
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett	...	Curtis Donovan
Danny Sapani	...	Tony Morecombe
Louis Decosta Johnson	...	Psychotic Tony
Phil Daniels	...	Keith the Dog (voice)
Michelle Fairley	...	Louise Young
Ben Smith	...	Lee (as Benjamin Smith)
Alex Reid	...	Sally

Storyline

Six youngsters are performing Community Service supervised by probation officer Tony. They are party girl Alisha, ladette Kelly, cocky Nathan, shy arsonist Simon, Curtis an ex-athlete disgraced for drug-taking and aggressive Gary. They are caught up in a freak storm which affects them all except Gary who is indoors at the time cleaning his hat.As a result of being touched by the storm Kelly can hear peoples'- and animals' - thoughts, Alisha can get others sexually turned on merely by touch, Curtis can turn back time and Simon become invisible. Only Nathan,to his annoyance, has no special powers. Tony is changed into a psychopathic monster who kills Gary and almost kills Kelly but Curtis turns back time to save her. The group have to kill Tony and bury his and Gary's bodies,feigning innocence when a new probation officer arrives.

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Plot Keywords:

woman punches a man | death | blood | pub | cover up | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actors really had ice balls thrown at them during the hailstorm scene. Their screams of shock are real.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tony Morecombe: This is it. This is your chance to do something positive. Give something back. You can help people, you can really make a difference to people's lives. That's what community service is all about.

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Connections

References The Jeremy Kyle Show (2005)

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Soundtracks

Misfits - End Titles
(uncredited)
Composed by Vince Pope

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clerkenwell Films, Channel 4 Television Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color