White Bear 

Victoria wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her, and they all seem to know something she doesn't. But what?

Director:

Carl Tibbetts

Writers:

Charlie Brooker (creator), Charlie Brooker

Stars:

Lenora Crichlow, Michael Smiley, Tuppence Middleton

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Lenora Crichlow	...	Victoria Skillane
Michael Smiley	...	Baxter
Tuppence Middleton	...	Jem
Ian Bonar	...	Damien
Elisabeth Hopper	...	Knife Woman
Nick Bartlett	...	Welder Guy
Nick Ofield	...	Iain Rannoch
Russell Barnett	...	News Reporter
Imani Jackman	...	Jemima

Storyline

Victoria wakes with a head-ache and bandaged wrists,pills spilled on the floor. A strange sign is flickering on the television but she can remember nothing. Outside she meets Jem, a young woman who explains that the signal on the television set comes from the White Bear transmitter. It has turned most of the population into voyeurs who do nothing but watch and sometimes film as a deadly elite known as the hunters kill those unaffected by the signal,such as Jem and Victoria. Escaping from a hunter they reach the White Bear transmitter,which they intend to destroy. However the White Bear set-up is not what it first appears and nor is Victoria.

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Plot Keywords:

headache | amnesia | rolls royce | double barreled shotgun | man wearing a ski mask | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

White Bear

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zeppotron, Channel 4 Television Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Given the calendar highlights Friday October 18th, this tells us this episode takes place in either 2013, or 2019.

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Quotes

Victoria Skillane: I woke up in this house. I don't even know if it was my house. I don't even know who I am.
Jem: You must know something.
Victoria Skillane: [Victoria shakes her head. Then pulls out a photo of a little girl from her pocket] I think this is my daughter.

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Connections

Referenced in Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)

User Reviews

Too much going on for one episode

Some of the other reviews are sufficient enough in that they summarize the key points and the ideas that this episode was meant to provoke. Thus, I won't try to explain any of these ideas all of which are extensively thought/debate provoking. My criticism of this episode, however, is that the episode has too much going on in terms of messages. So many sources for awareness of these controversial ideas are put into this episode that all of them fall short of what they could truly accomplish. Some criticize the viewers of the episode for not understanding the messages; however, I don't think the viewers are at fault here. The episode tries to accomplish so much in just one short story line that it fails to strongly reach any of its goals.