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White Bear

  • Episode aired Feb 18, 2013
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 42m
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Lenora Crichlow in Black Mirror (2011)
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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?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?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?
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    • Director
      • Carl Tibbetts
    • Writer
      • Charlie Brooker
    • Stars
      • Lenora Crichlow
      • Michael Smiley
      • Tuppence Middleton
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    • Director
      • Carl Tibbetts
    • Writer
      • Charlie Brooker
    • Stars
      • Lenora Crichlow
      • Michael Smiley
      • Tuppence Middleton
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    • 118User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Lenora Crichlow
    Lenora Crichlow
    • Victoria Skillane
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Baxter
    Tuppence Middleton
    Tuppence Middleton
    • Jem
    Ian Bonar
    Ian Bonar
    • Damien
    Elisabeth Hopper
    Elisabeth Hopper
    • Knife Woman
    Nick Bartlett
    Nick Bartlett
    • Welder Guy
    Nick Ofield
    • Iain Rannoch
    Russell Barnett
    Russell Barnett
    • News Reporter
    Imani Jackman
    • Jemima
    Shawn Aldin-Burnett
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    John Duggan
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Nicholas Harris
    Lee Nicholas Harris
    • White Bear Van Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Shane Hart
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen McDade
    Stephen McDade
    • Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Mia Mills
    Mia Mills
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Philip L. Milne
    • Unimpressed Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Scott Plumridge
    • White Bear Helper
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Twine
    Dan Twine
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Carl Tibbetts
    • Writer
      • Charlie Brooker
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    • Trivia
      Given the calendar highlights Friday October 18th, this tells us this episode takes place in either 2013, 2019, or 2024.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)

    User reviews118

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    White Bear Justice Park
    Victoria wakes up without memory of who or where she is. A symbol is broadcast on all the TV screens. She finds a picture of herself with a man and a photo of a girl she thinks could be her daughter. She leaves the house and notices everyone is following and recording her. She's chased by a gunman to a gas station, where she's saved by a girl named Jem. She says the signal turned most of the population into spectators and some into hunters.

    I can't say much more without spoilers but this episode is a mind bender. It fully comes clean at the end so it can be completely understood. The plot pulls you in and before you know it totally dissolves into an unimaginable scenario.

    Overall the acting and directing is great. I would classify this episode as a sci-fi/horror/thriller. It's a powerful dystopian episode that observes criminal justice, punishment, vigilantism, desensitization, media coverage of murders and human nature. It's one of the best episodes so far.

    9/10
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    • scottsetchell
    • Apr 19, 2019

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    • Release date
      • February 18, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Zeppotron
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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