San Junipero 

When Yorkie and Kelly visit San Junipero, a fun-loving beach town full of surf, sun and sex, their lives are changed.

Director:

Owen Harris

Writer:

Charlie Brooker

Stars:

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Davis, Denise Burse

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Gugu Mbatha-Raw	...	Kelly Booth
Mackenzie Davis	...	Yorkie
Denise Burse	...	Elder Kelly
Raymond McAnally	...	Greg
Gavin Stenhouse	...	Wes
Cheryl Anderson	...	Laura
Jackson Bews	...	Harvey
Annabel Davis	...	Elder Yorkie
Billy Griffin Jr.	...	Davis (as Billy Griffin Jr)
Paul Kitson	...	Barman (as Paul Lawrence Kitson)
Jeff Mash	...	Doctor

Storyline

When Yorkie and Kelly visit San Junipero, a fun-loving beach town full of surf, sun and sex, their lives are changed.

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Plot Keywords:

interracial lesbian couple | interracial relationship | party girl | dilemma | hospital | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Camps Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

House Of Tomorrow

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode's soundtrack is somewhat unique in that it was ultimately released on all four listening platforms: CD, digital, vinyl and cassette (the latter two being an obvious nod to the main time period in which the episode is set).

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Goofs

Near the end, when Yorkie is driving the convertible while "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" is playing, she is driving from the left hand side of the car in all close ups, but is clearly on the right hand side of the vehicle during the aerial long shot driving down the highway.

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Quotes

Elder Kelly: [makes a cute old lady face] Think you could hook us up to the system now? Just for a little while, before she passes.
Greg: You can still see her afterwards. I mean, then she's no limits, full, fat, permanent San Juniperan.
Elder Kelly: [makes an even cuter old lady face] I know, but can you?

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Connections

References Scream (1996)

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Soundtracks

Living in a Box
Written by Marcus Vere and Steve Pigott
Performed by Living in a Box

User Reviews

incredible

Black Mirror has been a great show from the start, for me it's main draw is the human stories it focuses on in the midst of some mind- blowing technological what-ifs. Although in other episodes Black Mirror has focused on the darker side of technology, this one focuses on how technology could connect people instead.

I loved this episode, and I seldom get emotional during shows or movies, but this one left me misty-eyed. Especially as a member of the LGBT community, this episode was so important personally, to see a future imagined for people like me is so rare that when it's well done it really changes you. "San Junipero" did that for me.

Gugu and Mackenzie have amazing chemistry; I'm a huge fan of their other work as well and they're definitely in top form in this episode. I never would've put them together because they seem so different but in San Junipero, they're made for each other. i'd watch 10 movies with these two as a couple.

I know a lot of people said it was slow but to me, the fact that they took their time with showing the dynamic between the two characters was so, so important and I know it was to a lot of other people as well. To the writers, actors, and those that made this episode possible, thank you.