Shut Up and Dance 

When withdrawn Kenny stumbles headlong into an online trap, he is quickly forced into an uneasy alliance with shifty Hector, both at the mercy of persons unknown.

Director:

James Watkins

Writers:

William Bridges (as Will Bridges), Charlie Brooker

Stars:

Alex Lawther, Jerome Flynn, Susannah Doyle

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Lawther	...	Kenny
Jerome Flynn	...	Hector
Susannah Doyle	...	Blackmailed Woman
Frankie Wilson	...	Tom
Jimmy Roye-Dunne	...	Red
Hannah Steele	...	Melissa
Sarah Beck Mather	...	Restaurant Mother
Beatrice Robertson-Jones	...	Restaurant Daughter
Maya Gerber	...	Lindsay
Camilla Power	...	Sandra
Ivanno Jeremiah	...	Moped Man
Mariam Haque	...	Petrol Station Attendant
Natasha Little	...	Karen
Nicola Sloane	...	Bank Clerk
Paul Bazely	...	The Man in the Woods

Storyline

When withdrawn Kenny stumbles headlong into an online trap, he is quickly forced into an uneasy alliance with shifty Hector, both at the mercy of persons unknown.

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Plot Keywords:

toy | hacked computer camera | speeding | bicycle riding | rendezvous | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The song played at the end of this episode is "Exit Music for a Film" by Radiohead.

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Goofs

In a shot inside the Volvo before Kenny robs the bank, the Volvo has both a CD player and cassette deck. After the robbery, the CD player disappears. When they arrive at the drop point, the CD player reappears.

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Quotes

Kenny: [sobbing] They filmed me.
Hector: Filmed you...
Kenny: Through my computer camera.
Hector: What, like, filmed you?
Kenny: Yeah, like, you know, doing it.
Hector: Like sex?
Kenny: No. Like, you... you know.
Hector: Jerking off. Jerking off to porn or something? Well, everyone does that. The fucking pope probably does that.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojoUK: Top 10 Actors Who Have Appeared in Black Mirror (2018)

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Soundtracks

Exit Music (for a Film)
Written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway
Performed by Radiohead

User Reviews

Every teenage boy's nightmare becomes mass carnage.

Black Mirror has always managed to shock, horrify and get you to think, it's at its best when you say to yourself 'wow that could really happen,' and this is certainly one of those episodes. One minor action turns one young lads life upside down.

After a few minutes in I thought the episode was pretty good, and after the initial incident I figured I was in for an interesting watch, but wow that was a twist and a half. It became darker, deeper and just downright more sinister with every scene. Tension was caused by minor things like Hector's friend asking for a lift. The fact that nobody knew why they were there or who was behind it made it all the more enjoyable.

Ambiguity can be lazy in some shoes, things happening for no apparent reason, but the whole point of the anonymity of the miscreant here is that in this digital age, you have no idea who's behind things that go on.

Awesome performances from everyone, I must take the opportunity to commend Jerome Flynn on his performance, he's become such a wonderful actor.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shut Up and Dance

Filming Locations:

Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

House Of Tomorrow

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD