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Starring Jaime Winstone (Donkey Punch, Kidulthood), Dead Set is E4’s horror series in which the dead are returning to life and attacking the living. Curiously there are a few people left in Britain who aren’t worried about any of this – that’s because they’re the remaining contestants in Big Brother. Cocooned in the safety of the Big Brother house, they’re blissfully unaware of the horrific events unfolding in the outside world. Until an eviction night when all hell breaks loose…
Kelly (Winstone), a production runner working on a fictional series of Big Brother, finds herself trying to fend off the walking dead alongside her producer boss Patrick (Andy Nyman, Severance), boyfriend Riq (Riz Ahmed, Britz) and the remaining Big Brother housemates. Featuring cameos from Davina McCall and several former housemates, this is a cruel and twisted take on one of TV’s biggest game shows. Dead Set was created and written by Charlie Brooker (Nathan Barley co-creator and Guardian columnist).
- Channel 4
- 142 mins approx.
- Yann Demange
- 18
- Jaime Winstone
- Andy Nyman
- Kevin Eldon
- Davina McCall
- 16:9 Wide Screen
- English
- 1
- 2
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Starring Jaime Winstone (Donkey Punch, Kidulthood), Dead Set is E4’s horror series in which the dead are returning to life and attacking the living. Curiously there are a few people left in Britain who aren’t worried about any of this – that’s because they’re the remaining contestants in Big Brother. Cocooned in the safety of the Big Brother house, they’re blissfully unaware of the horrific events unfolding in the outside world. Until an eviction night when all hell breaks loose…
Kelly (Winstone), a production runner working on a fictional series of Big Brother, finds herself trying to fend off the walking dead alongside her producer boss Patrick (Andy Nyman, Severance), boyfriend Riq (Riz Ahmed, Britz) and the remaining Big Brother housemates. Featuring cameos from Davina McCall and several former housemates, this is a cruel and twisted take on one of TV’s biggest game shows. Dead Set was created and written by Charlie Brooker (Nathan Barley co-creator and Guardian columnist).
- Channel 4
- 142 mins approx.
- Yann Demange
- 18
- Jaime Winstone
- Andy Nyman
- Kevin Eldon
- Davina McCall
- 16:9 Wide Screen
- English
- 1
- 2
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Excellent. I watched Dead Set on TV when it was first broadcast and at the great price you offered decided to buy it!
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reality tv horror.
Found this absolutely brilliant. I am a huge fan of zombie films and this was AMAZING!!!! Starts off as a big brother show. On the outside there is a zombie attack and the only people who are safe are in the big brother house. Let's see who can stay in the big brother house the longest. "You are live in the big brother house please do not swear." Absolutely brilliant. Davina as a zombie is fabulous! For this price it's a must have in your dvd collection!
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Truly frightening
Charlie Brooker breaks a number of boundaries in creating this magnificent series - but most importantly, he has written the only zombie television series to date, either in the UK or the US. Although the plot contains more gaping wounds than Davina McCall after a zombie's had a go at her, what it lacks in integrity it makes up for in sheer suspense and terror. The premise is laughable - a zombie outbreak is bringing Britain to its knees, and the only ones unaware of this are locked safely inside the "Big Brother" house - but this little gem turns out to be an extremely frightening experience. While Big Brother host Davina McCall steals the show, she does not play a particularly challenging role, and finds her initial role of playing a fictional version of herself even more challenging than playing a bloodthirsty zombie. On the other hand, Jaime Winstone and the rest of the cast put in fantastic performances all round. One of the series' only faults is the very shaky and often frustrating camera-work, which can be effective at times in adding to the realistic "documentary feel", but often just makes it difficult to work out what is actually happening on screen. While making a few jabs at the state of British television and celebrity culture - the world is coming to an end, yet Big Brother is still on - the series also manages to deliver truly terrifying scenes and a great sense of nihilism throughout.
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