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Survivors : Season 1
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Air date: 23 Nov '08 - 6 episodesSurvivors was a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent unknown strain of influenza which has wiped out most of the human species. According to the producers, the series is not a remake of the 1970s BBC television series Survivors, created by Terry Nation, but is loosely based on the novel of the same name that Nation wrote following the first series of the 1970s series. Two series were produced of the new series. Series 1 ran on BBC One and BBC HD in November–December 2008, and series 2 ran in January–February 2010, ending with a cliffhanger. The BBC announced on 13 April 2010 that, due to poor viewing figures and other considerations, Survivors had been cancelled. The series had its premiere in South Africa on BBC Entertainment in September 2009, in France on DTTV channel NRJ 12 on 12 January 2010, and on BBC America in the United States on 13 February 2010. The series' Australian premiere was on...
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List of Episodes (6)
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Survivors (2008)
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1. Episode 1
23 Nov '08Britain is in the grip of a deadly flu virus, which is now spreading throughout the world. When people start dying in their millions, a handful of survivors are left struggling to stay alive as society crumbles around them. Abby Grant is a housewife and mother who begins the desperate search for her son. On her journey she meets a variety of people whom fate has spared. The new world could be a dangerous place, and their only hope is to stick together.
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2. Episode 2
25 Nov '08Abby and her new friends discover that supplies won't be shared equally in the new world. A gang of armed thugs have laid claim to all the shops in the area leaving them short of food and water. Greg receives an attractive offer which could give him a comfortable life, but taking it would mean turning his back on the others.
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3. Episode 3
02 Dec '08Abby stumbles across a community that could hold the key to everyone's future. The last surviving member of the government, Samantha Willis, has set up a community that still boasts light, hot water, food, and power. Abby and Samantha hit it off immediately, but Abby's illusions are shattered when she sees the lengths Samantha will go to in order to maintain control of her fledgling community. Meanwhile, Greg and Tom are out searching for supplies when they encounter a family who have
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4. Episode 4
09 Dec '08Abby travels to Waterhouse, a nearby manor- and into a land dispute between an aggressive group of teenage boys and Jimmy Garland, a former army officer, which obstructs her attempts to discover whether Peter is there or not. Tom, Al, Sarah and Najid find themselves attracted to the comfort and security within Samantha Willis' community, but Al falls afoul of Samantha, and is ejected from it. Can Tom prove himself to Samantha, and what about the complication of his criminal past? Meanwhile,
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5. Episode 5
16 Dec '08The arrival of a spiritual leader by the name of John raises suspicions for some members of the group. One of his followers is pregnant, so they are allowed to stay - a decision that ultimately puts the group in danger.
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6. Episode 6
23 Dec '08Abby and her group are now being pursued. Time is running out as they try to avoid being found while searching for a missing Naj.
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