BBC’s latest hit series is “Survivors”, about a group of people who have survived an accidentally released plague that kills nearly the entire population of the planet. With one of the most diverse casts on television, “Survivors” cashes in on Zombie Mania in a big way! Here’s everything you need to know about this show before some American network messes it up.
HISTORY:
This show is a remake. the original BBC show, created and produced by Terry Nation (creator of BBC sci-fi series “Blakes’ 7 and The Daleks in Dr. Who) ran from 1975 – 1977.
CAST:
| Actor/Actress | Role | Character details |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Graham | Abby Grant | Wife to David, before the virus outbreak; she hoped to put the love back into her marriage after her son’s illness and resume her career. |
| Phillip Rhys | Al Sadiq | “A rich, good-looking playboy” who changes his ways and becomes a better man in the aftermath of the virus after becoming a father to Najid. |
| Zoe Tapper | Dr Anya Raczynski | An inexperienced doctor who fights to save people from the virus that has no cure or means of being stopped. She struggles to cope when her ex-girlfriend, Patricia, is brought into her hospital with the virus. |
| Shaun Dingwall | David Grant | A loving father and husband, David is stretched past his breaking point when the virus sweeps across the planet and turns his world upside down. |
| Paterson Joseph | Greg Preston | A former systems analyst, Greg felt trapped and dreamed of a new life much to the annoyance of his wife. After the virus strikes, Greg believes he can live without anyone in his life. |
| Freema Agyeman | Jenny Collins | Jenny is a primary school teacher who tries to save her flat-mate, Patricia, from the virus; but is confronted by a choice “beyond anything she could have imagined”. |
| Chahak Patel | Najid Hanif | Najid is an average 11 year-old and a devout Muslim. The day after that virus spreads he is forced to grow up very fast when the virus causes a violent change in his circumstances. |
| Nikki Amuka-Bird | Samantha Willis MP | Government minister Samantha has the job of dealing with the crisis left by the spread of the virus. |
| Max Beesley | Tom Price | Locked away in prison, Tom is forced to survive alone when everyone around him is starting to die. Escape is his only means. |
| Bryony Afferson | Patricia | Patricia is the friend of Jenny Collins (Freema Agyeman) and the girlfriend of Dr Anya Raczynski (Zoe Tapper), who is placed in fatal danger when she contracts the killer super disease. |
This looks and sounds interesting. I’m wondering if it will be carried on BBC America?