In The Flesh

2013 • BBC America
4.5
492 reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (4)

1 Episode 1
3/17/13
Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer Kieren Walker returns home to the cauldron of Roarton, but doesn't receive a warm welcome. His parents, Steve and Sue, are undoubtedly pleased to see him, but his sister, Jem, isn't so ready to pick up where they left off when Kieren died back in 2009. Meanwhile, the zombie-hating Human Volunteer Force, led by the violent Bill Macy, is ready to take action against any PDS sufferer reintegrated on their patch.
2 Episode 2
3/24/13
Feeling trapped at home, Kieren escapes to his grave where he is reunited with his old hunting partner, Amy Dyer, who persuades him to take a dangerous day trip. Kieren discovers that Rick, his former best mate who died in Afghanistan, is back in town. Amy convinces Kieren to go and see him at The Legion. After an awkward reunion, Kieren finds himself on an HVF hunting mission in the woods, where the night patrol has reported live rabid zombies roaming free.
3 Episode 3
3/31/13
After visiting the supermarket where he used to hunt with Amy, Kieren remembers that Jem once spared his life. Together, brother and sister confront the demons in their pasts and visit Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster (the parents of the girl from Kieren's flashbacks). Kieren feels momentarily better, but then has to say goodbye to Amy who is leaving Roarton in search of The Prophet. Will Kieren and Rick be able to find peace and acceptance as PDS sufferers in this highly-charged new world?
101 Sneak Peek
6/3/13
Get a sneak peek at life after a zombie apocalypse. Now that the war is over, Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer Keiran Walker must attempt to reintegrate back into society.

About this show

Life after a zombie apocalypse is tough, especially for the zombies. After an event known as 'The Rising', where everybody who died in the year 2015 has risen from the dead, an inevitable Zombie war breaks out as the human race battles to rid the planet of brain eating Zombies. When the war is eventually won by the living with heavy losses on both sides, the remaining undead are herded up and put in a holding center where Norfolk, now ravaged and destroyed by the war, used to be. Scientists discover a chemical compound which subdues the Zombie craving for brains and the government subsequently decides to release these Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS) sufferers back into the community they had recently tried to destroy. Here is where the story begins as we follow Keiren Walker, a young PDS sufferer, as he is returned back to his parents in the sleepy Lancashire village of Yealand. His attempts to reintegrate back into society are the catalyst and window to a 'them and us society' with radicals on both sides, both with their own agendas and incitements for war.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
492 reviews
Franklin Stone
July 17, 2013
I'm not really a zombie movie fan, but the subtext here really sells it. The setting is in the aftermath of the zombie rising; so the conflict is really with people trying to get their lives back to normal rather than against the zombies directly. I very much enjoyed this series and recommend it. I could go on and on, but I don't want to spoil anything for you so just go watch it yourself.
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Sue Diamond (The Denver Diamond)
May 27, 2014
This show hits on major issues with todays society under the mask of zombies. The zombies here appear to be allegory for social and political unjustice that is done to minorities through out history and modern times. It hits home in a lot of ways and if this show doesnt hit you right in the feels then I dont know what will.
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coye v
February 6, 2014
As I knew nothing about this when I bought the DVD, I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't your run-of-the-mill zombie story. Yes, it has it's share of blood & gore, but it's also got plenty of soul and substance. You can substitute the zombie theme out with any of today's social issues (bullyng, racism, homophobia, etc) and it's a heart-tugging story about dealing with real-life issues and how communities can either grow together or fall apart.
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