In The Flesh

2013 • BBC America
4.5
492 reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 2 episodes (7)

1 Episode 1
4/9/14
Kieren Walker is now in the seemingly PDS-friendly world of Roarton. Still wrestling with 'what' he is, Kieren desperately wants to leave Roarton and start a new life. But as tensions re-ignite, that dream may be further away than he thinks.
2 Episode 2
5/11/14
Kieren's dreams of escape are left in tatters when MP Maxine imposes an undead travel ban on Roarton, along with stringent measures for PDS Sufferers to pay back their debt to society. Meanwhile, Kieren's ex-HVF sister Jem has returned to school. She feels completely alienated until she's revealed to be a war hero.
3 Episode 3
5/18/14
Fate throws Kieren and ULA member Simon together on the Give Back Scheme. Simon reassures Kieren that he's not leading Amy on, but the pair comes to blows when Kieren thwarts his plan to free two caged rabids. Meanwhile, PDS Sufferer Freddie Preston, returned from the grave to find his childhood sweetheart, Haley, shacked up in their marital home with her new boyfriend.
4 Episode 4
5/25/14
Kieren is conflicted about seeing Simon behind Amy's back and frustrated by his cult leader persona. Meanwhile, Roarton council member, Philip, can't reconcile himself with MP Maxine's questionable politics and the two go head-to-head.
5 Episode 5
6/1/14
Kieren finds the strength to shed his contact lenses and makeup in public for the first time. However, he's wrongly accused of freeing the rabids at the GP surgery and hauled in front of the increasingly tyrannical Parish council. Meanwhile, Simon returns to the city to receive instructions from the Undead Prophet.
6 Episode 6
6/8/14
Danger is descending on Kieren and Simon believes he's the key to a Second Rising. Meanwhile, HVF member Gary believes Kieren is planning an attack on the town.
101 Season 1 Recap
4/1/14
Catch up on all the zombie drama with these highlights from Season 1.

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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