In The Flesh

2013 • BBC

4.7

184 reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 2 episodes (6)

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

5/31/14

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

6/7/14

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.

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

4.7

184 reviews

Ethan

June 10, 2014

This ain't you're average 'zombie show'. In fact, it really isn't about zombies at all. It's a show with 3d characters (yes some modern TV shows do), faultless acting, and a quality script exploring prejudice that most other shows would dream of having. Highly recommended.

Abigail Walters

July 5, 2015

I didn't know about this series until last year, when an actor from Hollyoaks was going in the second series. When I saw the first three episodes from the first series, I fell in love with the series since then. It's a shame that it's been cancelled, there is so much more to be told as well as the digging up of a body. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone.

The Druidess Of Midian

October 8, 2013

I've not downloaded this, but I did watch this series on TV when it was first aired. I thought it was a great addition to the influx of the zombie genre, with a refreshing take on what it could be like in the aftermath of such an event. It calls into question everything we've been taught to believe about zombies, what if they're not completely brain dead and there's a chance their disease could be halted, would you want your loved ones to return? Or would you send them into oblivion? Food for thought ;-)

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