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Zombies of Dead Set

TVUndeadRuns2000 to 2009

Dead Set is a British serial, shown over five nights, in which a zombie outbreak traps the housemates and staff of Big Brother inside the house. The zombies are fast. It was written by Charlie Brooker.1

Battle it
First appeared
2008
Released 2008
Source work
Dead Set (2008)
Charlie Brooker
Made in
United Kingdom
What causes it
Never explained
No cause is given.
How you become one
A bite; the victim dies and reanimates.
How it moves
Runs
They run.

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2008

Released 2008

field notes

What the sources say

1

The outbreak begins during a live Big Brother eviction night1

2

Partly filmed in the real Big Brother house at Elstree1

3

Its running zombies were a point of debate1

4

Now seen as a forerunner of Brooker's Black Mirror1

5

Nominated for a BAFTA for best drama serial1

6

Remade in Brazil as Reality Z for Netflix in 20201

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Zombies of Dead Set about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Dead Set (TV series) - Wikipedia

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