Miniseries · E4
Dead Set
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kevin Eldon
Joplin
5 eps
Beth Cordingly
Veronica
5 eps
Warren Brown
Marky
5 eps
Riz Ahmed
Riq Rahman
5 eps
Davina McCall
Herself
5 eps
Elyes Gabel
Danny
1 eps
Liz May Brice
Alex Bryson
5 eps
Adam Deacon
Space
5 eps
Kathleen McDermott
Pippa
5 eps
Shelley Conn
Claire
2 eps
Andy Nyman
Patrick Goad
5 eps
Jaime Winstone
Kelly Povell
5 eps
Raj Ghatak
Grayson
5 eps
Brian Belo
Self
5 eps
Nick Turner
Scott the Production Staff
5 eps
Paul Ferguson
Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson
5 eps
Marcus Bentley
Self
1 eps
Helen Adams
Self
1 eps
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace
Self
2 eps
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Self
1 eps
Makosi Musambasi
Self
1 eps
Ziggy Lichman
Self
1 eps
Madra Ihegborow
Makeup Girl
1 eps
Maxi Moffat
Gormless
4 eps
Rachel Ogilvy
Angela
1 eps
Saskia Howard-Clarke
Self
2 eps
Kinga Karolczak
Self
1 eps
Eugene Sully
Self
1 eps
Imogen Thomas
Self
1 eps
Chizzy Akudolu
Angel
3 eps
Cavan Clerkin
Dennis
2 eps
Kyle Summercorn
Bob
2 eps
Jennifer Aries
Sophie
1 eps
Drew Edwards
Colin
1 eps
Kelly Wenham
Chloe
1 eps
Craig Price
Zombie
1 eps
Douglas M. Sherman
Zombie
1 eps
Kieran-Miguel Diego D'La Vega
Zombie
3 eps
Lewis Till
Zombie
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dead Set actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dead Set reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Zombies are rampaging throughout Britain. Blissfully unaware of gory events outside, the Big Brother housemates are in for the ultimate eviction night...
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Running
Patrick and Pippa make a desperate bid for freedom. Riq and Alex face unimaginable peril. Joplin thinks he’s worked out what’s happening. And the undead are still arriving...
S01E01
Outbreak
It’s a typical Friday night eviction on Big Brother. Except it’s not a typical evening; there are reports of disturbances and riots all over the country. BB Producer Patrick has just heard that the live show may be bumped for breaking news on the riots.
S01E05
A Way Out
As huge numbers of undead gather at the studio gates, Patrick, Kelly and the housemates are forced to make some agonizing decisions. Who will survive – and what will be left of them?
S01E03
Live Feed
As Kelly and Marky hunt for medical supplies, the situation in the Big Brother house takes a sudden turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Patrick does something to appall Pippa. Riq and Alex make a startling discovery.
S01E02
Can the Housemates Keep Angel Alive?
After an encounter with a zombie, Riq meets lone armed survivor Alex. The pair team up and escape the zombies by hiding in an abandoned country house.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Charlie BrookerExecutive Producer
- Angie DanielProducer
- Chrissy SkinnsProducer
- Annabel JonesExecutive Producer
Writing
- Charlie BrookerWriter
Direction
- Yann DemangeDirector
Cinematography
- Tat RadcliffeDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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