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Black Mirror is a three-part Series 1 and 2 television drama plus Special created by Charlie Brooker. The series is produced by Zeppotron for Endemol. Regarding the programme's content and structure, Brooker noted, "each episode has a different cast, a different setting, even a different reality. But theyre all about the way we live now – and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if were clumsy."
An Endemol press release describes the series as "a hybrid of The Twilight Zone and Tales of the Unexpected which taps into our contemporary unease about our modern world", with the stories having a "techno-paranoia" feel. Channel 4 describes the first episode as "a twisted parable for the Twitter age".
A twisted parable for the Twitter age, Black Mirror taps into the collective unease about our modern world.
The first episode is a political thriller in which fictional Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a huge and shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
First broadcast: Sunday 04 December 2011, 9PM on Channel 4
Jane Callow - played by Anna Wilson-Jones Julian Hereford - played by Donald Sumpter Alex Cairns - played by Lindsay Duncan Princess Susannah - played by Lydia Wilson PM Michael Callow - played by Rory Kinnear Tom Blice - played by Tom Goodman-Hill
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The second episode is a satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sarcastic version of a future reality.
In this world, everyone is confined to a life of strange physical drudgery.
The only way to escape this life is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and pray you can impress the judges.
First broadcast: Sunday 11 December 2011, 9.30PM on Channel 4
Judge Wraith - played by Ashley Thomas Bing - played by Daniel Kaluuya Abi - played by Jessica Brown Findlay Judge Charity - played by Julia Davis Judge Hope - played by Rupert Everett
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Last in series 1 of Charlie Brooker's dark dramas.
In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear - a sort of Sky Plus for the brain.
You need never forget a face again... but is that always a good thing?
First broadcast: Sunday 18 December 2011, 9PM on Channel 4
Ffion - played by Jodie Whittaker Liam - played by Toby Kebbell Jonas - played by Tom Cullen
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Black Mirror - Complete Series 2
01 - Black Mirror - Be Right Back
Martha and Ash are a young couple who move to a remote cottage. The day after the move, Ash is killed, returning the hire van.
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02 - Black Mirror - White Bear
Victoria wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her and enjoys filming her discomfort on their phones.
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03 - Black Mirror - The Waldo Moment
Meet Waldo... a CGI blue bear from a children's educational TV show who in reality is an anarchic character on a satirical late-night topical comedy show.
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BLACK MIRROR - WHITE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
In a mysterious and remote snowy outpost, Matt and Potter share an interesting Christmas meal together, swapping creepy tales of their earlier lives in the outside world.
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