Survivors

Survivors is the latest BBC adaptation of a science-fiction drama originally thought up by Terry Nation, otherwise known as the creator of the Daleks, and shown in the seventies. Although the central premise remains the same, the show has been given a fine polish for a new generation and new ideas incorporated to make it relevant for the modern age. A deadly virus begins to sweep the globe leaving millions dead in it's wake. Hospitals are swamped with the dead and dying and chaos ensues as the British goverment attempts to downplay what is going on with news of a vaccine which, in fact, does not even exist. Only a handful of people survive in mainland Britain ...  Read the complete review

Many years ago, I used to religiously watch a TV programme called Survivors. It was on the BBC and it was created by Terry Nation, the creator of Doctor Who, and at the time, that was enough credentials for me to know it was going to be good. Recently I saw a trailer for a revised version of the series, and I have to say I was a little wary. I'm not always impressed by remakes, they seldom seem to be as good as the originals, and I don't know if the progression of time has made me more cynical or just more exacting, but I wasn't expecting much, when I began to watch the new series. The basic idea is that a virus has swept through the world killing ...  Read the complete review

Survivors is the latest drama offering now showing on BBC1, Tuesday nights at 9pm (catch up with the last episode on BBC iplayer). This is an updated version of a seres produced in 1975 and created by Terry Nation (the creator of Dr Who's Darleks). The first episode introduced us to the main characters; Abby Grant, played by Julie Graham from Bonekickers, who becomes the mother figure, but wants to find her lost son. Tom Price, played by Max Beasley from Hotel Babylon, who was in prison for murder at the time of the virus outbreak. Greg Preston, played by Joseph Paterson from Casualty, mystery man, self-confident and ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever noticed how quickly the flu can spread around an office? Once one person gets it, its quickly passed around, and the chances are you have had flu yourself at some point (probably many times) - imagine if the flu turned out to be something more sinister. Originally show on television in April 1975, this tape contains the first two episodes of "Survivors" by Terry Nation (of Dr Who fame), in this series a deadly virus strikes down and quickly kills 95% of the worlds population, only a few survivors remain. The story of the downfall of the majority of the human race is dealt with in the first episodes, but it does not ...  Read the complete review