Survivors: scarily prescient

BBC One’s new drama series Survivors is a remake of the late Terry Nation’s original sci-fi TV series from the 1970′s. With the tag line ‘one virus, millions dead, a few survivors’ it is an apocalyptic vision of the collapse of society as we know it. All the old social norms and assumptions no longer hold true. We watch in horror as the survivors are quickly forced to adapt to a new way of existing in an anarchic world.

An appropriate theme for the first decade of the 21st century and, with the global financial catastrophe still unfolding, it coincides uncannily with real world events. This is disquieting fiction. As I watch, I find that part of me is actually making plans thinking ‘Well, should I stock up on water and basic provisions, just in case?’