Tensions mount inside the house as well as outside of it as the production ramps up for the elimination selection. As the big moment approaches, members of the crew notice their phones have ceased to function because of a downed network. A breaking news event that threatens to destroy their ratings, leaving everyone in a state of high anxiety.

Elsewhere, the limousine driver who was shepherding some talent to the production fights for his life as copious amounts of blood gush from a nasty wound on his neck. One woman tries to call the hospital, finding the lines all dead.

There’s a storm brewing in this episode, but all the characters are too absorbed with their lives to notice it.

About Dead Set from Wikipedia:

Dead Set is a BAFTA-nominated horror drama created by English writer Charlie Brooker. The series is set in the Big Brother house, and was first aired on E4 on 27 October 2008. The five episodes, aired over five consecutive nights, chronicle a zombie outbreak that strands the housemates and production staff inside the House, which quickly becomes a shelter from the undead.

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