The Days Ahead (2025) Movie Script
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BIRDS CAWING)
I know, don't mess this down
Oh, lovely. Thank you.
Tasha, what is time your
mate's hairdresser's close?
Uh, 6:00, I think.
Thank you.
You have to book though.
Oh, it's not for me. It's for my George.
He's a nightmare getting his hair cut.
(LAUGHS) You, dirty dog you!
Yeah. (SNICKERS)
Listen, Terry, I've gotta go, mate.
All right, I'll speak to you soon.
Take your time.
God, I thought you'd gone home.
Nope. Definitely still here.
(KEYBOARD CLICKING)
You wanna go for a drink tonight?
What?
Have you got a meeting in the metaverse
with your avatar mates or something?
No, it's just,
do you actually want to
go for a drink with me?
No. No, I do not.
Exactly.
Also, do you, do you all
realize how close we all are
to actual nuclear war right now?
Like an actual nuke has
apparently been used out there.
Will you get off those websites?
Okay. It's bullshit. All right?
If a nuke had been dropped,
we'd know, wouldn't we?
Would we?
Our army is winning
over there, all right?
They haven't even started
a conscription yet.
And if they did, you'd
be happy to go over there.
If I was called to go, I would go.
I'm not a pussy.
Well, we're gonna
get nuked. I'm serious.
Nuked?
Wouldn't we just nuke them back though?
Oh, this is why I hate the news.
It's all doom and gloom.
It's, it's all war.
Well, yeah, 'cause we are at war.
[SHARON] Look, no one is nuking anyone
until my George gets his hair cut.
[TASHA] Sharon. (CHUCKLES)
(KEYBOARD CLINKING)
(PAPER RUSTLING)
(PHONE RINGING)
CWS Metals?
Yeah?
Okay, is that aluminum or steel?
(PHIL BREATHING HEAVILY)
Well, yeah, exactly.
That would be the benefit
of the bulk order.
Yeah.
(PHONES BLARING)
[SHARON] Jesus.
(PHONE BLARING)
Scared the life outta me.
Is this serious?
It says, "Get inside. Stay inside."
Where's Phil? He'll know?
I don't know. I don't know.
(AIR WHOOSHING)
Yeah, Mom, did you
get the alert as well?
I'm, I'm coming then. Yeah.
Stay inside, it says, George.
Have you got the message?
I'll stay here, but just
stay on the line, okay?
Yeah, okay, listen,
don't come and get me.
I'll come to you, okay?
(BIRDS CAWING)
(HORNS HONKING)
(WHOOSHING COLLAPSES)
Did anybody just see that?
It got brighter for a second.
The power's just gone off in there.
George? Hello?
Maybe we actually are getting nuked.
Well, what are we doing here?
I mean, shouldn't we be in bunkers?
Bunkers?
Oh yeah, come on, everyone,
let's just pop to our local bunker.
There are bunkers
everywhere in this country.
- You stupid.
- Come on, everyone.
Last one, there's a rotten egg.
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
(GLASS SHATTERING)
[PHIL] Fuck.
(STEVE COUGHING)
What the fuck!
Right there. Right here, (INDISTINCT).
Sharon. Oh, Jesus.
Sharon, look. Hey.
- I'm fine. I'm fine.
- You all right?
- I'm fine.
- You okay?
[STEVE] Fuck I'm going. I'm going.
(TASHA SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
[SHARON] What just happened?
- It's all right.
- We're under attack.
Tell me, what's just happened?
My head.
That's it.
It's all right.
I mean, Sharon, you've got
glass in your hair, okay?
I'm gonna get it out. It's okay.
(SHARON CRYING)
It's out. It's out. It's out.
Tell me what.
We're under attack.
We're under attack,
that's what's happening.
Steve, come.
Steve, come on.
(DEVICE RINGING)
Fuck sake.
(SHARON CRYING)
It's all right.
We need to get the fuck out of here.
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
Get the store room. Store room.
It's safe. There's no windows. Get in.
[STEVE] There's lights in there,
and our phones won't work.
There, there are candles in the lower.
Please, candles. Get some.
Candles. Candles.
Where's the candles, candles?
(METAL CLATTERING)
Yes.
Fuck.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Light up.
Just hold that, (INDISTINCT).
(SHARON YELPING)
Yeah.
So what happens now?
What about all the fallout?
Well, I'm not staying here. I can't.
We're gonna have to.
We can't leave until we know it's safe.
Phil, what about the fallout?
I don't know exactly.
But if fallout comes, then
we don't wanna be outside.
I know that.
Okay.
So if there's no fallout, I could leave?
Well, if you wanna
go then just go, okay?
But what if another one hits?
What about the people outside?
They're gonna be panicking.
You dunno what's happening.
The safe thing to do is stay inside.
Yeah, but if there are no
bombs, then we could go, right?
We're in a windowless room,
in a solid building, okay?
We can seal up the doors,
keep the fallout from getting in that way.
Seal up the doors?
Oh yeah, great idea, Phil.
We'll all just stop
breathing as well, shall we?
Fucking hell. Some expert you are.
Shut up, Steve.
He's done more about this than you so far.
(ALARM BLARING)
Why is that alarm still ringing?
If the power's out it
can't be main's powered.
It's like a backward battery.
I can hear it getting quieter. Listen.
(SHARON CRYING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
I need the toilet.
I'll go with you.
No. It's not a good idea.
We should stay in this room.
Oh, and what do you suggest we do?
(LAUGHS) Is is that a joke.
Sharon?
Of course, darling. Come on.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Sharon, I've gotta get home to my mom.
She's gonna be worried sick.
Do you think there is
radiation everywhere?
Sharon?
- Do you think we're gonna die?
- No love. No one's gonna die.
Come on.
Don't say it.
What?
I told you so, we can get nuked.
I didn't say anything.
Anyway, it doesn't matter now, does it?
Have you got anyone at home?
What do you mean?
You know, like your girlfriend, Natalie?
Natalie?
Fucking hell mate. She was a nightmare.
(SIGHS) No, there's no one.
Well, there's my parents,
but they live on the other
side of the country, so.
So we both live alone then.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
I love living alone.
Yeah.
Maybe you don't live in a
shitty bedsit like I do.
But wherever we live,
probably fucked now anyway.
Is this all we've got?
What are we gonna have for dinner?
Oh, I'm not doing this. I can't.
Will you get a grip, woman?
A bomb almost blew us to pieces,
and all you can think
about is your dinner.
What's wrong with you?
She's pregnant, okay?
And she's scared.
You give her a break.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't know.
Look, we are all alive, okay?
We've gotta think about that.
We've gotta think about other people.
People closer to the bomb.
Who knows what they're going through?
It's gonna be all right, yeah?
There's gonna be police.
There's gonna be ambulances.
I mean, the army's gonna
bring us gas masks so we can,
so we can go outside, so we can go home.
Well, I can't hear any
sirens. Why is that then?
Nuclear bombs create an EMP.
It's like a electronic
pulse would stop a siren.
But, but this torch works.
Well, I don't know then.
This hasn't happened
before. Not in this century.
I dunno what to say.
(TENSE MUSIC)
If only we had a radio we
could hear what's going on.
Out there is where we
find out what's going on.
No one's stopping you.
Wait. Wait.
- What?
- You hear that?
What?
(SHUSHING) Listen.
(GUN FIRING)
I just heard a gunshot.
That was a gunshot.
[PHIL] Say calm. Could be the Army.
Well, you think the Army
are shooting at people?
They're surely not.
(SHUSHING) Hang on.
He said something about a curfew?
[ANNOUNCER] (INDISTINCT), stay inside.
A curfew, (INDISTINCT).
Stay inside.
Someone's out there.
No, listen. Someone's hurt.
Whoever it is needs our our help, okay?
Come on.
No, no, that's nothing to do with us.
We're not getting involved.
You can't just stay here
while someone's dying outside.
I'm going outside.
No, you're not. No, you're not.
I'm not letting you bring
all that shit in here.
You're staying put.
Get off me, Steve.
[STEVE] No.
[TASHA] Steve.
We don't even know if
there's fallout there.
[SHARON] Let him go. Jesus.
- Jesus.
- Fine.
Give me the torch.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(PHIL COUGHING)
- Hey mate.
- Who are, who are you?
I'm here to help.
My name's Phil. I work here.
Have you been shot?
Who the fuck are you?
Get away from him now.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
I'm not a threat. I'm just trying to help.
[SEB] It's okay. It's
all right. He's all right.
Well, then, help him.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa. Easy, easy.
What do you have here?
Do you, do you have, do
you have a first aid kit?
[PHIL] Yeah. Yeah.
We, we, we've got one.
We? Who's we? What?
There are more of you?
- Yeah.
- Where?
[PHIL] We're back in the store room.
We're taking him there.
No, no. Hang on. It's quite small.
I'll, I'll just go back
there. I'll, I'll bring it.
We're going there now.
Pick him up.
[PHIL] Okay. Okay.
(TENSE MUSIC)
They're coming this way.
Open the door.
No, you're not coming in here.
There's no room.
[PHIL] You'd better open this door.
Just open it.
Fuck sake, Phil.
Look at you all, you're covered in dust.
You've let all that fallout shit in here.
You've a fucking problem
with this, pretty boy?
- No.
- Hey?
No. Just put the knife down.
Jesus, Ryan, give it to me.
The knife, Ryan.
This isn't exactly helping Seb, is it?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SEB GRUNTING)
We've gotta see it.
So I'm gonna need to take this off, okay?
(SEB CRYING)
Okay, well, you're lucky
it's gone right through.
Mate, this is good news, yeah?
It doesn't fucking feel good.
Oh shit, codeine in my bag.
[TASHA] Where is it?
[SHARON] Phil, Phil, use your torch.
[TASHA] Here you go.
All right. Take these, Seb.
Have you got any cleaner stuff?
- Alcohol?
- Oh yeah. Here.
(SEB GROWLING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
So, so what is going on out there?
Who shot him?
You've not been outside then?
Well, we obviously know
there's been an attack,
but apart from that,
we don't know anything.
Yeah, there's been an attack, all right.
We saw the nukes hit.
Why did you go outside then?
If there's fallout, why
didn't you stay inside?
Oh, we thought the wind
was blowing it the other way.
We don't have any supplies,
so we're just trying to get stuff now
before it was too late.
Wind must have changed or
brought fallout from other ones.
I don't know.
Yeah, and the Army are
out there shooting people.
They shot him.
The army doesn't just
shoot people, all right?
You are looters.
You're all thieves, basically.
- Steve!
- Thieves.
You better watch your mouth.
Well, we're taking back what we deserve.
Whatever we fucking want
from this government,
who's the whole reason
for this shit, by the way.
Okay, so when the hits the fan,
instead of being decent human beings,
instead of helping people,
you decide to run riot.
Get yourself a free TV. Did you?
You haven't really been
helping anyone, Steve.
You think you're better than me? Do you?
Yes, I fucking do.
You are hiding in your
fucking little office here.
Look, we just sell bits
of metal here, all right?
We don't agree with this
war anymore than you do.
Oh, I don't know.
'Cause at least I'd be willing
to fight for my country.
Well, fuck you.
Fuck you.
Steve!
You're coming here with
your mother's kitchen knife,
thinking you're some kind
of warrior, but you're not.
You've just brought that
fallout shit in here,
and you've got us all killed.
No, no.
Is this that kills you.
(GROUP PROTESTING)
- No.
- No.
(TENSE MUSIC)
We're leaving now.
Come on.
Thanks for your help.
I'm sorry.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(PHIL BREATHING SHARPLY)
He's dead.
(SHARON CRYING)
We can't stay in here now.
Yes, we can.
(PHIL COUGHING)
[TASHA] Think I'm gonna be sick.
(TASHA RETCHING)
We told you.
Why did you start on him?
(PHIL COUGHING)
Why did Steve have to do that?
It's like, it's like
you wanted to fight him.
He asked for it.
No, Phil. This is your fault.
We, we wanted to leave,
but you said we had to stay.
And now we can't go home.
(SHARON COUGHING)
I'm sorry.
(TENSE MUSIC)
[GEORGE] Sharon.
Sharon.
Someone's coming. Put the candles out.
No, wait.
[GEORGE] Sharon.
It's, is George.
[GEORGE] Sharon.
George.
[GEORGE] Sharon.
(SHARON CRYING)
I told you not to come home.
I had to.
Let's go home.
Tasha. Tasha.
We can do this.
We're gonna take it to your mom, see?
Please, come on. Come on. Please.
(SHARON COUGHING)
It's okay. (COUGHING) It's okay.
(PHIL COUGHING)
Are you coming with us?
No.
You get them home safe.
And what are you gonna do now?
I'll, I'll go home soon.
I just, I live the opposite way.
I'll go in a minute.
Tasha.
I really am sorry.
Good luck, mate.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(PHIL BREATHING HEAVILY)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
[NEWSCASTER] On Gloucester radio.
The latest traffic and travel
on the roads this morning.
We have one lane out on
the Elmbridge roundabout,
causing a queue back onto
the A40 on approaches from-
Sarah, come.
Time to go.
[NEWSCASTER] Time for your journey.
- Coming.
- This morning,
a signal failure has caused some issues
between Birmingham and
Gloucester, all the other areas-
Bye, sweetie. Have a good day.
Bye.
[REPORTER] Many shelves are
empty in Britain supermarkets
as panic buying sweeps the nation.
Shoppers are urged to stay calm,
as reports are coming in, are
fighting for essential items.
Police warn that violence
will not be tolerated
and perpetrators can expect
to feel the full weight of the law.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
[REPORTER] NATO is to ready
its nuclear defense systems
following major new escalation in Europe.
The Kremlin wants the move
mainly to severe consequences.
In a statement made today, the UK-
You can turn down.
[REPORTER] To describe
the current situation
as highly unpredictable.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TOOL WHIRRING)
(TOOL WHIRRING)
[LIZ] What the hell? Drilling
holes in the doors now?
Look how thick that is.
[LIZ] Ah, hello.
It's for the air supply.
You'll thank me if something happens.
You are insane.
Why are you so against me doing this?
I'm not against you.
This is a utility room.
What?
And now I can't even get
in there to do the washing.
For fuck sake.
(BOW THUDDING)
Liz, have a minute?
What?
I want you to load and shoot this.
No, sorry, I'm not touching that.
Well, at least watch me do it then.
You see, the bolt goes in here.
You close it.
Cock it like this.
(GUN COCKING)
Ready to shoot.
(BOW THUDDING)
Do you think we could do without
that tablet for one meal?
Hello?
Fine.
Well, this is nice, isn't it?
(PHONES BLARING)
No. Surely not.
It says they're missiles coming.
Is it another test?
It's on my phone too.
I don't know. Let's
get to the safe room.
- Sarah, come on.
- Quick.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
No service.
Me neither.
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
Holy shit.
Oh my God. Was that it? Was it a nuke?
I don't know. Probably.
Oh God. It's okay.
- I have to check windows.
- No, you can't go out now.
I've gotta seal this house.
If it was a nuke, I have
time before any fall I comes.
Oh my God.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Holy shit.
(ALARM BLARING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Cat. Shit.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Dad, are you okay?
I saw it. The sky.
Can't believe this is happening.
Me neither.
Do you think my mom and dad are okay?
How far is it?
I don't know.
Are we gonna be okay here?
What if another one lands on us?
Don't worry.
If one lands on us, we won't even know.
That's not helping, Chris.
Look, I don't even know
which way the winds blowing.
We've got at least three
meters to the external walls,
except this one, which
I've got all this water,
which acts to radiation barrier.
We've got clean air pushing out,
which means the bad air
can't come in, okay?
Okay.
Here, take one of these.
Where's Loca? Is she in?
Sorry, love.
I think she's out.
But don't worry. I'm sure
she'll find someone safe.
(DEVICE WHIRRING)
Nothing. Oh, the aerial.
So?
Supposed to be in or it conducts EMP.
Probably damaged now.
Can't believe they actually did it.
All this time I thought you were mad.
They did it.
No one said this could actually happen.
Well, he wouldn't, would they?
Well, they care about is
not not causing you panic.
And then here we are.
We're gonna get through this.
Hey sweetie.
Good morning.
It's light.
There's still no internet.
No, there won't be.
You'd have to look at
offline things from now on.
Nothing's offline.
Okay then. Well, there you go.
Oh my God.
(GAME THEME MUSIC)
(FOOD SIZZLING)
(GAME THEME MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Less than yesterday.
It'll be 48 hours this afternoon.
"The size and age of the cosmos
are beyond ordinary human understanding.
Lost somewhere between
immensity and eternity
is our tiny planetary home.
In a cosmic perspective,
most human concerns seem
insignificant, even petty."
Can we go out?
Can we?
Not outside the house.
If it's low enough tomorrow,
we can go outside this room briefly, okay?
Okay.
(WHEEL WHIRRING)
I'll go out.
If it's safe, you can come too.
Masks on all the time, okay?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
It's been raining a lot.
Good news. Washes the sky basically.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Gross.
Mom, I've got a sore throat.
Come here. Let me see.
Oh, Chris, it looks like tonsillitis.
- No.
- She's got a temperature too.
There's penicillin at work and a radio.
I'm going.
No, you can't.
What if something happens to you?
I'll take the crossbow.
It's only down the road.
No, police or army won't
shoot you if you've got that?
And what about us? What if someone comes?
Well, you take the other crossbow,
and I'll keep mine
hidden unless I need it.
I'll come back in through the side gate.
Aww.
I'm going. I'll be as fast as I can.
Lock the front door behind me.
Okay.
Could you take the car?
It's electric. The
battery's almost dead.
Even if it works, we can't
charge it again now anyway.
Okay, well, just go the pedestrian way
then under the bridge and then over.
- I love you.
- Love you.
I'll be back soon. I promise.
Be careful.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
[CHRIS] Are you all right?
Hey, are you-
Have you seen my son?
[CHRIS] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Oh, I know. I'll make
us a hot chocolate.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DEVICE WHIRRING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(POCKET RASPING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(WATER DRIPPING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(CHRIS SIGHING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Chris.
Chris.
Oh, thank God you made it.
Yeah, I made it.
(SIGH) It's weird out there.
- Dad.
- Thanks God.
I forgot about the work van.
Got (INDISTINCT), pull up?
Yeah, I always keep a
battery disconnected, don't I?
'Cause it's always going flat.
Come on, I've got penicillin and a radio.
[NEWSCASTER] On the hour update,
we can now confirm Britain's
major cities, including London,
Birmingham, and Manchester,
have been spared.
Confirmed worst affected locations
are Plymouth, Portsmouth,
Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol,
Glasgow, and Edinburgh.
The UK government is coordinating
disaster relief operations
wherever possible.
This is the wartime broadcasting service.
This country has been
attacked with nuclear weapons.
Communications have
been severely disrupted.
The number of casualties
and the extent of damage is not yet known.
We shall bring you further
information as soon as possible.
Stay tuned to this wavelength.
Stay calm and stay in your own house.
There is nothing to be
gained by trying to get away.
By leaving your home,
you could be exposing
yourselves to greater danger.
This-
I can't believe it, Chris.
All them people dead.
I'm just, I can't.
I know. I know.
But look, it's been almost a week.
The rest of the country's been spared.
We've got a chance, right?
Well, let's go then. Can't we go north?
[CHRIS] No way.
Okay, so let's just stay here
till we eventually run outta
food and then we starve.
No, we need to go.
We need to find other people, and safety.
Safety? We've got loads
of food and water here.
We could stay here and protect
the house until aid comes.
Look, let's eat in the
dining room tonight, yeah?
You'll feel better when
we're out of this room.
No mask, dinner at a proper table.
Something to celebrate.
I love you both so much.
Love you too, Dad.
Love you.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Morning, love.
Morning.
Wanna go outside today?
Like actually outside in
the garden, just for a bit.
Me too. It stinks in here.
(LIZ CHUCKLING)
You can today, but wear
a mask outside, okay?
(TENSE MUSIC)
Ah. (SNIFFS)
The air smells like smoke.
I know.
There's been loads of fires
and no one to put them out.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
This is it.
They've got everything in there.
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
(CURRENT SWISHING)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Inside now.
Inside. Come on.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Upstairs. Quick.
Just be careful.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
There you are.
What do you want?
Open the door then.
I can give you water.
That's all we have.
Ah, come on.
You've got more than that in there.
We just want what you've got.
Of course you do,
'cause you didn't prepare.
Now you think you can just
come and take our stuff.
You lucky it's just us.
There's much worse
gangs out there than us.
They'll be here soon enough.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Hard way it is then.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Don't shoot.
Don't come any further.
Don't shoot. I'm gonna put this down.
Okay.
Don't.
Don't.
(GUN FIRING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
I didn't mean to.
What the fuck have you done?
I didn't mean to.
The fuck have you done?
(PUNCH THUDDING)
(FIGHTERS GRUNTING)
Bitch.
(BODY THUDDING)
[CHILD] Mom, dad, are you okay?
[CHRIS] Yeah, it's
okay, love. It's over now.
Oh, come here, darling.
Thank God.
We gotta get 'em out here.
Okay.
Listen, right. We just gonna go tidy up.
Can you go up to your bedroom
and we'll be right up, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Hang on.
You actually bought body bags?
Yeah.
You know you saved us all.
I didn't mean to shoot.
I did.
Can we go now?
Let's do it. Let's get
the hell out of here.
(JAZZY MUSIC)
Are we ever gonna come back?
Yeah, darling. Of course.
As soon as it's safe.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(WATER FLOWING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(FOOTSTEPS PLODDING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Come.
That's it.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BUTTONS CLICKING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
One four for a copy.
Any copy on the one four?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
Is there anybody out there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
(AUDIO CRACKLING)
[ANNOUNCER] All communications
have been temporarily shut down.
We'll bring you further
information as soon as possible.
This is an emergency radio broadcast
from the British government.
All communications have
been temporarily shut down.
We'll bring you further
information as soon as possible.
This is an emergency radio broadcast
from the British government.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(PAUL GASPING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
980 millisieverts.
One four for a copy.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
One four for a copy.
If there's anybody out
there, please respond.
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
[JOHN] ] Breaker, breaker, come back.
Yeah. Hello.
This is Alpha Bravo 256.
My name's Paul. What's your situation?
[JOHN] Hello Paul. My name's John.
I'm in my house. I'm okay. How about you?
It's a strong signal; you can't be far.
Yeah. Also home. Did you see it?
The nearest explosion?
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
It looked like it was
around 20 miles away.
[JOHN] You were outside. You're okay?
I heard it, like a gunshot.
Felt the pressure went through my house.
Another one later as
well, like further away.
It must have been a preemptive attack.
They'll try and take out
our ability to hit back.
There's fallout everywhere above.
[JOHN] Above.
Yeah, outside, I mean.
How about you? Can you see outside?
[JOHN] No. I'm in a windowless room.
Do you have a radiation meter?
Yeah, I do.
It's 980 millisieverts out there.
That's basically a
radiation sickness dosage.
Try and stay away from all
external walls if you can.
[JOHN] Thanks.
Yeah, I'm in the center
of the ground floor.
Do you think it's just us
here or the whole world?
There's no way of knowing at the moment.
All we keep getting is
this emergency broadcast
on the radio.
No one knew this was gonna happen.
Why didn't they see it?
The war just kept slowly escalating
and they didn't try and stop it.
[JOHN] It was like
most people were asleep.
Just totally oblivious
to what was happening.
And now what?
We wait, to live, to die.
[JOHN] Well, we're still
here, for now at least.
Paul, I've got a go.
Have to save batteries.
But we can talk again tomorrow, yeah?
Yeah, okay, John. Saving battery.
Same time again tomorrow, yeah?
You stay safe.
[JOHN] You too. Over and out.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(WATER SIZZLING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
How about a seven-day cruise to Norway?
That sounds really fun.
Can we go, Dad? Please.
You know I don't like boats,
and I'll never sleep on one.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Look, I got an idea.
Why don't the two of you
just go by yourselves?
- Really?
- Really.
Yes.
[MOM] Honestly?
Yeah, honestly. I'll be fine.
I'll get on with that new bathroom.
Okay. I'm booking it then.
[PAUL] You'll have a great time.
Time to go.
Bye, Dad.
- Bye girls.
- Bye.
Bye.
Love you.
- Love you too.
- Love you too.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(DEVICE PUMPING)
(TOOTHBRUSH RASPING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
So, 673.
Hello, John! This is Paul.
Are you there?
Hello John, are you there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
[JOHN] Copy that. This
is John. How you doing?
Yeah, it's good to get you.
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks.
Radiation's a little bit lower today.
How are you?
[JOHN] Good to hear.
Feeling a bit vulnerable here.
Had a lot of shouting outside.
Smashing noises.
My house, isn't very secure.
Try barricading your doors
with everything you've got,
and put gaffer tape on the windows.
[JOHN] Why tape the windows?
It will just delay people a bit.
Gives you a chance to
get there, to defend.
[JOHN] You've done
that in your house then?
Yeah, kind of.
I'm a bit out in the sticks where I am.
[JOHN] We are not in town.
We're on the outskirts.
We? You're not alone there.
[JOHN] Sorry, didn't I say?
My wife and kids are here too?
Yeah, okay. That's, that's nice.
[JOHN] Would you like to say hello?
Yeah, sure.
- Hi Paul.
- Hi Paul.
Hey. Hello.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
[CHILD] Have you got your
family with you there as well?
No, my, my family went away.
You two look after your mom and dad, yeah?
[JOHN] Sorry, Paul. We didn't mean to.
No, it's okay, I, I just...
Look, I have to go, okay.
Over and out.
(MOURNFUL MUSIC)
[REPORTER] General unemployment levels
in the UK are at the highest in years.
Some breaking news now.
A major incident has been
declared in the North Sea
after two cruise ships have collided.
It is not yet known how the two ships,
the Cosmos and the Ariah,
have crashed into each other.
We have the first pictures
here taken from the coast
where emergency services
are already in attendance.
No, no, no, no.
[NEWSCASTER] What we're hearing
is that the two ships are now stationary
after drifting away from each
other following the impact.
Serious damage is visible
there on one side of the ship.
No. No.
[NEWSCASTER] Authorities have advised
that the situation is developing rapidly
and we will bring you more on this
as it comes through to us.
I'm afraid that I'm just getting
some initial reports now that
they're have been fatalities.
- No. No. No. No.
- To find out more,
let's go to-
No. No. No.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SINCERE MUSIC)
Ding dong
Cracked light
Trying to hold it all inside
High life
This strife
Heart bright
Cold strife
Are you all safe tonight
Gone away before too long
Here to stay
When it all goes on
(GENTLE MUSIC)
John, are you there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
This is Paul.
John, are you there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
I wasn't truthful with you the
other day about where I am.
When I lost my family a year ago,
I sold our house and bought a flat
and an old Cold War bunker.
ROC Posts, they're called.
Royal Observer Corps, stands for.
There's hundreds of them
all over the country
to measure nuclear blasts.
Most of them are still
around today, you know,
but derelict, or vandalized.
Every one of them could shelter
a small family right now.
I really focused on renovating it.
I kitted it out with all
this equipment, food, water.
I was deluded.
(MOURNFUL MUSIC)
Almost as if they'd use it.
And now I'm sat here all alone in it.
(MOURNFUL MUSIC)
I finally realize it's
pointless. (SOBBING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
One four for a copy.
John, are you there?
One four for a copy.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
[JOHN] Paul, do you copy?
Yeah, copy that, John. Are you all okay?
[JOHN] Yeah, yeah. We're all intact.
I'm glad to hear it.
I thought you'd all gone.
[JOHN] So did I at one point.
People came to our house and broke in.
Stole our battery.
They came back again for more.
And they took almost all our food as well.
I did what I had to do in the end.
I had to protect the kids. I had to.
It's okay. I understand.
I'd have done the same.
Whatever it takes.
[JOHN] Thank you.
We're, we're hanging in there.
Have you tried the radio today?
No.
[JOHN] Do it. On the hour.
Okay, I will do. Over and out.
(RADIO CRACKLING)
[PRIME MINISTER] This is
your Prime Minister speaking.
Firstly, thank you for your patience
while our government and
the Ministry of Defense
have been battling in every
way to save our great country
from the diabolical
aggression of our enemy.
Nuclear weapons have
been used in an attempt
to destroy our ability to fight,
and to disable our
critical infrastructure.
Several of our European allies
have experienced similar attacks.
The scale of the devastation
is vast, but there is hope.
Our main enemy has been neutralized.
The combined forces and
intelligence have prevailed.
We turn now to our own
survival here in Britain.
I make a vow to you all that
despite being overwhelmed
and depleted, that we will
bring aid and security
to every area of our
country as soon as possible.
The British Army and police are regrouping
and will enforce order by any means.
I ask you all to show
humanity to fellow citizens,
so many of which have lost
everything and everyone.
If you have clean water, food,
shelter, please help others.
It is time to come together
to try to rebuild our great nation.
Thank you.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BREATH ECHOING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BIRDS CAWING)
I know, don't mess this down
Oh, lovely. Thank you.
Tasha, what is time your
mate's hairdresser's close?
Uh, 6:00, I think.
Thank you.
You have to book though.
Oh, it's not for me. It's for my George.
He's a nightmare getting his hair cut.
(LAUGHS) You, dirty dog you!
Yeah. (SNICKERS)
Listen, Terry, I've gotta go, mate.
All right, I'll speak to you soon.
Take your time.
God, I thought you'd gone home.
Nope. Definitely still here.
(KEYBOARD CLICKING)
You wanna go for a drink tonight?
What?
Have you got a meeting in the metaverse
with your avatar mates or something?
No, it's just,
do you actually want to
go for a drink with me?
No. No, I do not.
Exactly.
Also, do you, do you all
realize how close we all are
to actual nuclear war right now?
Like an actual nuke has
apparently been used out there.
Will you get off those websites?
Okay. It's bullshit. All right?
If a nuke had been dropped,
we'd know, wouldn't we?
Would we?
Our army is winning
over there, all right?
They haven't even started
a conscription yet.
And if they did, you'd
be happy to go over there.
If I was called to go, I would go.
I'm not a pussy.
Well, we're gonna
get nuked. I'm serious.
Nuked?
Wouldn't we just nuke them back though?
Oh, this is why I hate the news.
It's all doom and gloom.
It's, it's all war.
Well, yeah, 'cause we are at war.
[SHARON] Look, no one is nuking anyone
until my George gets his hair cut.
[TASHA] Sharon. (CHUCKLES)
(KEYBOARD CLINKING)
(PAPER RUSTLING)
(PHONE RINGING)
CWS Metals?
Yeah?
Okay, is that aluminum or steel?
(PHIL BREATHING HEAVILY)
Well, yeah, exactly.
That would be the benefit
of the bulk order.
Yeah.
(PHONES BLARING)
[SHARON] Jesus.
(PHONE BLARING)
Scared the life outta me.
Is this serious?
It says, "Get inside. Stay inside."
Where's Phil? He'll know?
I don't know. I don't know.
(AIR WHOOSHING)
Yeah, Mom, did you
get the alert as well?
I'm, I'm coming then. Yeah.
Stay inside, it says, George.
Have you got the message?
I'll stay here, but just
stay on the line, okay?
Yeah, okay, listen,
don't come and get me.
I'll come to you, okay?
(BIRDS CAWING)
(HORNS HONKING)
(WHOOSHING COLLAPSES)
Did anybody just see that?
It got brighter for a second.
The power's just gone off in there.
George? Hello?
Maybe we actually are getting nuked.
Well, what are we doing here?
I mean, shouldn't we be in bunkers?
Bunkers?
Oh yeah, come on, everyone,
let's just pop to our local bunker.
There are bunkers
everywhere in this country.
- You stupid.
- Come on, everyone.
Last one, there's a rotten egg.
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
(GLASS SHATTERING)
[PHIL] Fuck.
(STEVE COUGHING)
What the fuck!
Right there. Right here, (INDISTINCT).
Sharon. Oh, Jesus.
Sharon, look. Hey.
- I'm fine. I'm fine.
- You all right?
- I'm fine.
- You okay?
[STEVE] Fuck I'm going. I'm going.
(TASHA SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
[SHARON] What just happened?
- It's all right.
- We're under attack.
Tell me, what's just happened?
My head.
That's it.
It's all right.
I mean, Sharon, you've got
glass in your hair, okay?
I'm gonna get it out. It's okay.
(SHARON CRYING)
It's out. It's out. It's out.
Tell me what.
We're under attack.
We're under attack,
that's what's happening.
Steve, come.
Steve, come on.
(DEVICE RINGING)
Fuck sake.
(SHARON CRYING)
It's all right.
We need to get the fuck out of here.
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
Get the store room. Store room.
It's safe. There's no windows. Get in.
[STEVE] There's lights in there,
and our phones won't work.
There, there are candles in the lower.
Please, candles. Get some.
Candles. Candles.
Where's the candles, candles?
(METAL CLATTERING)
Yes.
Fuck.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Light up.
Just hold that, (INDISTINCT).
(SHARON YELPING)
Yeah.
So what happens now?
What about all the fallout?
Well, I'm not staying here. I can't.
We're gonna have to.
We can't leave until we know it's safe.
Phil, what about the fallout?
I don't know exactly.
But if fallout comes, then
we don't wanna be outside.
I know that.
Okay.
So if there's no fallout, I could leave?
Well, if you wanna
go then just go, okay?
But what if another one hits?
What about the people outside?
They're gonna be panicking.
You dunno what's happening.
The safe thing to do is stay inside.
Yeah, but if there are no
bombs, then we could go, right?
We're in a windowless room,
in a solid building, okay?
We can seal up the doors,
keep the fallout from getting in that way.
Seal up the doors?
Oh yeah, great idea, Phil.
We'll all just stop
breathing as well, shall we?
Fucking hell. Some expert you are.
Shut up, Steve.
He's done more about this than you so far.
(ALARM BLARING)
Why is that alarm still ringing?
If the power's out it
can't be main's powered.
It's like a backward battery.
I can hear it getting quieter. Listen.
(SHARON CRYING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
I need the toilet.
I'll go with you.
No. It's not a good idea.
We should stay in this room.
Oh, and what do you suggest we do?
(LAUGHS) Is is that a joke.
Sharon?
Of course, darling. Come on.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Sharon, I've gotta get home to my mom.
She's gonna be worried sick.
Do you think there is
radiation everywhere?
Sharon?
- Do you think we're gonna die?
- No love. No one's gonna die.
Come on.
Don't say it.
What?
I told you so, we can get nuked.
I didn't say anything.
Anyway, it doesn't matter now, does it?
Have you got anyone at home?
What do you mean?
You know, like your girlfriend, Natalie?
Natalie?
Fucking hell mate. She was a nightmare.
(SIGHS) No, there's no one.
Well, there's my parents,
but they live on the other
side of the country, so.
So we both live alone then.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
I love living alone.
Yeah.
Maybe you don't live in a
shitty bedsit like I do.
But wherever we live,
probably fucked now anyway.
Is this all we've got?
What are we gonna have for dinner?
Oh, I'm not doing this. I can't.
Will you get a grip, woman?
A bomb almost blew us to pieces,
and all you can think
about is your dinner.
What's wrong with you?
She's pregnant, okay?
And she's scared.
You give her a break.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't know.
Look, we are all alive, okay?
We've gotta think about that.
We've gotta think about other people.
People closer to the bomb.
Who knows what they're going through?
It's gonna be all right, yeah?
There's gonna be police.
There's gonna be ambulances.
I mean, the army's gonna
bring us gas masks so we can,
so we can go outside, so we can go home.
Well, I can't hear any
sirens. Why is that then?
Nuclear bombs create an EMP.
It's like a electronic
pulse would stop a siren.
But, but this torch works.
Well, I don't know then.
This hasn't happened
before. Not in this century.
I dunno what to say.
(TENSE MUSIC)
If only we had a radio we
could hear what's going on.
Out there is where we
find out what's going on.
No one's stopping you.
Wait. Wait.
- What?
- You hear that?
What?
(SHUSHING) Listen.
(GUN FIRING)
I just heard a gunshot.
That was a gunshot.
[PHIL] Say calm. Could be the Army.
Well, you think the Army
are shooting at people?
They're surely not.
(SHUSHING) Hang on.
He said something about a curfew?
[ANNOUNCER] (INDISTINCT), stay inside.
A curfew, (INDISTINCT).
Stay inside.
Someone's out there.
No, listen. Someone's hurt.
Whoever it is needs our our help, okay?
Come on.
No, no, that's nothing to do with us.
We're not getting involved.
You can't just stay here
while someone's dying outside.
I'm going outside.
No, you're not. No, you're not.
I'm not letting you bring
all that shit in here.
You're staying put.
Get off me, Steve.
[STEVE] No.
[TASHA] Steve.
We don't even know if
there's fallout there.
[SHARON] Let him go. Jesus.
- Jesus.
- Fine.
Give me the torch.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(PHIL COUGHING)
- Hey mate.
- Who are, who are you?
I'm here to help.
My name's Phil. I work here.
Have you been shot?
Who the fuck are you?
Get away from him now.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
I'm not a threat. I'm just trying to help.
[SEB] It's okay. It's
all right. He's all right.
Well, then, help him.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa. Easy, easy.
What do you have here?
Do you, do you have, do
you have a first aid kit?
[PHIL] Yeah. Yeah.
We, we, we've got one.
We? Who's we? What?
There are more of you?
- Yeah.
- Where?
[PHIL] We're back in the store room.
We're taking him there.
No, no. Hang on. It's quite small.
I'll, I'll just go back
there. I'll, I'll bring it.
We're going there now.
Pick him up.
[PHIL] Okay. Okay.
(TENSE MUSIC)
They're coming this way.
Open the door.
No, you're not coming in here.
There's no room.
[PHIL] You'd better open this door.
Just open it.
Fuck sake, Phil.
Look at you all, you're covered in dust.
You've let all that fallout shit in here.
You've a fucking problem
with this, pretty boy?
- No.
- Hey?
No. Just put the knife down.
Jesus, Ryan, give it to me.
The knife, Ryan.
This isn't exactly helping Seb, is it?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SEB GRUNTING)
We've gotta see it.
So I'm gonna need to take this off, okay?
(SEB CRYING)
Okay, well, you're lucky
it's gone right through.
Mate, this is good news, yeah?
It doesn't fucking feel good.
Oh shit, codeine in my bag.
[TASHA] Where is it?
[SHARON] Phil, Phil, use your torch.
[TASHA] Here you go.
All right. Take these, Seb.
Have you got any cleaner stuff?
- Alcohol?
- Oh yeah. Here.
(SEB GROWLING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
So, so what is going on out there?
Who shot him?
You've not been outside then?
Well, we obviously know
there's been an attack,
but apart from that,
we don't know anything.
Yeah, there's been an attack, all right.
We saw the nukes hit.
Why did you go outside then?
If there's fallout, why
didn't you stay inside?
Oh, we thought the wind
was blowing it the other way.
We don't have any supplies,
so we're just trying to get stuff now
before it was too late.
Wind must have changed or
brought fallout from other ones.
I don't know.
Yeah, and the Army are
out there shooting people.
They shot him.
The army doesn't just
shoot people, all right?
You are looters.
You're all thieves, basically.
- Steve!
- Thieves.
You better watch your mouth.
Well, we're taking back what we deserve.
Whatever we fucking want
from this government,
who's the whole reason
for this shit, by the way.
Okay, so when the hits the fan,
instead of being decent human beings,
instead of helping people,
you decide to run riot.
Get yourself a free TV. Did you?
You haven't really been
helping anyone, Steve.
You think you're better than me? Do you?
Yes, I fucking do.
You are hiding in your
fucking little office here.
Look, we just sell bits
of metal here, all right?
We don't agree with this
war anymore than you do.
Oh, I don't know.
'Cause at least I'd be willing
to fight for my country.
Well, fuck you.
Fuck you.
Steve!
You're coming here with
your mother's kitchen knife,
thinking you're some kind
of warrior, but you're not.
You've just brought that
fallout shit in here,
and you've got us all killed.
No, no.
Is this that kills you.
(GROUP PROTESTING)
- No.
- No.
(TENSE MUSIC)
We're leaving now.
Come on.
Thanks for your help.
I'm sorry.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(PHIL BREATHING SHARPLY)
He's dead.
(SHARON CRYING)
We can't stay in here now.
Yes, we can.
(PHIL COUGHING)
[TASHA] Think I'm gonna be sick.
(TASHA RETCHING)
We told you.
Why did you start on him?
(PHIL COUGHING)
Why did Steve have to do that?
It's like, it's like
you wanted to fight him.
He asked for it.
No, Phil. This is your fault.
We, we wanted to leave,
but you said we had to stay.
And now we can't go home.
(SHARON COUGHING)
I'm sorry.
(TENSE MUSIC)
[GEORGE] Sharon.
Sharon.
Someone's coming. Put the candles out.
No, wait.
[GEORGE] Sharon.
It's, is George.
[GEORGE] Sharon.
George.
[GEORGE] Sharon.
(SHARON CRYING)
I told you not to come home.
I had to.
Let's go home.
Tasha. Tasha.
We can do this.
We're gonna take it to your mom, see?
Please, come on. Come on. Please.
(SHARON COUGHING)
It's okay. (COUGHING) It's okay.
(PHIL COUGHING)
Are you coming with us?
No.
You get them home safe.
And what are you gonna do now?
I'll, I'll go home soon.
I just, I live the opposite way.
I'll go in a minute.
Tasha.
I really am sorry.
Good luck, mate.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(PHIL BREATHING HEAVILY)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
[NEWSCASTER] On Gloucester radio.
The latest traffic and travel
on the roads this morning.
We have one lane out on
the Elmbridge roundabout,
causing a queue back onto
the A40 on approaches from-
Sarah, come.
Time to go.
[NEWSCASTER] Time for your journey.
- Coming.
- This morning,
a signal failure has caused some issues
between Birmingham and
Gloucester, all the other areas-
Bye, sweetie. Have a good day.
Bye.
[REPORTER] Many shelves are
empty in Britain supermarkets
as panic buying sweeps the nation.
Shoppers are urged to stay calm,
as reports are coming in, are
fighting for essential items.
Police warn that violence
will not be tolerated
and perpetrators can expect
to feel the full weight of the law.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
[REPORTER] NATO is to ready
its nuclear defense systems
following major new escalation in Europe.
The Kremlin wants the move
mainly to severe consequences.
In a statement made today, the UK-
You can turn down.
[REPORTER] To describe
the current situation
as highly unpredictable.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TOOL WHIRRING)
(TOOL WHIRRING)
[LIZ] What the hell? Drilling
holes in the doors now?
Look how thick that is.
[LIZ] Ah, hello.
It's for the air supply.
You'll thank me if something happens.
You are insane.
Why are you so against me doing this?
I'm not against you.
This is a utility room.
What?
And now I can't even get
in there to do the washing.
For fuck sake.
(BOW THUDDING)
Liz, have a minute?
What?
I want you to load and shoot this.
No, sorry, I'm not touching that.
Well, at least watch me do it then.
You see, the bolt goes in here.
You close it.
Cock it like this.
(GUN COCKING)
Ready to shoot.
(BOW THUDDING)
Do you think we could do without
that tablet for one meal?
Hello?
Fine.
Well, this is nice, isn't it?
(PHONES BLARING)
No. Surely not.
It says they're missiles coming.
Is it another test?
It's on my phone too.
I don't know. Let's
get to the safe room.
- Sarah, come on.
- Quick.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
No service.
Me neither.
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
Holy shit.
Oh my God. Was that it? Was it a nuke?
I don't know. Probably.
Oh God. It's okay.
- I have to check windows.
- No, you can't go out now.
I've gotta seal this house.
If it was a nuke, I have
time before any fall I comes.
Oh my God.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Holy shit.
(ALARM BLARING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Cat. Shit.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Dad, are you okay?
I saw it. The sky.
Can't believe this is happening.
Me neither.
Do you think my mom and dad are okay?
How far is it?
I don't know.
Are we gonna be okay here?
What if another one lands on us?
Don't worry.
If one lands on us, we won't even know.
That's not helping, Chris.
Look, I don't even know
which way the winds blowing.
We've got at least three
meters to the external walls,
except this one, which
I've got all this water,
which acts to radiation barrier.
We've got clean air pushing out,
which means the bad air
can't come in, okay?
Okay.
Here, take one of these.
Where's Loca? Is she in?
Sorry, love.
I think she's out.
But don't worry. I'm sure
she'll find someone safe.
(DEVICE WHIRRING)
Nothing. Oh, the aerial.
So?
Supposed to be in or it conducts EMP.
Probably damaged now.
Can't believe they actually did it.
All this time I thought you were mad.
They did it.
No one said this could actually happen.
Well, he wouldn't, would they?
Well, they care about is
not not causing you panic.
And then here we are.
We're gonna get through this.
Hey sweetie.
Good morning.
It's light.
There's still no internet.
No, there won't be.
You'd have to look at
offline things from now on.
Nothing's offline.
Okay then. Well, there you go.
Oh my God.
(GAME THEME MUSIC)
(FOOD SIZZLING)
(GAME THEME MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Less than yesterday.
It'll be 48 hours this afternoon.
"The size and age of the cosmos
are beyond ordinary human understanding.
Lost somewhere between
immensity and eternity
is our tiny planetary home.
In a cosmic perspective,
most human concerns seem
insignificant, even petty."
Can we go out?
Can we?
Not outside the house.
If it's low enough tomorrow,
we can go outside this room briefly, okay?
Okay.
(WHEEL WHIRRING)
I'll go out.
If it's safe, you can come too.
Masks on all the time, okay?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
It's been raining a lot.
Good news. Washes the sky basically.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Gross.
Mom, I've got a sore throat.
Come here. Let me see.
Oh, Chris, it looks like tonsillitis.
- No.
- She's got a temperature too.
There's penicillin at work and a radio.
I'm going.
No, you can't.
What if something happens to you?
I'll take the crossbow.
It's only down the road.
No, police or army won't
shoot you if you've got that?
And what about us? What if someone comes?
Well, you take the other crossbow,
and I'll keep mine
hidden unless I need it.
I'll come back in through the side gate.
Aww.
I'm going. I'll be as fast as I can.
Lock the front door behind me.
Okay.
Could you take the car?
It's electric. The
battery's almost dead.
Even if it works, we can't
charge it again now anyway.
Okay, well, just go the pedestrian way
then under the bridge and then over.
- I love you.
- Love you.
I'll be back soon. I promise.
Be careful.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
[CHRIS] Are you all right?
Hey, are you-
Have you seen my son?
[CHRIS] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Oh, I know. I'll make
us a hot chocolate.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DEVICE WHIRRING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(POCKET RASPING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(WATER DRIPPING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(CHRIS SIGHING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Chris.
Chris.
Oh, thank God you made it.
Yeah, I made it.
(SIGH) It's weird out there.
- Dad.
- Thanks God.
I forgot about the work van.
Got (INDISTINCT), pull up?
Yeah, I always keep a
battery disconnected, don't I?
'Cause it's always going flat.
Come on, I've got penicillin and a radio.
[NEWSCASTER] On the hour update,
we can now confirm Britain's
major cities, including London,
Birmingham, and Manchester,
have been spared.
Confirmed worst affected locations
are Plymouth, Portsmouth,
Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol,
Glasgow, and Edinburgh.
The UK government is coordinating
disaster relief operations
wherever possible.
This is the wartime broadcasting service.
This country has been
attacked with nuclear weapons.
Communications have
been severely disrupted.
The number of casualties
and the extent of damage is not yet known.
We shall bring you further
information as soon as possible.
Stay tuned to this wavelength.
Stay calm and stay in your own house.
There is nothing to be
gained by trying to get away.
By leaving your home,
you could be exposing
yourselves to greater danger.
This-
I can't believe it, Chris.
All them people dead.
I'm just, I can't.
I know. I know.
But look, it's been almost a week.
The rest of the country's been spared.
We've got a chance, right?
Well, let's go then. Can't we go north?
[CHRIS] No way.
Okay, so let's just stay here
till we eventually run outta
food and then we starve.
No, we need to go.
We need to find other people, and safety.
Safety? We've got loads
of food and water here.
We could stay here and protect
the house until aid comes.
Look, let's eat in the
dining room tonight, yeah?
You'll feel better when
we're out of this room.
No mask, dinner at a proper table.
Something to celebrate.
I love you both so much.
Love you too, Dad.
Love you.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Morning, love.
Morning.
Wanna go outside today?
Like actually outside in
the garden, just for a bit.
Me too. It stinks in here.
(LIZ CHUCKLING)
You can today, but wear
a mask outside, okay?
(TENSE MUSIC)
Ah. (SNIFFS)
The air smells like smoke.
I know.
There's been loads of fires
and no one to put them out.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
This is it.
They've got everything in there.
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
(CURRENT SWISHING)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Inside now.
Inside. Come on.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Upstairs. Quick.
Just be careful.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
There you are.
What do you want?
Open the door then.
I can give you water.
That's all we have.
Ah, come on.
You've got more than that in there.
We just want what you've got.
Of course you do,
'cause you didn't prepare.
Now you think you can just
come and take our stuff.
You lucky it's just us.
There's much worse
gangs out there than us.
They'll be here soon enough.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Hard way it is then.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Don't shoot.
Don't come any further.
Don't shoot. I'm gonna put this down.
Okay.
Don't.
Don't.
(GUN FIRING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
I didn't mean to.
What the fuck have you done?
I didn't mean to.
The fuck have you done?
(PUNCH THUDDING)
(FIGHTERS GRUNTING)
Bitch.
(BODY THUDDING)
[CHILD] Mom, dad, are you okay?
[CHRIS] Yeah, it's
okay, love. It's over now.
Oh, come here, darling.
Thank God.
We gotta get 'em out here.
Okay.
Listen, right. We just gonna go tidy up.
Can you go up to your bedroom
and we'll be right up, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Hang on.
You actually bought body bags?
Yeah.
You know you saved us all.
I didn't mean to shoot.
I did.
Can we go now?
Let's do it. Let's get
the hell out of here.
(JAZZY MUSIC)
Are we ever gonna come back?
Yeah, darling. Of course.
As soon as it's safe.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(WATER FLOWING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(FOOTSTEPS PLODDING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Come.
That's it.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BUTTONS CLICKING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
One four for a copy.
Any copy on the one four?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
Is there anybody out there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
(AUDIO CRACKLING)
[ANNOUNCER] All communications
have been temporarily shut down.
We'll bring you further
information as soon as possible.
This is an emergency radio broadcast
from the British government.
All communications have
been temporarily shut down.
We'll bring you further
information as soon as possible.
This is an emergency radio broadcast
from the British government.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(FIRE CRACKLING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(PAUL GASPING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
980 millisieverts.
One four for a copy.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
One four for a copy.
If there's anybody out
there, please respond.
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
[JOHN] ] Breaker, breaker, come back.
Yeah. Hello.
This is Alpha Bravo 256.
My name's Paul. What's your situation?
[JOHN] Hello Paul. My name's John.
I'm in my house. I'm okay. How about you?
It's a strong signal; you can't be far.
Yeah. Also home. Did you see it?
The nearest explosion?
(EXPLOSION BOOMING)
It looked like it was
around 20 miles away.
[JOHN] You were outside. You're okay?
I heard it, like a gunshot.
Felt the pressure went through my house.
Another one later as
well, like further away.
It must have been a preemptive attack.
They'll try and take out
our ability to hit back.
There's fallout everywhere above.
[JOHN] Above.
Yeah, outside, I mean.
How about you? Can you see outside?
[JOHN] No. I'm in a windowless room.
Do you have a radiation meter?
Yeah, I do.
It's 980 millisieverts out there.
That's basically a
radiation sickness dosage.
Try and stay away from all
external walls if you can.
[JOHN] Thanks.
Yeah, I'm in the center
of the ground floor.
Do you think it's just us
here or the whole world?
There's no way of knowing at the moment.
All we keep getting is
this emergency broadcast
on the radio.
No one knew this was gonna happen.
Why didn't they see it?
The war just kept slowly escalating
and they didn't try and stop it.
[JOHN] It was like
most people were asleep.
Just totally oblivious
to what was happening.
And now what?
We wait, to live, to die.
[JOHN] Well, we're still
here, for now at least.
Paul, I've got a go.
Have to save batteries.
But we can talk again tomorrow, yeah?
Yeah, okay, John. Saving battery.
Same time again tomorrow, yeah?
You stay safe.
[JOHN] You too. Over and out.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(WATER SIZZLING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
How about a seven-day cruise to Norway?
That sounds really fun.
Can we go, Dad? Please.
You know I don't like boats,
and I'll never sleep on one.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Look, I got an idea.
Why don't the two of you
just go by yourselves?
- Really?
- Really.
Yes.
[MOM] Honestly?
Yeah, honestly. I'll be fine.
I'll get on with that new bathroom.
Okay. I'm booking it then.
[PAUL] You'll have a great time.
Time to go.
Bye, Dad.
- Bye girls.
- Bye.
Bye.
Love you.
- Love you too.
- Love you too.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(DEVICE PUMPING)
(TOOTHBRUSH RASPING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
So, 673.
Hello, John! This is Paul.
Are you there?
Hello John, are you there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
[JOHN] Copy that. This
is John. How you doing?
Yeah, it's good to get you.
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks.
Radiation's a little bit lower today.
How are you?
[JOHN] Good to hear.
Feeling a bit vulnerable here.
Had a lot of shouting outside.
Smashing noises.
My house, isn't very secure.
Try barricading your doors
with everything you've got,
and put gaffer tape on the windows.
[JOHN] Why tape the windows?
It will just delay people a bit.
Gives you a chance to
get there, to defend.
[JOHN] You've done
that in your house then?
Yeah, kind of.
I'm a bit out in the sticks where I am.
[JOHN] We are not in town.
We're on the outskirts.
We? You're not alone there.
[JOHN] Sorry, didn't I say?
My wife and kids are here too?
Yeah, okay. That's, that's nice.
[JOHN] Would you like to say hello?
Yeah, sure.
- Hi Paul.
- Hi Paul.
Hey. Hello.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
[CHILD] Have you got your
family with you there as well?
No, my, my family went away.
You two look after your mom and dad, yeah?
[JOHN] Sorry, Paul. We didn't mean to.
No, it's okay, I, I just...
Look, I have to go, okay.
Over and out.
(MOURNFUL MUSIC)
[REPORTER] General unemployment levels
in the UK are at the highest in years.
Some breaking news now.
A major incident has been
declared in the North Sea
after two cruise ships have collided.
It is not yet known how the two ships,
the Cosmos and the Ariah,
have crashed into each other.
We have the first pictures
here taken from the coast
where emergency services
are already in attendance.
No, no, no, no.
[NEWSCASTER] What we're hearing
is that the two ships are now stationary
after drifting away from each
other following the impact.
Serious damage is visible
there on one side of the ship.
No. No.
[NEWSCASTER] Authorities have advised
that the situation is developing rapidly
and we will bring you more on this
as it comes through to us.
I'm afraid that I'm just getting
some initial reports now that
they're have been fatalities.
- No. No. No. No.
- To find out more,
let's go to-
No. No. No.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SINCERE MUSIC)
Ding dong
Cracked light
Trying to hold it all inside
High life
This strife
Heart bright
Cold strife
Are you all safe tonight
Gone away before too long
Here to stay
When it all goes on
(GENTLE MUSIC)
John, are you there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
This is Paul.
John, are you there?
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
I wasn't truthful with you the
other day about where I am.
When I lost my family a year ago,
I sold our house and bought a flat
and an old Cold War bunker.
ROC Posts, they're called.
Royal Observer Corps, stands for.
There's hundreds of them
all over the country
to measure nuclear blasts.
Most of them are still
around today, you know,
but derelict, or vandalized.
Every one of them could shelter
a small family right now.
I really focused on renovating it.
I kitted it out with all
this equipment, food, water.
I was deluded.
(MOURNFUL MUSIC)
Almost as if they'd use it.
And now I'm sat here all alone in it.
(MOURNFUL MUSIC)
I finally realize it's
pointless. (SOBBING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
One four for a copy.
John, are you there?
One four for a copy.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(WHITE NOISE HISSING)
[JOHN] Paul, do you copy?
Yeah, copy that, John. Are you all okay?
[JOHN] Yeah, yeah. We're all intact.
I'm glad to hear it.
I thought you'd all gone.
[JOHN] So did I at one point.
People came to our house and broke in.
Stole our battery.
They came back again for more.
And they took almost all our food as well.
I did what I had to do in the end.
I had to protect the kids. I had to.
It's okay. I understand.
I'd have done the same.
Whatever it takes.
[JOHN] Thank you.
We're, we're hanging in there.
Have you tried the radio today?
No.
[JOHN] Do it. On the hour.
Okay, I will do. Over and out.
(RADIO CRACKLING)
[PRIME MINISTER] This is
your Prime Minister speaking.
Firstly, thank you for your patience
while our government and
the Ministry of Defense
have been battling in every
way to save our great country
from the diabolical
aggression of our enemy.
Nuclear weapons have
been used in an attempt
to destroy our ability to fight,
and to disable our
critical infrastructure.
Several of our European allies
have experienced similar attacks.
The scale of the devastation
is vast, but there is hope.
Our main enemy has been neutralized.
The combined forces and
intelligence have prevailed.
We turn now to our own
survival here in Britain.
I make a vow to you all that
despite being overwhelmed
and depleted, that we will
bring aid and security
to every area of our
country as soon as possible.
The British Army and police are regrouping
and will enforce order by any means.
I ask you all to show
humanity to fellow citizens,
so many of which have lost
everything and everyone.
If you have clean water, food,
shelter, please help others.
It is time to come together
to try to rebuild our great nation.
Thank you.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BREATH ECHOING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)