The British series In the Flesh is an outlandish kinomix of various genres and problems of modern society.
Innovative approach
The television film “In the Flesh” (front-end actors: L. Newberry, H. Keynes, M. Critchley) breaks the existing movie post about zombies, presenting the old, but not losing its relevance, idea of the walking dead cannibals in a new version. The series, positioned as a dramatic horror, includes the characteristic mystical components, features of the genre policy of the thriller and exosocial drama, raising a number of exciting issues. With an IMDb rating of 8.10, the television product In the Flesh received two BAFTA awards. Viewers and film critics appreciated the extraordinary approach to the story of the next zombie apocalypse, radically different from the hits of the current five-year period like “The Walking Dead” or “Nation Z”.
Creators
The creative group of directors was led by Johnny Campbell, who has 20 years of television experience and has been directly involved in the production of the original version of Shameless. In addition, the director is known for directing a science fiction comedy based on real events, “The Alien Autopsy” and now “In the Flesh”. The actors involved in the filming process also enjoyed collaborating with other equally talented directing professionals: Jim O'Hanlon (Awakening the Dead, Shameless), Alice Troton (Merlin) and Damon Thomas (Monroe). Among the group working on the project’s scenario, John Jackson stood out as a film playwright who worked on yet another famous British series, Being a Man.
Plot
From the tragic moment when the living dead terrorized the provincial town of Roarton, very little time has passed. Veterans of the resistance movement who have risen from the graves of the bloodthirsty dead still remember those terrible days in which many citizens died. But times are changing, infected half-dead, having been treated, are returned to families. The protagonist of the television movie Cyrene Walker (Luke Newberry) is one of the repatriates. He returns home, not feeling particularly happy about this: his parents are extremely unnatural, the guy is tormented by painful memories and ghosts of the past, and his sister, having signed up for resistance, sees the guy as an enemy only. The case of the protagonist is no exception. The inhabitants of Roarton do not want to let in those who once posed a real threat. The atmosphere is preached by the sermon of the local shepherd, who set the townspeople against the settled settlers. This is a brief description of the plot and the main plot of the series “In the Flesh”.
The actors who played the images of the central characters were shot in the project for two seasons continuously, the performers of minor and episodic roles were replaced almost every series.
Casting cast
The main role in the series is played by the English actor Luke Newberry. The artist made his debut in the film industry in 1997 in the short film "One". Fans of European cinema are familiar with him through the films "My Heart" with Helena Bonham Carter and the comedy drama "Quartet" with Maggie Smith. In 2011, the actor took part in the filming of one of the parts of the Harry Potter epic Deathly Hallows, where he played the role of Teddy Lupine. Luke also turned into an episodic image of a young policeman in the popular TV series Sherlock in a series called The Scandal in Belgravia. In addition, the film “Anna Karenina” (2012), in which he played the role of Vasily Lukich, occupies a significant place in the filmography of Newberry.
American actress Harriet Keynes reincarnated as Jemima (Jem) Walker. The girl made her television debut in the series Doctors in 2000 as Sienna Roberts. The performer became popular after she introduced the heroine Louise to the audience in the project "Shelter". By the way, Harriet Keynes was invited to the casting in the serial film of Mark Evans after participating in "In the Flesh."
The role of Steve Walker was played by a performer who collaborated with the directors back in Shameless. Steve Cooper is a serial actor, his filmography consists solely of television films, the most famous of which are Shameless, Defendants, In the Flesh.
In Sue Walker, at the insistence of the director's group, the most experienced actress reincarnated. Filmography Marie Critchley exceeds thirty projects. The most famous film is considered the criminal biographical drama "The Last Executioner".
In addition to the listed actors, the permanent cast of the series includes Emmett Scanlan ("Constantine", "Guardians of the Galaxy"), Stephen Thompson ("Trainer", "Legend") and others. Each, even an insignificant, minor and episodic character was written by the scriptwriters in such a way that his role worked to strengthen all the conflicts affected by the story, so each artist had excellent conditions for revealing the characteristics of his character.
With a claim for a full meter
As soon as the leadership of the BBC Three TV channel, after the second season aired, decided to stop the production of the multi-part zombie drama "In the Flesh", the actors, crew members and fans of the series were disappointed. Since that time, the restless creator of the television show Dominic Mitchell tirelessly offers to return the beloved heroes to the screens in the cinema format. Recently, in an interview with contributing contributors to Radio Times, he announced his intention to launch a fundraising campaign to bring the heroes of In the Flesh back to life as soon as possible.