Survivors

A community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi

Cast:Lucy Fleming , Ian McCulloch , Denis Lill , Stephen Dudley , Tanya Ronder , John Abineri , Lorna Lewis , Carolyn Seymour , Michael Gover , Celia Gregory , Gordon Salkilld , Chris Tranchell , Talfryn Thomas , Hana Maria Pravda , Eileen Helsby , Anna Pitt , Terry Scully , William Dysart

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Fourth Horseman

Wed, Apr 16, 1975

A strange disease sweeps through Britain and the world with amazing swiftness. Abby Grant searches for her son. Jenny thrust out of her city life wanders through the country around London trying to find a way to survive.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Genesis

Wed, Apr 23, 1975

Greg comes home to find Britain just as desolate as Holland. Abby continues to look for her son, and finds that not all the gatherings of survivors have altruistic motives. Jenny finds it a challenge to survive on her own.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Gone Away

Wed, Apr 30, 1975

Abby, Jenny and Greg drive to the nearest large supermarket to stock up on food. While there, they come up against some armed men who are working on Wormley's behalf. The men threaten to shoot them if they take the food and insist they sign up at the community. Abby refuses, and her group manages to overcome the men and escape. Arriving back at the church they find a tramp, Tom Price, has taken shelter at their house. He agrees to join them and help. He tells them of a young boy he encountered who Abby hopes may be her son. Abby, Greg and Jenny go to find him but discover he is dead, but is not Abby's son. While away, Wormley's men have discovered their base and wait for their return. Tom agrees to join their settlement, and they begin trashing Abby's group's possessions. Abby, Jenny, and Greg return, but one of Wormley's men warns them not to enter the church, so the trio waits in the dark until the gang leaves. Fearing for their safety they leave the area the next day, with Abby vowing to continue searching for her son.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Corn Dolly

Wed, May 7, 1975

Abby, Jenny and Greg are driving towards Abby's home town of Brimpsfield, looking for her son. At a petrol station they find posters for a nearby settlement. They run across settlement members, Charles and Loraine, who themselves have just found a young boy, Mick. Greg, Abby, and Jenny decide to accompany them to Maredell before deciding whether to join forces. On arrival, they discover that many in the settlement have become mortally ill from poisoned fish. They soon learn that Charles is obsessed with repopulating the earth and is trying to impregnate as many women as possible to achieve this goal. His intentions now turn to Abby, who is horrified. The trio leaves the following day.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Gone to the Angels

Wed, May 14, 1975

While Abby goes to her son's school, Jenny and Greg run across two small children, John and Lizzie, who have been living in the home of John's dead grandmother. When they all go up to the school to meet Abby, the children tell them about a bus full of school children who have gone up to Derbyshire, "where the angels are". They all take off to the area and find a house to stay in, but Greg is accidentally shot by a man who took shelter there, Lincoln, who's given Greg a minor flesh wound. The man tells the group that armed men calling themselves "The British Government" recently came, taking many of his supplies. Abby leaves on her own and finds the "angels," three religious men who have isolated themselves in the hills. Later, when Jenny, Greg, and the children set out to follow Abby, Lincoln takes Lizzie hostage, but she is saved by her dog. The group leaves Lincoln behind and rejoins Abby at the "angels'" cabin. However, the men quickly become ill, and they realise Abby has brought the plague with her and infected them. The five travellers leave after the three men have died.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Garland's War

Wed, May 21, 1975

Abby accidentally gets involved in a local war when she picks up a wounded man being chased by a group of armed men. They shoot one of Abby's tyres as she escapes. The man, Jimmy Garland, takes Abby to the cave where he has been staying: there is instant chemistry between the pair. He is the rightful owner of the Waterhouse manor but has been evicted by a larger group, led by Knox. While Jimmy is finding another vehicle for Abby she is captured by Knox, who convinces her his intentions for Garland's estate are reasonable and honourable, and she agrees to find Jimmy and play mediator between them. Jimmy, however, has kidnapped one of Knox's women as collateral for Abby. Abby brings Jimmy to Knox, but his men attack and restrain him. Abby leaves, and finds Greg, Jenny and the children looking for her. Back at the manor, Knox is torturing Jimmy to reveal the whereabouts of the girl. As the men go to the hut to retrieve the girl, they are surprised as Greg bursts through the door with a shotgun, demanding that Knox's men let Jimmy go. They make the exchange and escape, though Jimmy insists he must stay to continue fighting his "war."

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Starvation

Wed, Jun 4, 1975

An old friend returns along with some new faces to join the gang as they find a place to call home.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Spoil of War

Wed, Jun 11, 1975

Some of the Gang go back to the quarry to pick up whats left of Vic's hoard, only to find out he's still alive.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Law and Order

Wed, Jun 18, 1975

In celebration the gang have a party. Not being used to the effects of alcohol, things get a little out of hand and the gang vote on a suitable punishment for those at fault.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Future Hour

Wed, Jun 25, 1975

Two strangers on the run from a possessive merchant fall under the mercy of Abby, Jenny, Greg and the Gang. Trouble ensues as the gang try to protect the strangers.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Revenge

Wed, Jul 2, 1975

Vic is struggling to adapt to life of disability in a world where only the strong survive. An old face from the past returns, giving Vic a new reason for living, not necessarily for good reasons.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Something of Value

Wed, Jul 9, 1975

A visitor spends the night, sneaking off in the morning but not before he notices the tanker full of petrol. Greg and Jenny take the tanker to a neighboring community to trade while the visitors chase them down.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ A Beginning

Wed, Jul 16, 1975

The group are becoming irritable with each other after trading their petrol for some seed which turns out to be bad, and a fox has killed their chickens. Abby, tired of her role as the leader, retreats and talks it over with Jenny, who reveals she is pregnant with Greg's child. A wandering group arrives and requests shelter for a sick woman they are carrying. The group says they were driven from their land by a large band of thieves roaming the area. Greg and the others in his group agree to contact other settlements so they can band together and form an alliance against similar attacks. Abby meanwhile, needing some peace, leaves the settlement to seek out Jimmy Garland, and stays with him in his house. Back at the settlement, the sick girl, Ruth, recovers and tells them she was a medical student; she mentions that she was staying on a barge with some other people, one of whom was a boy named Peter Grant. Abby returns the next day with Jimmy. Jenny rushes out to tell her the news that her son is still alive.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Birth of a Hope

Wed, Mar 31, 1976

Things look bleak for Greg and a heavily pregnant Jenny as Abby has left to be reunited with her son, and the manor house has burnt down. Their old acquaintance Charles Vaughan offers them a place in his community, but is it ideal?

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Greater Love

Wed, Apr 7, 1976

Jenny gives birth to Greg's baby, but there are complications. Paul offers to help by setting out to fetch medical supplies and surgical equipment, but with diseases still out there, is he taking too much of a risk?

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Lights of London: Part 1

Wed, Apr 14, 1976

An underground settlement in London tricks Ruth into arriving there, hoping to use her skills as a doctor - whether she agrees or not.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Lights of London: Part 2

Wed, Apr 21, 1976

Greg and Charles find Ruth, but will their plan to take her back be successful - and does she want them to?

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Face of the Tiger

Wed, Apr 28, 1976

The arrival of a new person to the settlement helps settle tensions among the community. But is the softly-spoken Alistair really all he seems, and why is Hubert so eager to get rid of him?

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Witch

Wed, May 5, 1976

When Hubert Goss is spurned by Mina, he spreads rumours out of spite that the eccentric lady is a witch. The problems begin when, one by one, the rest of the community start to believe him.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ A Friend in Need

Wed, May 12, 1976

Charles and Greg are trying to bring other community leaders together, but their negotiations are complicated by the presence of a sniper who is targetting young women.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ By Bread Alone

Wed, May 19, 1976

When one of the community members reveals himself to be a parson, the idea of having a Sunday Service is touted. However, it causes conflict in a group who wonder if there's a need for religion in a post-pandemic world.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Chosen

Wed, May 26, 1976

Charles and Pet are on an expedition when they encounter two sick travellers. Taking them to the nearest place to treat them, they find themselves in a settlement ran like a military organisation, where they may never be allowed to leave.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Parasites

Wed, Jun 2, 1976

Mina is attracted to an elderly man she meets on a river barge and arranges to bring him lunch in exchange for boots for the community. However, when the barge returns, the man is nowhere to be seen, and a new pair have taken his place.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ New Arrivals

Wed, Jun 9, 1976

Arthur begins to show signs of illness, while a new group are quarantined due to a new strain of flu. Their leader, Mark Carter, has plans to take over as leader of the community.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Over the Hills

Wed, Jun 16, 1976

Charles is thrilled when Sally, one of the new girls, is pregnant. However, his suggestions that more of the girls get pregnant to ensure the survival of humanity isn't met with a positive reaction.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ New World

Wed, Jun 23, 1976

A hot air balloon crash lands near the settlement, providing answers and more questions. With the discovery that there are energy facilities in Norway, a new sense of hope is provided - but who will make the journey?

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Manhunt

Wed, Mar 16, 1977

It's been six months since anyone has seen Greg. After receiving a letter from him, Charles and Jenny travel to his last known location, finding a military organisation that they regard with suspicion.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ A Little Learning

Wed, Mar 23, 1977

With Jenny trying desperately to find him, Greg wanders upon a community run by children who have been stealing from their neighbours. But what are the children trying to hide, and what can Greg do to help them?

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Law of the Jungle

Wed, Mar 30, 1977

Charles and Hubert are reunited with Jenny, then Agnes. Unfortunately they take shelter in a community led by the domineering Brod. Wild dogs make escape impossible, but how long will Brod let them live if they don't do what he wants?

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Mad Dog

Wed, Apr 6, 1977

Charles is nearly killed on a solo expedition, narrowly saved from a pack of wild dogs by the nihilistic Richard Fenton. But with an outbreak of rabies and armed men taking no chances, will his luck hold out?

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Bridgehead

Wed, Apr 13, 1977

With the revelation that a steam train has been brought back to life, Charles makes it his mission to encourage communities to trade on the station. But will they be able to trust each other - or Charles?

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Reunion

Wed, Apr 20, 1977

Jenny discovers that a vet, Janet, is the mother of John. Conflict ensues as Charles wants to press on with the search for Greg, but Jenny insists on reuniting the mother and son. Yet how will John feel when he meets his mother?

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ The Peacemaker

Wed, Apr 27, 1977

Charles, Jenny and Hubert find a milling community that has given itself over to non-violence and contemplative worship. Will their presence challenge these values, and what secrets are the community hiding?

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Sparks

Wed, May 4, 1977

The group, now accompanied by Frank, search for a settlement that acts as home to Alec Campbell, an electronics expert. When they find Alec, they discover that he has no interest in using his vital skills, and they must persuade him.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ The Enemy

Wed, May 11, 1977

Tempers are frayed when the travellers arrive at a former mining community and Frank's health worsens. When Charles tries to get Jenny to sleep with Alec to ensure his loyalty to the group, further resentments come to the surface.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Last Laugh

Wed, May 18, 1977

Greg, travelling alone, has become paranoid and mistrustful of strangers. Will his fears ultimately be confirmed, and what secrets will he uncover as a result?

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Long Live the King

Wed, Jun 1, 1977

Charles travels to an old army camp after receiving an urgent message to meet Greg there. When he arrives, he finds no sign of Greg, but Anna with plans for a new government in Greg's name.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Power

Wed, Jun 8, 1977

Charles, Hubert and Jenny take the steam train up to Scotland, where they plan to meet with Alec and Sam after electricity has been restored. But none of them have realised that Sam's plan all along was to sabotage it.