Saturday, 30 October 2010

Zombies and Big Brother Contestants


I know some people think Big Brother contestants are a a bit like zombies, and it's Halloween this weekend, which got me thinking about the classic bout of zombie awesomeness that was Dead Set.

Have you ever dreamed about Big Brother contestants getting eaten by zombies? Well the Charlie Brooker-created ZomCom made this odd dream come true. Quite how anybody could think up a combination of Zombies and BB is beyond us, too much reality TV maybe? However the end result was amazing, and boasted an impressive cast, some of whom have appeared in a selection of our favourite shows: The Inbetweeners, Green Wing, Waterloo Road, Big Train, Shameless and even Bad Girls.

Without getting into too much detail, this five part mini series revolves around Jamie Winstone who plays Kelly, an underpaid, underappreciated runner on the show. Kelly finds herself in the midst of a zombie attack, and the only people who don’t know what is happening are the hapless and annoying housemates.

Chaos ensues as the zombies are everywhere and no one is safe, not even Davina. The best part is when a bunch of ex-housemates get attacked. Want to see Brian Belo or Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace get eaten by zombies? What about Makosi or Kinga (the zombies didnt use a wine bottle)? Go on, take a look. You know you wanna.

We all know how blood hungry the Big Brother crowd could be, but this just takes the biscuit - sweet dreams!