1 00:00:00,250 ---> 00:00:03,285 Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. Alpha 075. 2 00:00:03,320 ---> 00:00:05,215 I'm declaring a fuel emergency. 3 00:00:05,251 ---> 00:00:08,964 Alpha 075, what's your current fuel status? 4 00:00:09,000 ---> 00:00:10,881 - _ - 295 souls on board. 5 00:00:10,917 ---> 00:00:12,557 Current fuel status is half an hour. 6 00:00:12,593 ---> 00:00:15,358 We spent too long over France. We won't make Newcastle. 7 00:00:15,600 ---> 00:00:17,965 They've had avionics issues since the storm hit. 8 00:00:18,000 ---> 00:00:20,100 And then the situation at Charles de Gaulle. 9 00:00:20,136 ---> 00:00:21,115 Where is he now? 10 00:00:21,846 ---> 00:00:23,698 Approaching Northumberland but we keep losing him. 11 00:00:23,767 ---> 00:00:26,578 - Try Newcastle. - He doesn't think he'll get there. 12 00:00:26,679 ---> 00:00:28,072 _ 13 00:00:28,370 ---> 00:00:30,406 _ 14 00:00:30,676 ---> 00:00:32,239 _ 15 00:00:32,275 ---> 00:00:34,180 _ 16 00:00:34,899 ---> 00:00:38,824 OK, Alpha 075, we're sending you to RAF Coningsby. 17 00:00:39,000 ---> 00:00:41,400 We won't make that. We need to land. 18 00:00:42,487 ---> 00:00:43,660 _ 19 00:00:43,696 ---> 00:00:44,745 _ 20 00:00:44,781 ---> 00:00:47,709 _ 21 00:00:50,667 ---> 00:00:52,592 That's exactly what I said to them. 22 00:00:52,628 ---> 00:00:54,548 We don't have the officers... 23 00:00:56,600 ---> 00:00:57,877 Jesus Christ! 24 00:00:59,582 ---> 00:01:02,400 A plane just went over really low but I can't see any lights. 25 00:01:03,925 ---> 00:01:05,745 _ 26 00:01:05,781 ---> 00:01:07,157 _ 27 00:01:07,779 ---> 00:01:09,196 _ 28 00:01:24,808 ---> 00:01:28,125 _ 29 00:01:36,341 ---> 00:01:38,339 _ 30 00:01:41,220 ---> 00:01:42,570 - You're smoking. - No! 31 00:01:43,340 ---> 00:01:45,384 - Why can't you vape? - Real men don't vape. 32 00:01:46,058 ---> 00:01:47,569 Where's your protection officer? 33 00:01:47,605 ---> 00:01:50,072 Risk is part of smoking. Take that out, what have you got? 34 00:01:50,108 ---> 00:01:52,713 Lymph nodes! I called James. He's just coming. 35 00:01:53,100 ---> 00:01:55,095 So can I go to the party? 36 00:01:55,131 ---> 00:01:57,356 As long as we can video you millie-rocking. 37 00:01:58,152 ---> 00:02:00,797 - You think I don't know what that is. - He doesn't. 38 00:02:00,953 ---> 00:02:02,705 We don't really do parties anyway. 39 00:02:03,112 ---> 00:02:06,385 - Really? What do you call them now? - A few friends coming round... 40 00:02:06,420 ---> 00:02:08,800 Yeah. For tea and biscuits. 41 00:02:08,851 ---> 00:02:11,199 Well, enjoy yourselves. You deserve it. 42 00:02:12,671 ---> 00:02:15,673 I love you. Call me later. Bye, Georgia. 43 00:02:16,020 ---> 00:02:19,858 Fascist scum! Sutherland! Resign! 44 00:02:21,180 ---> 00:02:23,344 - Yes, make that move. - Bye, Mrs Sutherland.45 00:02:23,380 ---> 00:02:24,352 Are you sure? 46 00:02:24,388 ---> 00:02:26,825 It's been a long time coming. What about the other issue? 47 00:02:26,860 ---> 00:02:28,945 Still waiting for an update from Fraser. 48 00:02:29,365 ---> 00:02:31,505 - OK. I'm on my way. - OK. 49 00:02:31,540 ---> 00:02:33,372 I'll call you as soon as I hear anything. 50 00:02:37,088 ---> 00:02:38,088 Dan? 51 00:02:38,494 ---> 00:02:41,471 I want an immediate update if there's any sign of panic buying 52 00:02:41,507 ---> 00:02:42,584 at the petrol stations. 53 00:02:47,920 ---> 00:02:49,080 Anna. 54 00:02:58,960 ---> 00:03:00,840 You didn't answer my letters. 55 00:03:10,300 ---> 00:03:12,180 They didn't deserve an answer. 56 00:03:14,980 ---> 00:03:16,040 Mum? 57 00:03:18,900 ---> 00:03:20,242 Please go. 58 00:03:23,918 ---> 00:03:25,826 You don't even want to know what happened. 59 00:03:29,020 ---> 00:03:30,105 No. 60 00:03:32,196 ---> 00:03:34,342 Mum, who's this guy? Is he hassling you? 61 00:03:34,378 ---> 00:03:35,476 He's just going. 62 00:03:43,554 ---> 00:03:46,006 Come on. Come inside. Come on. 63 00:03:53,257 ---> 00:03:57,199 _ 64 00:03:58,255 ---> 00:03:59,471 X5. 65 00:04:01,860 ---> 00:04:03,127 And another one. 66 00:04:05,415 ---> 00:04:06,598 I'll let them know. 67 00:04:22,309 ---> 00:04:24,349 - Anna. - Multiple X5s. 68 00:04:25,895 ---> 00:04:28,068 - Right. Do we know...? - That's all we've got. 69 00:04:28,774 ---> 00:04:31,382 But we've gone from moderate to significant threat 70 00:04:31,418 ---> 00:04:33,063 and we're informing all goal commanders. 71 00:04:33,329 ---> 00:04:34,792 I'll tell the Prime Minister. 72 00:05:08,774 ---> 00:05:10,858 - Anna. - Multiple X5s. 73 00:05:11,055 ---> 00:05:12,558 We've gone to significant threat. 74 00:05:12,580 ---> 00:05:14,625 They could be heading our way. 75 00:05:15,371 ---> 00:05:17,470 Convene a full COBRA for the morning. 76 00:05:32,408 ---> 00:05:36,408 Syncf everything. 90 00:06:19,338 ---> 00:06:20,383 Here. 91 00:06:23,200 ---> 00:06:24,432 Cheers. 92 00:06:37,068 ---> 00:06:40,068 _ 93 00:06:44,442 ---> 00:06:46,598 - Dominic Knight's on the way. - Great. Thanks. 94 00:06:58,795 ---> 00:07:01,095 _ 95 00:07:01,855 ---> 00:07:04,165 Hey, Anna. You wanted to see me. 96 00:07:13,596 ---> 00:07:15,311 - It wasn't me. - It was you. 97 00:07:15,640 ---> 00:07:17,092 - I didn't. - You did. 98 00:07:17,802 ---> 00:07:19,892 I did an interview a while back/ 99 00:07:19,928 ---> 00:07:22,802 "What's the most important function of being the PM's Chief of Staff?" 100 00:07:22,838 ---> 00:07:24,276 Do you know what I was tempted to say? 101 00:07:25,513 ---> 00:07:28,033 Knowing where the nearest toilet is at all times. 102 00:07:29,178 ---> 00:07:32,269 There's the strategic input, diary management, controlling access. 103 00:07:32,305 ---> 00:07:33,858 But really it comes down to making sure 104 00:07:33,894 ---> 00:07:35,660 he always has somewhere to take a piss. 105 00:07:36,274 ---> 00:07:39,410 You don't get to choose your level of loyalty 106 00:07:39,446 ---> 00:07:41,116 when you work at this address. 107 00:07:43,639 ---> 00:07:46,586 We have a COBRA on the solar threat at 11. 108 00:07:47,040 ---> 00:07:50,426 And you have until the end of the day to draft your resignation letter. 109 00:07:52,244 ---> 00:07:55,647 Can I...? That is outrageous. 110 00:07:55,683 ---> 00:07:59,132 You're quite right. You don't need all day for such a short letter. 111 00:07:59,718 ---> 00:08:02,529 Two hours should be plenty. Have it done by lunch. 112 00:08:02,621 ---> 00:08:04,552 The civil servants are waiting. We should go. 113 00:08:11,410 ---> 00:08:12,739 Oh, and Dominic. 114 00:08:14,083 ---> 00:08:15,644 You can leave by the public entrance. 115 00:08:20,156 ---> 00:08:23,455 Queen takes Knight. We should expect a counter-attack. 116 00:08:23,626 ---> 00:08:27,626 Don't worry. Got the next move all planned out. 117 00:08:36,651 ---> 00:08:39,073 Peter will brief the press 118 00:08:39,281 ---> 00:08:41,702 the threat level's been raised to significant. 119 00:08:42,237 ---> 00:08:44,573 All the petrol stations seem to be working. 120 00:08:45,080 ---> 00:08:47,034 There's no sign of panic yet. 121 00:08:47,944 ---> 00:08:49,988 Because people don't know what to panic about. 122 00:09:06,396 ---> 00:09:09,089 - Morning, Archie. - Fuck that! 123 00:09:10,442 ---> 00:09:12,442 Have you just sacked Dominic Knight? 124 00:09:12,478 ---> 00:09:13,951 Shouldn't it be, "Fuck that, Prime Minister?" 125 00:09:13,987 ---> 00:09:15,763 You should have talked to me first. 126 00:09:15,799 ---> 00:09:18,732 I really don't think that's part of my constitutional obligations actually. 127 00:09:18,768 ---> 00:09:21,483 You know how it looks. Dom's closely identified with me. 128 00:09:21,519 ---> 00:09:22,881 Don't go there, Archie. 129 00:09:23,177 ---> 00:09:24,560 Or I'm gonna be forced to ask, 130 00:09:24,596 ---> 00:09:27,958 "Who gave him the nod to brief against the policy he helped devise?" 131 00:09:29,022 ---> 00:09:30,441 They're ready for us now. 132 00:09:30,844 ---> 00:09:33,425 Oh, I'm sorry, Lady Macbeth. 133 00:09:33,461 ---> 00:09:36,399 I didn't spot you lurking there for one delightful moment. 134 00:09:36,587 ---> 00:09:38,653 That might work if I was his wife. 135 00:09:39,323 ---> 00:09:40,611 Never too late. 136 00:09:47,107 ---> 00:09:51,134 So which virtue-signalling ponce has been lined up to replace him? 137 00:09:51,439 ---> 00:09:53,115 I have a couple of ideas. 138 00:09:53,466 ---> 00:09:55,812 Francine Bridge was one thought that occurred to me. 139 00:09:59,438 ---> 00:10:01,503 We'll have to have a chat about that one. 140 00:10:12,724 ---> 00:10:15,525 Now, as you are already aware, 141 00:10:16,058 ---> 00:10:17,234 this morning, 142 00:10:17,437 ---> 00:10:19,619 the threat from Extreme Space Weather 143 00:10:19,655 ---> 00:10:21,899 was raised from moderate to significant. 144 00:10:22,125 ---> 00:10:24,970 There is some uncertainty as to the impact zone 145 00:10:25,006 ---> 00:10:27,091 but the UK is certainly at risk. 146 00:10:27,284 ---> 00:10:29,611 I'll now hand over to the Chief Scientific Officer. 147 00:10:29,736 ---> 00:10:31,754 Yes, as I briefed the Director 148 00:10:31,790 ---> 00:10:34,622 of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat last night, 149 00:10:34,658 ---> 00:10:38,180 the Met Office has been seeing fairly significant activity 150 00:10:38,216 ---> 00:10:40,298 on the eastern side of the sun. 151 00:10:40,334 ---> 00:10:42,174 But we planned for all this though. 152 00:10:42,997 ---> 00:10:45,682 There was the seminar you did at the Home Office. 153 00:10:46,099 ---> 00:10:49,074 What was it called again? The last bad one, a couple of centuries back. 154 00:10:49,110 ---> 00:10:50,183 The Carrington Event. 155 00:10:50,554 ---> 00:10:54,884 And a few telegraph operators got singed eyebrows, right? 156 00:10:55,014 ---> 00:10:56,823 The point is though, Home Secretary, 157 00:10:56,859 ---> 00:10:59,165 as I'm sure you'll recall from my presentation, 158 00:10:59,419 ---> 00:11:01,711 that our technologies are much more sophisticated now. 159 00:11:01,747 ---> 00:11:04,912 The impact of a similar-sized storm will be considerably worse. 160 00:11:04,948 ---> 00:11:09,433 OK, but it's not a great big meteorite or the sun suddenly blowing up. 161 00:11:09,469 ---> 00:11:10,765 It's neither of those scenarios. 162 00:11:10,801 ---> 00:11:13,322 I shall make the Press very aware of that later. 163 00:11:13,700 ---> 00:11:16,345 Be great if we could all stay on message on this one.164 00:11:16,381 ---> 00:11:19,466 Well, I have a bottle of Lagavulin with the Foreign Secretary, 165 00:11:19,502 ---> 00:11:21,752 this will all go the way it normally does. 166 00:11:21,788 ---> 00:11:25,313 I am sure we are all hugely reassured by that, Archie. 167 00:11:25,660 ---> 00:11:27,449 Now perhaps you could pick up the threats 168 00:11:27,485 ---> 00:11:28,778 in terms of practical implications 169 00:11:28,814 ---> 00:11:32,664 just in case the shark actually is in the water like the last time. 170 00:11:32,700 ---> 00:11:34,262 Of course, Prime Minister. 171 00:11:34,490 ---> 00:11:37,786 Stage One of a bad solar storm would knock out satellites, 172 00:11:37,822 ---> 00:11:41,067 potentially destabilising all transport and navigational systems. 173 00:11:41,103 ---> 00:11:43,834 I understand that aviation is the biggest concern. 174 00:11:43,870 ---> 00:11:46,132 Yes. There are real worries over flight safety 175 00:11:46,168 ---> 00:11:47,635 after a serious particle blizzard. 176 00:11:47,671 ---> 00:11:51,008 But Stage Two is potentially the most disruptive part. 177 00:11:51,223 ---> 00:11:53,428 The storm will almost certainly release 178 00:11:53,464 ---> 00:11:56,058 several blasts of plasma into space. 179 00:11:56,256 ---> 00:11:57,952 And if one of these reaches Earth 180 00:11:57,988 ---> 00:12:00,475 it could cause huge damage to the power supply 181 00:12:00,639 ---> 00:12:04,290 through voltage instability and transformer damage on the network. 182 00:12:04,326 ---> 00:12:06,346 Some areas could be without power for months. 183 00:12:06,597 ---> 00:12:08,344 The National Grid begs to differ. 184 00:12:08,380 ---> 00:12:11,305 They think it could be restricted to a couple of remote areas. 185 00:12:11,372 ---> 00:12:15,552 And it could. We just don't really know and neither do they. 186 00:12:16,122 ---> 00:12:20,680 But even one day without power is enough to drive most people insane 187 00:12:20,880 ---> 00:12:23,039 and do huge damage to the economy. 188 00:12:23,075 ---> 00:12:26,843 Think of the impact of weeks or even months. 189 00:12:26,879 ---> 00:12:30,004 When are we gonna know whether all or any of this is gonna happen? 190 00:12:30,108 ---> 00:12:33,763 We expect to see more large flares on the visible face of the sun. 191 00:12:34,036 ---> 00:12:36,503 The Met Office are monitoring for plasma launches. 192 00:12:36,723 ---> 00:12:39,328 But even then, it would have to come our way 193 00:12:39,720 ---> 00:12:43,514 and even then there would still be one critical variable left. 194 00:12:43,933 ---> 00:12:46,176 Does the incoming plasma field 195 00:12:46,212 ---> 00:12:50,013 have a north or south magnetic orientation? 196 00:12:50,440 ---> 00:12:53,407 - Which is the one we don't want? - Hot South bad. 197 00:12:53,529 ---> 00:12:55,814 FrozenNorth... harmless. 198 00:12:56,112 ---> 00:12:58,833 The probability is absolutely 50:50. 199 00:12:59,905 ---> 00:13:02,950 The plasma eruption could have very little impact at all 200 00:13:03,306 ---> 00:13:06,239 or... it could be extremely serious. 201 00:13:06,329 ---> 00:13:08,374 When do we know? For certain. 202 00:13:08,551 ---> 00:13:11,476 So once released it could take up to two days 203 00:13:11,512 ---> 00:13:14,149 to cover the 90 million miles from sun to Earth. 204 00:13:14,185 ---> 00:13:16,286 But we'll only know if we're Hot South 205 00:13:16,322 ---> 00:13:19,727 when it passes our satellite at the L1 point. 206 00:13:19,763 ---> 00:13:22,007 That's about one million miles from Earth. 207 00:13:22,043 ---> 00:13:23,513 Do the math, Archie. 208 00:13:23,836 ---> 00:13:25,396 Last time I tried that in public, 209 00:13:25,432 ---> 00:13:27,645 Eddie Mair made a bit of a twat out of me. 210 00:13:29,044 ---> 00:13:30,887 - Half an hour. - Correct. 211 00:13:31,230 ---> 00:13:33,510 There will be just 30 minutes before we know 212 00:13:33,546 ---> 00:13:37,986 if this storm will fuse a few kettles or send us back to the Stone Age. 213 00:13:51,346 ---> 00:13:54,721 Archie's face was a picture when you told that brilliant joke 214 00:13:54,757 ---> 00:13:58,256 about Francine Bridge as the new head of the policy unit. 215 00:13:58,514 ---> 00:13:59,976 Great timing as well, 216 00:14:00,704 ---> 00:14:02,384 just before we go into the briefing room, 217 00:14:02,420 ---> 00:14:05,397 leaving him no time to respond to your hilarious quip. 218 00:14:06,140 ---> 00:14:09,953 I believe that expression is called, "What the actual fuck?" 219 00:14:10,031 ---> 00:14:13,307 by the young people who've abandoned our party in their droves. 220 00:14:13,720 ---> 00:14:15,640 - You weren't joking, were you? - No. 221 00:14:17,260 ---> 00:14:19,752 - What the actual fuck? - She's brilliant. 222 00:14:19,788 ---> 00:14:22,466 She's unemployed. Did I mention young people? 223 00:14:22,502 ---> 00:14:24,975 - She was a Labour MP. - Yes, but... 224 00:14:25,011 ---> 00:14:27,844 Why does everybody assume all people under 20 225 00:14:27,880 ---> 00:14:30,646 are transgender vegans who only care about tuition fees? 226 00:14:30,682 ---> 00:14:32,909 If you only ever take one piece of advice from me, 227 00:14:32,945 ---> 00:14:35,051 it is never make jokes about gender. 228 00:14:35,087 ---> 00:14:37,085 People literally lose their shit over it. 229 00:14:37,293 ---> 00:14:38,579 How about vegans? 230 00:14:38,820 ---> 00:14:40,460 Stick to what you know. 231 00:14:41,153 ---> 00:14:44,077 Can we not just start moving replacement transformers in advance? 232 00:14:44,820 ---> 00:14:48,505 Have you ever seen a transformer? They're not small, you know. 233 00:14:48,727 ---> 00:14:51,653 - OK. In awe at the size of... - Absolute unit. 234 00:14:51,965 ---> 00:14:53,942 The sun is not going to explode. 235 00:14:53,995 ---> 00:14:56,480 There are no fireballs or meteorites. 236 00:14:56,516 ---> 00:15:00,401 It is an invisible geomagnetic storm that could disrupt things. 237 00:15:00,437 ---> 00:15:04,362 We have measures in place. Please, please, please, please, please... 238 00:15:04,398 ---> 00:15:07,803 Pretty fucking please, report this responsibly. 239 00:15:08,227 ---> 00:15:10,433 So what time exactly does the sun explode? 240 00:15:11,712 ---> 00:15:14,429 I will brief you again if the threat level moves to serious. 241 00:15:15,441 ---> 00:15:19,401 Move the security meeting with the Crab back to 11:30, please. 242 00:15:20,115 ---> 00:15:24,108 Well, they stockpiled CS gas and baton rounds for the last false alarm. 243 00:15:24,749 ---> 00:15:27,226 Wait, Ed. Don't hang up. I've got Dom Knight calling. 244 00:15:29,233 ---> 00:15:32,011 Dom? Oh, for God's sake. 245 00:15:32,914 ---> 00:15:35,107 Are you there, Dom? Good. 246 00:15:35,143 ---> 00:15:37,309 Never trust this "hold and accept" malarkey. 247 00:15:38,700 ---> 00:15:40,785 Oh, you bet we'll meet later. 248 00:15:40,820 ---> 00:15:43,300 Don't worry. I'm not taking this lying down. 249 00:15:43,864 ---> 00:15:48,549 My daughter spends most of her time signing petitions on social media. 250 00:15:48,585 ---> 00:15:52,390 And my son sings that stupid lefty chant in the bath. 251 00:15:52,517 ---> 00:15:55,300 To them we're still the nasty party. 252 00:15:55,590 ---> 00:15:58,905 We hate animals and refugees whilst favouring tax dodgers. 253 00:15:58,941 ---> 00:16:02,085 Our party does contain people like that. We can't just wish them away. 254 00:16:02,121 ---> 00:16:03,907 Or Archie would not be Home Secretary. 255 00:16:03,943 ---> 00:16:05,681 Which brings me to Francine Bridge. 256 00:16:06,260 ---> 00:16:08,667 She isn't a member of her party any longer. 257 00:16:08,819 ---> 00:16:10,664 She even resigned her seat in Parliament. 258 00:16:10,817 ---> 00:16:12,533 OK, but there's still a massive problem. 259 00:16:12,569 ---> 00:16:14,019 - I know what you're going to say. - No, you don't. 260 00:16:14,055 ---> 00:16:17,064 You're going to say none of this matters because she won't accept. 261 00:16:18,352 ---> 00:16:19,908 OK. That is what I was going to say. 262 00:16:20,139 ---> 00:16:23,024 It's a problem but not an insurmountable one. Leave it with me. 263 00:16:23,060 ---> 00:16:24,487 I'm meeting her for a drink later. 264 00:16:24,852 ---> 00:16:28,504 Met Office has just seen a massive solar flare with multiple plasma launches. 265 00:16:29,499 ---> 00:16:32,961 We need to raise the threat level to serious and recall COBRA immediately. 266 00:16:33,814 ---> 00:16:37,019 So having analysedthe data, we can now confirm 267 00:16:37,055 ---> 00:16:40,135 that a high-speed plasma eruption is heading straight for us. 268 00:16:41,257 ---> 00:16:42,338 When does it arrive? 269 00:16:42,374 ---> 00:16:44,624 It depends on whether it maintains current speed 270 00:16:44,660 ---> 00:16:45,992 so we can't say for certain. 271 00:16:46,028 ---> 00:16:51,137 They're currently estimating some time late tomorrow afternoon 272 00:16:51,173 ---> 00:16:54,027 with a margin for error of about five hours. 273 00:16:54,063 ---> 00:16:57,906 In the meantime we do already have an immediate impact on planes. 274 00:16:58,383 ---> 00:17:00,448 We're getting reports of avionics issues 275 00:17:00,484 ---> 00:17:03,530 like false warnings and autopilots suddenly disconnecting. 276 00:17:03,566 ---> 00:17:06,191 Isn't that why we still have real pilots on board? 277 00:17:06,227 ---> 00:17:07,845 It is, Home Secretary. 278 00:17:07,881 ---> 00:17:12,090 Although when an Air France crew faced a similar scenario some years ago, 279 00:17:12,340 ---> 00:17:14,360 they hit the ocean 15 minutes later. 280 00:17:16,960 ---> 00:17:19,993 The glide paths at two French airports have failed. 281 00:17:20,029 ---> 00:17:22,046 They need to divert traffic our way. 282 00:17:22,082 ---> 00:17:24,031 Can't they go to their pals in Germany? 283 00:17:24,067 ---> 00:17:26,989 You voted to leave the EU, Archie, not the human race. 284 00:17:30,262 ---> 00:17:32,507 Well, it's fairly obvious what the issue is here. 285 00:17:32,543 ---> 00:17:34,019 Do we ground all flights? 286 00:17:34,693 ---> 00:17:39,778 That would have a very high cost, both human and financial. 287 00:17:39,814 ---> 00:17:41,193 Department of Biz is opposed. 288 00:17:41,229 ---> 00:17:43,074 I trust you all remember the ash cloud. 289 00:17:43,673 ---> 00:17:47,918 If the situation in the air is manageable and it's Frozen North, 290 00:17:48,280 ---> 00:17:50,283 then this is as bad as it gets. 291 00:17:50,512 ---> 00:17:51,806 In which case, 292 00:17:51,842 ---> 00:17:53,762 we should just wait until morning. 293 00:17:56,240 ---> 00:18:00,480 Grounding all flights has real human impact and indirect danger to life. 294 00:18:02,220 ---> 00:18:04,366 This is a hard decision but we do have to decide 295 00:18:04,402 ---> 00:18:05,872 as there's no middle ground here. 296 00:18:10,159 ---> 00:18:13,140 Flights will remain operational until we have more information. 297 00:18:13,176 ---> 00:18:14,476 It's the right decision. 298 00:18:18,650 ---> 00:18:20,580 _ 299 00:18:20,616 ---> 00:18:22,665 - Keep me updated on the plasma eruption. - Will do. 300 00:18:23,541 ---> 00:18:25,946 I'm gonna stay here until we know if it's North or South. 301 00:18:25,982 ---> 00:18:27,356 You guys should probably just... 302 00:18:27,392 ---> 00:18:29,597We'll stay too. We'll take it in turns to sleep. 303 00:18:29,633 ---> 00:18:31,871 OK. We could be here for a while so... 304 00:18:32,649 ---> 00:18:35,293 I need to pop out for an hour. 305 00:18:35,540 ---> 00:18:37,275 Need to make sure Mabel's OK. 306 00:18:39,919 ---> 00:18:41,844 It's my dad's dog. Cockapoo. 307 00:18:41,880 ---> 00:18:43,680 Staying with me while he's in the care home. 308 00:18:44,160 ---> 00:18:45,387 How is the old man? 309 00:18:45,423 ---> 00:18:48,120 Well, he thinks the Home Secretary should leave the country 310 00:18:48,156 ---> 00:18:50,836 so possible early-stage dementia. 311 00:18:50,872 ---> 00:18:53,952 I need to speak to the hospital social worker but I haven't had a second. 312 00:18:55,222 ---> 00:18:56,560 Do you need anything? 313 00:18:56,596 ---> 00:18:58,601 I'll get some food in a bit later. 314 00:18:58,637 ---> 00:19:00,642 - Pizza or curry? - Pizza. 315 00:19:00,678 ---> 00:19:02,197 Something with loads of anchovies. 316 00:19:06,347 ---> 00:19:08,213 - I thought for a minute he was... - Me too! 317 00:19:09,909 ---> 00:19:11,803 - Did you ever meet his ex wife? - Uh-uh. 318 00:19:12,446 ---> 00:19:14,867 More Doberman than cockapoo. 319 00:19:14,903 ---> 00:19:16,142 He's better off with Mabel. 320 00:19:21,300 ---> 00:19:22,510 So will you do it? 321 00:19:22,576 ---> 00:19:23,940 Of course I won't. 322 00:19:24,204 ---> 00:19:27,657 Doesn't have to be Policy and Research. You can have any job title you please. 323 00:19:28,451 ---> 00:19:30,691 Chief Advisor to the Duchy of Narnia. 324 00:19:32,469 ---> 00:19:34,114 What do we really disagree on? 325 00:19:34,824 ---> 00:19:37,234 Corporation tax, public services. 326 00:19:37,270 ---> 00:19:40,010 The unquestionable superiority of Western values. 327 00:19:40,046 ---> 00:19:41,590 I've seen the alternative. 328 00:19:41,626 ---> 00:19:44,426 - Also, you're not your party. - And you would answer only to me. 329 00:19:46,557 ---> 00:19:47,550 I can't. 330 00:19:48,668 ---> 00:19:50,873 I got badly burned in the split. I just want... 331 00:19:50,909 ---> 00:19:55,131 ...what all normal people want. Respect. Trust. Decency. 332 00:19:55,660 ---> 00:19:59,663 And a bit of help with the school fees, of course. 333 00:20:00,740 ---> 00:20:03,665 Universal credit doesn't cover that, right? 334 00:20:03,701 ---> 00:20:05,621 You are such an operator. 335 00:20:09,140 ---> 00:20:10,961 Still getting flak for going private? 336 00:20:11,113 ---> 00:20:14,318 Yes. I didn't change my principles, Anna. 337 00:20:14,354 ---> 00:20:17,049 He got threatened with bloody acid by kids who weren't messing about. 338 00:20:17,085 ---> 00:20:19,734 You don't have to convince me. I believe in choice, remember? 339 00:20:19,770 ---> 00:20:23,095 But I don't really. Plus, it's not choice. It's purchasing power. 340 00:20:23,131 ---> 00:20:25,851 That's part of choice once you've paid your tax. 341 00:20:27,175 ---> 00:20:31,062 See? I don't need us to agree on everything. 342 00:20:31,098 ---> 00:20:34,418 I just want somebody who's not an arsehole and that I can trust. 343 00:20:36,294 ---> 00:20:38,426 Ever think you might have chosen the wrong career? 344 00:20:40,160 ---> 00:20:41,240 No. 345 00:20:59,222 ---> 00:21:02,427 Don't be fooled, Mabel. I hate and despise you. 346 00:21:03,048 ---> 00:21:04,688 The sooner I'm on my own again, the better. 347 00:21:17,282 ---> 00:21:18,435 Heather, it's me. 348 00:21:19,223 ---> 00:21:22,332 You'll have seen in the news about the possible power complications. 349 00:21:23,305 ---> 00:21:26,065 Take them seriously. Get yourself a wind-up radio... 350 00:21:27,660 ---> 00:21:30,620 Plenty of food and water. Extra fuel for the car. 351 00:21:34,551 ---> 00:21:39,257 In spite of your successful attempts to destroy my relationship with the kids, 352 00:21:39,519 ---> 00:21:40,960 I love them very much. 353 00:21:43,902 ---> 00:21:46,914 It may be difficult for the next few weeks so prepare yourself. 354 00:21:54,620 ---> 00:21:56,587 The situation is Paris is causing chaos. 355 00:21:56,623 ---> 00:21:58,141 They're sending more and more our way. 356 00:21:59,379 ---> 00:22:00,760 We're running out of slots. 357 00:22:00,796 ---> 00:22:03,466 A couple of flights have declared fuel emergencies. 358 00:22:08,405 ---> 00:22:09,538 ...I don't know where I am. 359 00:22:09,574 ---> 00:22:11,724 They're still getting false alerts and losing comms. 360 00:22:12,214 ---> 00:22:15,061 Some are getting so confused, they don't know where they are anymore. 361 00:22:15,431 ---> 00:22:17,351 Try and prioritise. It's all we can do. 362 00:22:28,433 ---> 00:22:31,505 We are treating this as a rising tide level of emergency 363 00:22:31,541 ---> 00:22:35,701 in so far as we have a level of advance warning of the threat involved. 364 00:22:35,737 ---> 00:22:37,241 But at the same time, 365 00:22:37,277 ---> 00:22:40,075 I'm afraid we have very little guidance from London 366 00:22:40,111 ---> 00:22:43,791 as to what, if anything, is actually going to happen tomorrow. 367 00:22:44,045 ---> 00:22:45,127 If the worst does happen, 368 00:22:45,163 ---> 00:22:48,160 and we are without power for a lengthy period of time, 369 00:22:48,331 ---> 00:22:50,062 I'll chair and host Gold Command 370 00:22:50,098 ---> 00:22:52,300 from the Royal Northumberland Hospital near Hexham. 371 00:22:52,336 ---> 00:22:55,480 Our main priorities will be maintaining healthcare, 372 00:22:55,606 ---> 00:22:57,891 ensuring protection for the vulnerable, 373 00:22:57,927 ---> 00:23:01,492 safeguarding key sites and essential fuel supplies, 374 00:23:01,528 ---> 00:23:04,004 while maintaining law and order. 375 00:23:04,221 ---> 00:23:06,525 Perhaps our biggest challenge will be 376 00:23:06,561 ---> 00:23:09,094 getting vital staff to their places of work. 377 00:23:10,260 ---> 00:23:13,625 Now, you all have a copy of the civil emergencies guidelines 378 00:23:13,661 ---> 00:23:16,986 but I imagine you also have some questions. 379 00:23:17,282 ---> 00:23:19,766 One at a time, please. 380 00:23:20,225 ---> 00:23:22,227 How real is the threat from the solar storm? 381 00:23:22,263 ---> 00:23:23,320 Oh, it's real. 382 00:23:23,785 ---> 00:23:26,010 They've convened my local Resilience Forum for the morning. 383 00:23:26,046 ---> 00:23:28,514 It might only cause minor disruption. 384 00:23:29,025 ---> 00:23:30,514 A good chance of nothing at all. 385 00:23:33,030 ---> 00:23:35,475 So a funny thing's happened. 386 00:23:35,820 ---> 00:23:37,740 Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? 387 00:23:40,360 ---> 00:23:41,934 When I was reporting in Bosnia, 388 00:23:41,970 ---> 00:23:46,115 there was a local translator working for the UN forces around Tuzla. 389 00:23:48,195 ---> 00:23:54,345 His sister was in Visegrad and when the local Serbs took that town... 390 00:23:54,587 ---> 00:23:56,869 ..that was not a good place to be a young woman. 391 00:23:57,985 ---> 00:24:00,789 - Nowhere is during war. - Visegrad was hell. 392 00:24:03,447 ---> 00:24:04,834 Stuff went on there that... 393 00:24:09,061 ---> 00:24:11,588 It's why I can't tolerate people who take what we have for granted. 394 00:24:14,219 ---> 00:24:15,353 So what happened? 395 00:24:16,566 ---> 00:24:20,286 He went to look for her and he just vanished. 396 00:24:22,075 ---> 00:24:23,625 I never saw him again. 397 00:24:25,968 ---> 00:24:28,733 - Until now. - He's turned up? 398 00:24:28,769 ---> 00:24:31,894 - Literally on my doorstep. - Did he find his sister? 399 00:24:33,264 ---> 00:24:34,270 I don't know. 400 00:24:35,191 ---> 00:24:36,667 We haven't spoken properly. 401 00:24:38,744 ---> 00:24:40,465 But you're going to, right? 402 00:24:44,336 ---> 00:24:46,025 It was so long ago. 403 00:24:49,437 ---> 00:24:52,849 Oh, come and work with me. What larks...! 404 00:24:52,911 ---> 00:24:54,009 Yeah. 405 00:24:54,155 ---> 00:24:55,872 That is not going to happen. 406 00:24:56,570 ---> 00:24:58,913 There will categorically be no larks. 407 00:24:58,949 ---> 00:25:00,365 Yes, there will! 408 00:25:00,793 ---> 00:25:03,353 I want a secure videolink to all police Gold Commanders. 409 00:25:03,389 ---> 00:25:04,911 We also need to ensure 410 00:25:04,947 ---> 00:25:07,657 that all essential staff can be brought to places of work... 411 00:25:08,913 ---> 00:25:10,107 I'll get back to you. 412 00:25:11,224 ---> 00:25:13,280 Air Traffic Control are reporting a Mayday 413 00:25:13,316 ---> 00:25:15,341 from a diverted flight from Malaga to Oslo. 414 00:25:15,377 ---> 00:25:18,573 Up until ten minutes ago it had contact but now they've lost all comms. 415 00:25:18,609 ---> 00:25:20,399 OK. Well, where was the plane re-routed to? 416 00:25:20,435 ---> 00:25:22,202 Newcastle. They're assuming it's close to... 417 00:25:22,238 ---> 00:25:23,619 Well, let's not make assumptions 418 00:25:23,655 ---> 00:25:25,656 when it comes to large metal objects full of jet fuel. 419 00:25:25,692 ---> 00:25:27,846 That's the problem though. It's not full of jet fuel. 420 00:25:27,882 ---> 00:25:29,163 They think it's running on fumes. 421 00:25:30,307 ---> 00:25:32,862 Get me Bob Jones at NATS. Patch him over to the briefing room. 422 00:25:36,192 ---> 00:25:38,318 OK. Alpha 075, do you want to divert? 423 00:25:43,345 ---> 00:25:45,308 Please respond, Alpha 075. 424 00:25:46,241 ---> 00:25:49,601 I am declaring a fuel emergency. I repeat. A fuel emergency. 425 00:25:50,029 ---> 00:25:53,509 Alpha 075. How many souls do you have on board and what is your fuel status? 426 00:25:53,927 ---> 00:25:57,252 295 souls on board. Current fuel status is half an hour. 427 00:25:57,288 ---> 00:26:00,088 We spent too long over France. We won't make Newcastle. 428 00:26:00,705 ---> 00:26:03,244 Believe me, Dominic. I did everything in my power. 429 00:26:03,280 ---> 00:26:04,821 I begged him not to do it. 430 00:26:06,349 ---> 00:26:08,594 I told him it would come back to haunt him. 431 00:26:09,644 ---> 00:26:10,861 It will. 432 00:26:11,492 ---> 00:26:13,774 Served deep frozen. 433 00:26:14,436 ---> 00:26:16,961 And that total bitch Anna Marshall. 434 00:26:17,207 ---> 00:26:20,487 Well, they were both in the Tory Reform Group at Balliol. 435 00:26:21,941 ---> 00:26:23,765 You were at Christ Church, weren't you? 436 00:26:23,801 ---> 00:26:25,197 No, I was at Oriel. 437 00:26:26,532 ---> 00:26:28,697 Rumours they had a bit of a thing once. 438 00:26:29,225 ---> 00:26:31,824 I mean, let's be fair. She's a handsome woman. 439 00:26:31,860 ---> 00:26:33,183 I mean, you definitely would. 440 00:26:39,078 ---> 00:26:42,118 So, who are they replacing me with? 441 00:26:43,034 ---> 00:26:45,524 She mentioned Francine Bridge. 442 00:26:46,768 ---> 00:26:48,843 You've got to be fucking kidding me. 443 00:26:48,879 ---> 00:26:52,524 I'd be surprised if even Robert lets her go ahead with that one. 444 00:26:53,406 ---> 00:26:55,334 When are you going to make your move, Archie? 445 00:26:56,642 ---> 00:26:59,145 Well, you know what they say about shooting the King. 446 00:27:00,717 ---> 00:27:02,898 We've picked him up again. He's over Lincolnshire. 447 00:27:02,934 ---> 00:27:04,596 He won't make it to Newcastle now. 448 00:27:04,921 ---> 00:27:08,289 There must be some way, Command. One of the RAF bases. 449 00:27:08,469 ---> 00:27:10,827 -Coningsby if necessary. - How about Coningsby? 450 00:27:11,226 ---> 00:27:15,346 Alpha 075, I have new vectors for you. Sending you to RAF Coningsby. 451 00:27:16,185 ---> 00:27:18,358 No. We won't make that. We need to land. 452 00:27:22,335 ---> 00:27:24,397 _ 453 00:27:24,721 ---> 00:27:25,721 _ 454 00:27:25,757 ---> 00:27:26,757 _ 455 00:27:26,793 ---> 00:27:29,948 _ 456 00:27:31,967 ---> 00:27:36,211 That's exactly what I said to them. We don't have the officers... 457 00:27:38,345 ---> 00:27:39,826 Jesus Christ! 458 00:27:40,465 ---> 00:27:43,581 A plane went over really low. I can't see any lights. 459 00:27:44,745 ---> 00:27:46,786 _ 460 00:27:46,822 ---> 00:27:48,329 _ 461 00:27:48,834 ---> 00:27:50,327 _ 462 00:28:06,154 ---> 00:28:07,500 Oh, my God. 463 00:28:08,204 ---> 00:28:10,418 I think he's crashed into the motorway. 464 00:28:15,316 ---> 00:28:16,682 Fuck. 465 00:28:41,825 ---> 00:28:43,351 This is Chief Constable Collier. 466 00:28:43,945 ---> 00:28:47,270 We've got an emergency on the A1 just past Newton Aycliffe. 467 00:28:47,785 ---> 00:28:50,229 A plane has crashed on the road. 468 00:28:50,585 ---> 00:28:52,945 We need to declare a major incident. 469 00:29:05,740 ---> 00:29:09,660 Sir, help is on its way. OK? Help's coming. 470 00:29:46,225 ---> 00:29:48,541 Ma'am, ma'am. Help is coming. 471 00:29:49,077 ---> 00:29:50,962 Help is on its way, OK? 472 00:29:50,998 ---> 00:29:52,596 - My baby! I can't move. - Your baby? 473 00:29:52,632 ---> 00:29:54,352 Wait there. Don't worry. 474 00:30:21,994 ---> 00:30:23,219 Where is she? 475 00:30:24,185 ---> 00:30:26,265 Do you know? I'll find her. Don't worry. 476 00:30:26,771 ---> 00:30:28,576 Don't worry. I'm gonna find her. OK? 477 00:30:28,612 ---> 00:30:30,004 It's gonna be OK. 478 00:30:32,385 ---> 00:30:34,305 I can hear her. I can hear her. It's OK. 479 00:30:43,179 ---> 00:30:45,744 I can see her! It's OK. I've found her. 480 00:30:46,505 ---> 00:30:47,595 She's OK. 481 00:30:56,560 ---> 00:30:58,520 My baby, please! 482 00:31:01,761 ---> 00:31:02,885 She's here. 483 00:31:27,200 ---> 00:31:28,263 OK, thanks. 484 00:31:28,360 ---> 00:31:30,001 Where in Portugal? 485 00:31:31,825 ---> 00:31:34,168 That's good of you. I really appreciate it. 486 00:31:34,865 ---> 00:31:36,320 Yeah. Bye. 487 00:31:59,450 ---> 00:32:02,450 _ 488 00:32:08,160 ---> 00:32:09,649 What does Tuzla mean? 489 00:32:09,807 ---> 00:32:12,146 Tuzla. In Bosnia. 490 00:32:12,182 ---> 00:32:13,781 Yeah, just you go ahead. 491 00:32:16,723 ---> 00:32:19,727 - Not bad. - This was my favourite thing. 492 00:32:25,109 ---> 00:32:26,642 That tastes of being young. 493 00:32:27,789 ---> 00:32:29,994 So is the sun going to blow up? 494 00:32:30,513 ---> 00:32:33,825 No! Dad's flight's been diverted to Portugal. 495 00:32:33,861 ---> 00:32:34,873 Then what? 496 00:32:34,909 ---> 00:32:36,173 Then I don't know, 497 00:32:36,209 ---> 00:32:37,672 he'll have to wait until it's safe to fly again, I suppose. 498 00:32:37,785 ---> 00:32:41,305 Funny how it all happens when you lot fall behind in the polls again. 499 00:32:41,341 ---> 00:32:42,446 Hello to you too. 500 00:32:42,482 ---> 00:32:44,972 Actually, it's because we're about to invade Venezuela. 501 00:32:45,008 ---> 00:32:47,142 You won't read about that in the mainstream media. 502 00:32:47,178 ---> 00:32:50,057 - They've got oil. - They're also eating dead cats. 503 00:32:51,004 ---> 00:32:54,049 Look, I might have to stay up in town a few nights this week. 504 00:32:54,085 ---> 00:32:56,965 Just until this fake news blows over. 505 00:32:57,930 ---> 00:32:59,062 Spoon! 506 00:33:02,665 ---> 00:33:03,725 Yep. 507 00:33:08,401 ---> 00:33:09,995 Oh, God. Where. 508 00:33:11,564 ---> 00:33:13,155 - Are there any survivors? - Dad? 509 00:33:13,191 ---> 00:33:14,898 It's fine. It's not his plane. 510 00:33:15,833 ---> 00:33:17,005 Yep. Go on. 511 00:33:17,899 ---> 00:33:20,195 So, they're bringing the rest of the planes 512 00:33:20,231 ---> 00:33:22,171 into the nearest available landing points. 513 00:33:22,621 ---> 00:33:24,634 So far no further incidents. 514 00:33:25,300 ---> 00:33:27,110 If only we'd grounded the planes. 515 00:33:27,348 ---> 00:33:29,102 It would have made no difference at all. 516 00:33:29,765 ---> 00:33:31,713 The plane was already in the air. 517 00:33:31,987 ---> 00:33:34,920 It crashed because the sun took out the glide paths in France 518 00:33:34,956 ---> 00:33:36,427 or it would've landed safely. 519 00:33:36,865 ---> 00:33:39,985 You made the right decision. For the right reasons. 520 00:33:40,851 ---> 00:33:42,911 Funny feeling that's not how others will see it. 521 00:33:42,947 ---> 00:33:44,952 We're not others though, are we? 522 00:33:46,303 ---> 00:33:48,216 We're the ones that have to make the decisions. 523 00:33:48,292 ---> 00:33:50,132 While others talk about them in pubs. 524 00:33:52,605 ---> 00:33:54,380 Keep me updated on casualties. 525 00:34:09,887 ---> 00:34:11,201 Hiya, darling. 526 00:34:11,950 ---> 00:34:13,670 Mum. Mum. It's Georgia. 527 00:34:13,706 ---> 00:34:15,626 I'm at the hospital. 528 00:34:15,662 ---> 00:34:19,608 They can't bring her round, Mum. She's not breathing. It's a nightmare. 529 00:34:19,644 ---> 00:34:22,529 Ellie, just calm down. Calm down. 530 00:34:22,838 ---> 00:34:23,929 What happened? 531 00:34:23,965 ---> 00:34:27,538 We've been up all night, Mum. We were taking stuff. 532 00:34:27,865 ---> 00:34:29,444 What are you on about? What kind of stuff? 533 00:34:29,480 ---> 00:34:32,400 Oh, God! Mum, it's all my fault! 534 00:34:33,368 ---> 00:34:35,328 It's all my fault.535 00:34:35,755 ---> 00:34:38,849 Robert! Ellie, listen to me. 536 00:34:39,118 ---> 00:34:42,878 You need to keep it together. And I don't want you to speak to anyone. 537 00:34:44,059 ---> 00:34:46,050 - OK. - Sweetheart, I love you. 538 00:34:46,086 ---> 00:34:47,592 I'll be there as soon as I can. 539 00:34:48,176 ---> 00:34:50,096 OK. I love you. Bye. 540 00:34:57,207 ---> 00:34:58,392 What's happened? 541 00:34:59,796 ---> 00:35:02,810 Ellie's friend Georgia is in a coma. 542 00:35:03,568 ---> 00:35:04,568 - What? - Drugs. 543 00:35:04,604 ---> 00:35:06,975 They've been up all night doing drugs after the graduation. 544 00:35:07,095 ---> 00:35:08,045 Christ. 545 00:35:09,058 ---> 00:35:11,921 - She's OK though? Ellie's not... - She's in bits. 546 00:35:12,563 ---> 00:35:13,788 God, poor kid. 547 00:35:17,649 ---> 00:35:21,734 The Met Office say the CME's trajectory is faster than anticipated. 548 00:35:21,770 ---> 00:35:24,015 I don't have a fucking clue what that means. 549 00:35:24,051 ---> 00:35:25,891 It means I have to reconvene COBRA. 550 00:35:25,927 ---> 00:35:28,381 Our daughter is in trouble, Robert! 551 00:35:29,221 ---> 00:35:30,266 Look. 552 00:35:31,887 ---> 00:35:34,367 We've had a plane crashed on the A1. 553 00:35:35,107 ---> 00:35:38,312 We have a solar storm that could wipe out our power supply. 554 00:35:39,145 ---> 00:35:40,827 I just don't have time for this! 555 00:35:47,928 ---> 00:35:50,733 OK, I'll go and get her. Leave it with me. Go on. 556 00:35:51,997 ---> 00:35:53,790 I'll text you with any news. 557 00:35:53,825 ---> 00:35:56,830 I'll have Peter Mott come first thing in the morning. 558 00:35:57,135 ---> 00:36:00,350 - He has to be across this. - That would be a really good idea. 559 00:36:00,658 ---> 00:36:02,369 Leave it with us. It'll be OK. 560 00:36:02,745 ---> 00:36:04,239 It'll be OK. 561 00:36:25,485 ---> 00:36:29,932 Accident investigators are at the site of yesterday's tragedy on the A1. 562 00:36:29,968 ---> 00:36:32,082 There has been speculation that the crash was caused 563 00:36:32,118 ---> 00:36:33,488 by a particle blizzard, 564 00:36:33,524 ---> 00:36:36,129 associated with a solar storm and fears are mounting 565 00:36:36,165 ---> 00:36:38,488 that it is just the start of the full-blown chaos... 566 00:36:38,532 ---> 00:36:41,100 OK, so we're going to set up the strategic command centre 567 00:36:41,136 ---> 00:36:42,269 at the hospital. 568 00:36:42,611 ---> 00:36:45,496 Lot of ghouls are trying to get to the site and blocking B roads. 569 00:36:45,569 ---> 00:36:47,057 What's the status with the survivors? 570 00:36:47,093 ---> 00:36:49,787 The pilot did pretty well and saved the majority. 571 00:36:49,936 ---> 00:36:52,390 Current fatality count is 25. 572 00:36:52,741 ---> 00:36:55,610 Expected to rise but not significantly. 573 00:36:55,645 ---> 00:36:59,777 We have 17 in intensive care, six of them are touch and go. 574 00:36:59,955 ---> 00:37:02,280 The rest are mostly multiple fractures. 575 00:37:02,605 ---> 00:37:06,165 We have three burns victims from cars the plane hit. 576 00:37:08,692 ---> 00:37:09,913 I er... 577 00:37:11,783 ---> 00:37:14,308 I picked a baby out of the wreckage. 578 00:37:15,108 ---> 00:37:17,885 The dad is in an induced coma. 579 00:37:18,898 ---> 00:37:21,263 The mum is about to have an operation on her back 580 00:37:21,299 ---> 00:37:23,194 to see if they can stop her from being paralysed. 581 00:37:27,005 ---> 00:37:29,411 It really wouldn't be a great time to lose power right now. 582 00:37:30,038 ---> 00:37:31,289 OK, Stuart. 583 00:38:01,813 ---> 00:38:05,979 OK, first things first. Tell her not to say a word until I've spoken to her. 584 00:38:06,725 ---> 00:38:09,396 - Going the wrong way, aren't you, Peter? - Always, Archie. 585 00:38:11,083 ---> 00:38:12,352 I'm on my way. 586 00:38:13,473 ---> 00:38:16,028 Stuart Collier's the police gold in Hexham? 587 00:38:16,064 ---> 00:38:18,404 He's good. Young but level-headed. 588 00:38:18,685 ---> 00:38:20,741 The main problem is getting the medical staff 589 00:38:20,777 ---> 00:38:22,293 around the road blockage caused by the plane. 590 00:38:22,329 ---> 00:38:23,279 OK. 591 00:38:29,990 ---> 00:38:30,975 Yep. 592 00:38:31,365 ---> 00:38:33,125 Where's the Prime Minister? 593 00:38:34,378 ---> 00:38:36,333 He's on his way over from No.10. 594 00:38:36,913 ---> 00:38:38,917 A word to the wise, Anna. 595 00:38:38,953 ---> 00:38:41,553 As you know, I have the highest admiration for you. 596 00:38:41,589 ---> 00:38:42,588 Get on with it. 597 00:38:43,427 ---> 00:38:45,331 I don't care how far you two go back 598 00:38:45,367 ---> 00:38:47,715 or how much you feel the party needs a makeover. 599 00:38:47,751 ---> 00:38:50,942 Put Francine Bridge in the policy unit, even making the coffee, 600 00:38:50,978 ---> 00:38:54,367 and I will give you a lesson in payback you will not forget in a hurry. 601 00:38:54,833 ---> 00:38:56,163 Thanks, Archie. 602 00:38:56,199 ---> 00:38:59,172 And in a similar spirit, get your hand off my arm and back the fuck off. 603 00:38:59,803 ---> 00:39:03,116 I'm not some little volunteer you can get handsy with on the battle bus. 604 00:39:05,054 ---> 00:39:07,134 You just crossed a line, Anna. 605 00:39:10,059 ---> 00:39:12,384 When he goes, which will be sooner than you think, 606 00:39:12,420 ---> 00:39:16,065 he will at least be able to do some lucrative after-dinner speaking. 607 00:39:16,101 ---> 00:39:18,581 You won't be able to get yourself arrested. 608 00:39:20,810 ---> 00:39:24,530 I am feeling both positive and patriotic this morning. 609 00:39:24,566 ---> 00:39:26,783 I've got afeeling I'm going to be a bottle of Scotch 610 00:39:26,819 ---> 00:39:28,696 to the good by the end of this meeting. 611 00:39:30,037 ---> 00:39:31,591 Better find out, hadn't we? 612 00:39:36,035 ---> 00:39:39,729 There are two possible impacts on the grid when the storm hits. 613 00:39:39,765 ---> 00:39:41,795 The first is voltage instability. 614 00:39:42,289 ---> 00:39:46,469 Now, we need that to stay running at 50 Hertz. 615 00:39:46,536 ---> 00:39:49,971 If it goes a couple of points above or below we'll start getting trips. 616 00:39:50,513 ---> 00:39:53,438 The other problem is burn-out damage to transformers 617 00:39:53,614 ---> 00:39:56,110 if the power from the storm surges into the network. 618 00:39:56,146 ---> 00:40:00,666 OK, Prime Minister. We're pretty close to getting the orientation now. 619 00:40:06,005 ---> 00:40:09,565 We're getting the data from the satellite position at L1. 620 00:40:15,282 ---> 00:40:18,785 I'm afraid the news is not what we were hoping for, Prime Minister. 621 00:40:18,934 ---> 00:40:22,820 We can expect a massive geomagnetic stormsurge in the coming hours. 622 00:40:22,856 ---> 00:40:24,087 It's Hot South. 623 00:40:26,164 ---> 00:40:28,405 There goes my Lagavulin. 624 00:40:29,765 ---> 00:40:32,485 - Upgrade threat level to critical. - Here comes the sun. 625 00:40:37,309 ---> 00:40:40,177 A major incident has been declared in this hospital. 626 00:40:40,213 ---> 00:40:42,218 We are receiving multiple casualties. 627 00:40:42,254 ---> 00:40:44,890 Non-urgent cases will not be seen. 628 00:40:44,926 ---> 00:40:48,011 Await instructions on transfers to other sites. 629 00:40:48,259 ---> 00:40:50,179 Thank you for your patience. 630 00:41:07,923 ---> 00:41:09,143 Bollocks. 631 00:41:09,685 ---> 00:41:10,922 That's not good. 632 00:41:20,603 ---> 00:41:23,606 The emergency generators are detecting the voltage instability. 633 00:41:23,642 ---> 00:41:26,807 Do we have a direct link to the National Grid command centre? 634 00:41:26,843 ---> 00:41:29,043 I think they're a bit busy down there right now. 635 00:41:31,024 ---> 00:41:35,434 OK, er, early evidence is that coastal areas have taken a massive hit 636 00:41:35,725 ---> 00:41:36,934 and this is just the start. 637 00:41:36,970 ---> 00:41:39,351 The surges will just keep coming like tsunamis. 638 00:41:39,394 ---> 00:41:43,109 - What about the rest of the world? - No clear picture as yet. 639 00:41:43,219 ---> 00:41:44,781 Although early reports say 640 00:41:44,817 ---> 00:41:48,819 that France and Spain are almost totally blacked out. 641 00:41:49,370 ---> 00:41:52,378 Three transformers are out already and that is set to rise. 642 00:41:52,414 ---> 00:41:54,650 The entire system is on the brink of collapse 643 00:41:54,686 ---> 00:41:57,611 and blackouts are now imminent across all major cities. 644 00:41:57,796 ---> 00:42:00,761 I am sorry to say that the power of this storm 645 00:42:00,797 ---> 00:42:03,298 is far worse than even our most pessimistic forecast. 646 00:42:06,229 ---> 00:42:07,828 I will now speak to the Palace 647 00:42:07,864 ---> 00:42:10,155 so that Her Majesty can authorise the necessary powers 648 00:42:10,191 ---> 00:42:12,859 under the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act. 649 00:42:14,298 ---> 00:42:16,105 This is now a national emergency 650 00:42:16,805 ---> 00:42:19,231 and COBRA will remain active until its conclusion. 651 00:42:34,394 ---> 00:42:35,582 Anna, it's me. 652 00:42:35,706 ---> 00:42:37,638 I've been giving it some thought. Call me back. 653 00:43:03,932 ---> 00:43:07,932 Sync