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There will be
just 30 minutes

before we know if the storm

will fuse a few kettles

or send us back
to the Stone Age.

Anna...

you didn't answer
my letters.

Four super-transformers

on the electricity grid
have been burned out

leaving large areas
of the country without power.

I have spoken
to Her Majesty and informed her

of the measures I intend to take

under the emergency legislation.

Have you ever seen
a transformer?

How long does
transformer replacement take?

In some cases,
it can be a question of weeks.

Northumberland can wait.
Get the rest on the road

with military protection,
immediately.

The situation's getting worse
here, minute by minute.

So which virtue-signalling ponce

has been
lined up to replace her?

Francine Bridge was one thought
that occurred to me.

A little while ago, Georgia's
parents agreed

to switch off
her life-support machine.

Fire! Fire!

Get out of there.

I can't let Ellie face

the possibility of prison,
Robert.

Leave it to me and Peter.

We will get through this.

A situation has developed

at the university next to

the Hadley Brooke Immigration
Removal Centre.

It wasn't all of them.

Like, at first,
it was really friendly, like

we had a party going on,
and then...

But there were a couple

who started, like...

harassing the girls.

The main guy was the one
with the face.

He had, like, markings
on his face.

I don't know, like...
like blotches down one side.

And he was
the main troublemaker

he was the one who started
dragging girls into rooms.

Things just started
getting out of hand.

There was a fight and...

Then one of them tried
to stop him, but...

he was the one that got stabbed.

Sir, buses are ready to go.

- Thanks.
- Where are we goin'?

Our command centre
is in the hospital.

It still has power

so we can try to arrange to get
you home from there.

OK, it definitely wasn't
all of them.

But the guy
with the face markings

the ring leader, he was...

Yeah, he was just bad.

So if you bring this to us later

we'll definitely
get them all signed.

I thought you were staying
with Francine Bridge?

She was busy
with her Resilience Forum

so I just,
I checked into this hotel.

Are you OK?

- I'm fine.
- Hm?

I'm fine.

What's happened
at the university?

Well, as far as we can tell

it was all a big fiesta

while the students
waited for evacuation.

Then a few of the escapees

from Hadley Brooke showed up,
trouble started.

- Two girls were raped.
- Oh, Jesus.

One of the escapees actually
tried to stop it

and he was stabbed in the neck.

I wonder what angle
the press will take.

There was
a ringleader apparently.

He's been identified as

a violent criminal
called Nojus Sabonis.

He was awaiting
repatriation to Lithuania,

having served
a six-year sentence

for an acid attack
on his girlfriend.

- Have they found him?
- No.

I have to go up there, Anna,
to Northumberland.

Are you sure?
It sounds like...

I'll wait and find out we're
not just getting in the way.

But I have to go there.

The nation-wide blackout

that plunged
the UK into darkness

over a week ago has still not

been completely resolved

and a significant part
of the country

remains without power.

The government has declared
a national emergency

with special measures

that include a ban
on all unauthorised travel

within and between certain
designated areas

especially the Red Zone
of North East England.

This includes large cities

like Newcastle
and Sunderland

which have effectively come
to a standstill.

The travel ban has come under
intense scrutiny

and criticism
by opposition parties.

There are reports
of people collapsing

after being forced to walk miles

to relief centres
for basic resources

aid and shelter.

Can I see your paperwork
please, sir?

Yeah, no problem.

Cheers.

They started coming

within a few hours
of the blackout.

First in their tens,
then their hundreds.

It's now thought
that over 2,000 people

have sought refuge at the Royal
Northumberland Hospital

where the relief operation
in the Red Zone is currently...

Sorry.

"Freckles".

It was his prison
nickname, apparently.

Mainstream media.

Just trying to demonise
immigrants again.

Wait, wait, is the right answer
"Western Foreign Policy"?

Sorry, how many kids got bombed

in the Yemen this week?

And who's going to prison
for that?

He's got you there.

Can I just point out

this guy is not an impoverished
asylum-seeker

but a hardened, woman-hating
criminal from Lithuania.

He got the facial markings
in an acid attack

on a defenceless young girl.

Yeah, save it for The Hague,
you melt.

Right.

This neoliberal discourse
will not write itself

so I am going to lock myself
in the study

for the next hour or so.

I've got no idea
what time I'll be back

so I'll probably stay
at Maddie's again

- she's down in her constituency.
- Yeah, sure.

Yeah, Fraser, hi.

Good morning, everyone.

So we've re-coded the zones

still without power
or with very little supply.

Red Zone is Northumberland,
north of Newcastle

and reaching as far as Stockton.

Yellow Zone is North Wales

from the Lleyn Peninsula
across to Prestatyn.

Green is west coast of Scotland,
north of Kilmarnock

and Blue is north Cornwall,
west of Camelford.

The rest of the UK

approximately 80%,
is in the White Zone

where power is
almost fully restored

but subject to brownouts.

And we're visiting the Red Zone?

Mm-hm. We'll also stop

at the first roadblock
between zones

so that PM can speak
to some of the troops

enforcing the zonal
traffic controls.

- Kettling.
- It's not kettling.

People are walking out
with what they can carry.

It's preserving precious fuel

so that we can keep our
emergency centres running.

We leave straight after
this morning's COBRA.

The PM will travel in his car.

You lot will follow behind

in a special bus also carrying
medical supplies.

He'll come on board to chat
from time to time.

And will this bus have some
message of hope on it, or...

Cos I'm definitely going
to fall for questions

about messages
on the sides of buses.

Any update on Freckles?

Obviously, the search continues
for the escaped detainees.

Can I please ask you to report
this responsibly?

They're not refugees
or failed migrants.

Several were hardened criminals

legitimately in the UK
at the time of their arrest.

Is, er, Rachel Sutherland
travelling with her husband?

- No.
- Because of the situation

with their daughter?

There is no situation
with their daughter.

I hear the police may interview
Ellie again.

Er, is the PM going
to make any comment

in light of Toby Kennedy-Brown's
revelations to my paper?

You have me
at a disadvantage, Cressida.

Well, he was at the party
where Georgia Nixon died.

We're running a piece
with him on Sunday.

Well, the Prime Minister is
rather busy

trying to deal with
the national emergency

but, of course, the entire
family is devastated

by the death of a friend.

Right, see you all later
for the big road trip.

I hope you all bought lots
of refreshments.

I've invited Francine Bridge
onto the bus.

She called me, "A monument

to unconscious sexism"
at PMQs once.

Oh, you know, the cut and thrust
of parliamentary debate...

Very unfair,
I'm actually a feminist.

Never say that again.

Anna, I can't tell you
how relieved

I was to hear you hadn't...

burned alive in that hotel.

- Thank you so much.
- And hubby back safely, too.

Hope to see him back
on our screens soon.

What's with the friendly snark?

No idea, but I don't like it.

So all I really know
is one of the Sundays

is running a piece.

Well, it could just be about
the dangers of fentanyl.

It could be.

Do you know a guy called
Toby Kennedy-Brown?

- Yeah.
- He was at the party?

Yeah.

He's the one been talking to
the journalist doing the piece.

Toby?

He's, like, the biggest...

I mean, he'd stick his finger
in a plug socket for a hit.

Just stick entirely to the story

you told the police
the first time around.

Why do they want
to speak to me again?

Georgia's father has
been very vocal.

They need to be seen to be doing
everything

they can to avoid
any accusations of...

- Favouring the posh white girl.
- Precisely.

He'd be right, though.

That's exactly
what's going on.

Because posh white girls
tend to fare

very badly in prison.

Just leave it with me. Alright?

This will all blow over soon

as long as we stick
to the script.

Good morning, everyone.

Now, as you are aware

I shall be leaving
for the Red Zone

immediately after this meeting.

I do think the current
climate is unfavourable

for a visit by you,
Prime Minister.

Well, running scared
from the current climate

has never done us any favours.

The police are very anxious

that with conditions
in the camp

the atmosphere will be intensely
hostile to you personally.

They should attend
a Cabinet meeting.

I have to say, Prime Minister,
that I do share

the Home Secretary's concerns.

I have major worries about
the security implications.

We should wait and send a Royal.

We have to show
that we're not frightened.

Now I've asked
the Press Secretary to uh...

request that the editors

ease off a little
on this situation

with the Hadley Brooke rapists
still on the run.

Catching Freckles would be
a low-cost morale boost.

I have to question whether
an extensive manhunt

is a reasonable use
of scarce resources

during this current emergency.

He and his refugee mates
did rape a bunch of girls.

Two.

I'm surprised to see you
of all people

downplaying the seriousness
of such a crime, Anna.

Well, I won't dignify that
with a response

but the last thing
we need right now

is a scare campaign
against immigrants.

Oh, yes.

Heaven forbid we should put

anybody's interests
above theirs.

Remember Cologne?

This was not Cologne.

And one of the escapees

nearly died trying
to prevent it, remember?

I will take a very dim view
on anyone

who fans the flames
of xenophobia right now.

This country is on the brink.

We do nothing to further
division or disorder.

Yeah.

OK, good, that one.

OK, hold on.

Fraser, a relief lorry has been
hijacked near Doncaster.

- What was it carrying?
- Bottled water.

- It's gonna cause a big problem.
- Er...

Red Zone's already running
close to zero.

We need a replacement
on the road at once.

Er, yeah, the warehouses are
also reporting shortages.

Then a tanker. Anything.

We can't have them
running out of water

especially with the PM
about to show up.

Fraser Walker.

Yeah?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

OK, leave it with me.

I'm shitting myself, Anna.

This is where
you're at your best.

Thinking on your feet,
dealing with a hostile crowd.

I have no empathy.

Of course you do.

I am not here to feel your pain.

I am here to tell you

how we're going to
get the lights back on.

You see, that's good.

Everyone talks about
empathy these days

but that's not gonna get
the lights back on.

No, keep it first person.

You know, it's easy enough
to uh...

hug survivors and blame
the government

but it's much, much harder
to actually put things right.

It's too obvious,
it's too party political.

Plus it reminds people

that we haven't
always been the party of hugs.

Kick out the jams,
motherfuckers

I'd rather you hated me
than forgot me.

Smashed it. Let's hit the road.

I called him "a monument

to unconscious sexism"
at PMQs once.

Oh, don't worry,
he won't remember that.

He's been called far worse.

Pleased to see you, Francine.

Monumentally pleased, in fact.

OK, I lied, he never forgets
an insult.

I am glad you've joined us.

Hopefully, we'll get a chance
to chat on the journey.

They're running low on
bottled water in the Red Zone.

What do you mean
you're running low on water?

I mean, blood, insulin,
I can kind of get

but water is pretty damn basic,
don't you think?

- Well, it's because...
- I don't care about

the reason, Fraser,
just get it bloody sorted.

I don't want to turn up
there and see

crying kids begging for water.

That would look pretty fucking
regrettable, don't you think?

No glitches, remember?

I shall see you anon.

I thought you might be going
on the magical mystery tour.

Better stories here.

Have you actually been
outside the M25?

Yes, I lived
in Scotland actually.

I'm not sure

the University of St Andrews
really counts.

I trolled
the Press Secretary gently

with Toby Kennedy-Brown.

- Does he know what he said?
- No.

Peter Mott and Rachel Sutherland
have been

coaching Ellie
for her police interviews.

If I were a journalist,
I'd want to know

the degree to which

the Prime Minister
sanctioned that.

And if I were a politician

I'd also be setting up
a few ambushes at PMQs.

You need him to lie
to parliament.

That's what always gets them
in the end.

One step at a time.

Right, I'm on the radio
in half an hour.

Listen up, cos I'm gonna
melt a few snowflakes.

This is
the second violent attack

in as many days, on drivers
who are working around the clock

to try
and deliver emergency supplies

to vulnerable people
in the Red Zone.

Shit, that's all we bloody need.

General Secretary of
the lorry drivers' union.

Well, I was wondering
when we'd hear

from Comrade Rowntree.

What's he saying?

It's all our fault.

Not ruling out
a national stoppage.

Peter.

OK, I'm just with Anna

so I'll talk to you
at the next stop.

OK.

What's that about?

Ah, it's just Peter.

I said, "What's it about",
not, "Who was it".

Ellie's just finished
with the police, apparently.

Right. So, Peter's...

Francine Bridge must know

a thing or two
about Harry Rowntree.

Have her come
and sit up with us.

- That was terrible.
- Well, it's over now.

They knew.

Don't think about it,
it's finished.

Put it behind you.

Put it behind me?

Oh, Ellie, I... Oh, God.

Oh, I... I meant
the interview, sweetheart.

Not Georgia.

Please, please stop
torturing yourself.

Peter.

No, fucking awful.

This is the last
of the water bottles!

We'll drink that water
very slowly

- so it lasts.
- Yes.

It's all gone!

The rest of you will have
to wait for the next delivery.

There's no more water.
It's all gone.

- Come on, love.
- I'm next.

You're next.

I'm next! I was next!

Please, my daughter's thirsty.

It's ladies first
in this country.

You were next, love. I'm sorry.

I'm not jumping the queue.

He's got a bairn as well.

You see his face, though?

- Yeah.
- Them marks.

That's him. That's Freckles.

Downing Street,
meanwhile, has confirmed

that the Prime Minister
will visit

the Red Zone relief camp today

after criticism
from the opposition

that the government is abusing
its emergency powers.

How many people are travelling

without the requisite
authorisation?

Not so many now,
but it was difficult at first.

- I understand. Thank you.
- Thank you, sir.

What's happening with Ellie?

It's under control.

It's imperative he's not seen
to be influencing...

- Anna...
- ...at any point, Peter.

You do your job
and I'll do mine.

He is my job.

Especially if it looks like
his daughter's

just lied to the police
with his knowledge.

It's all under control.

Yeah, they were supposed
to be here half an hour ago.

Look, where is
the water tanker now?

Right, well,
put your fucking foot down

because this place will slide
into anarchy without water.

Shit.

Sir, sir, come
quickly, they're gonna kill him.

- We can't hold them anymore.
- What's going on?

They're gonna lynch somebody.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop! This is murder! Stop!

What the hell is going on here?

He's trying to say something.

It's vitiligo. Listen to me!
Listen to me!

Listen, vitiligo,
he's got vitiligo!

It's a skin condition,
not acid burns!

Listen, now, please, this isn't
the guy you think it is, OK?

He's not Freckles!
He's not Freckles!

You just let me unfasten him

and I'll let you go, OK?

OK? I promise.

I'm just gonna unfasten him,
right?

Come on.

Lay off!

You're behaving like animals!

Please fuck off!
Is this what we've come to?

Jarvis, help me get him inside.

The Gold Commander says
it isn't safe.

They're still waiting
on the water tankers

and they've just narrowly
avoided a lynching.

What?

There were a few people
who mistook

a dark-skinned Asian man
with vitiligo

for a blue-eyed Lithuanian
with acid burns.

Is he alright?

A suspected fractured skull,
among other things.

They took him into the hospital

and there are still rumours

Freckles is in there,
being protected.

Prime Minister, I really think
we should get back to the car.

I don't want the press taking
pictures of us stranded here.

Hey, are you OK?

Absolute PR catastrophe

if I have to turn around.

It'll be even worse if it starts
kicking off at the hospital.

You look like you haven't slept
more than two hours

since this whole thing started.

More or less.

I've been popping pills to cope
with the lack of sleep.

Well, I'd knock that shit
on the head if I were you.

I was pleased to hear
you might join Policy.

You were a massive loss
to the party.

You still a member?

I left because...

...everything really.

I'm still a bit...

Actually, I'm a bit homeless.

Join the club.

Fraser.

No, no, no, no.

One of your staff just told me
about your father.

- Oh, it's not because of that.
- You know, I...

Losing a parent is just...

I'm sorry for snapping
at you earlier

about the water situation.

You're doing a fantastic job.

Thank you.

I'd better go and hide
back in the car.

Have you decided?

On the advice
of the security detail

we're heading back to London.

Well, that really won't
look good.

Home Secretary

Civil Liberty campaigners

have been expressing concern
about the rise in vigilantism.

Of course they have.

Lynching of alleged looters...

- So I just apologised to Fraser.
- Listen...

Are you not worried
about mob rule?

I am more worried about

dangerous
foreign criminals

roaming around
attacking young women.

And I have far greater trust

in people's justice

than in the bleatings
of the diversity lobby.

But in the current climate...

Particularly
in the current climate.

That miserable bastard.

Just the message
we want to be putting out.

He knows we're stuck here.

He must be
pissing himself laughing

while he stirs the pot.

- Fuck it!
- No.

- We're going.
- It's not safe.

I don't care.
Tell the Gold Commander

to make arrangements
for a safe arrival

and to prepare some kind
of PA system.

I cannot and will not let that
utter charlatan speak for us.

Well, I believe that is not

the right decision
at the moment.

Fine, fine.

If anyone is going to get
torn to pieces

it might as well be
a politician.

Bring him out! Bring him out!

So, while the cat's away...

The cat's right here.

It's the mice that
have fucked off.

I heard your interview.
People's Justice.

That's not very subtle.

Nor are my supporters.

Opening shots
in a leadership challenge?

The advisers are having some
interesting chats in the bars.

Did you see
Harry Rowntree's threatened

to stop the fuel deliveries?

Obviously,
that would be disastrous

and I would suggest
stringing him up

from a gibbet
on the M1 for treachery.

Yeah. Although it's win-win
for you, isn't it?

Ellie's just had
her police interview.

She definitely supplied
the drugs.

- Of course she did.
- And blamed a dead girl

- with her parents' support.
- More debatable.

They might try and push
the Press Secretary

under the bus.

That might work
to our advantage.

If I know Peter Mott, he'll flip
rather than take the blame.

It has to be clear

that the PM knew
what he was doing and OK'd it.

Letting foreign rapists
roam freely.

Failure at a time
of national emergency.

Perverting the course
of justice.

He's toast.

I'm sorry
you had to come through

the kitchen area, sir, but...

It's where they shot
Bobby Kennedy, of course.

I didn't know that.

I really recommend you don't
go outside

Prime Minister,
the mood is very ugly.

Well, that's why I have
a security detail, isn't it?

I don't think your security detail
fending off an angry mob

is quite the look
we're aiming for with this trip.

Can we get some shots
on the wards

with the plane crash victims?

Look. I want to see the man
who was attacked first.

He's very poorly, sir.

I can take you
to the crash victims.

We'll talk to the medics.

I'd like to introduce you
to my Silver Commander.

This is Assistant Chief
Constable Crawford, sir.

- He's in giddy mode.
- I know.

- Don't let him go outside.
- You think it's that easy?

Stop muttering, you two.

- I have very good hearing.
- When you want to.

You were a war reporter, Anna

for God's sake,
show a bit of backbone.

It's your backbone people
are concerned about here.

- Bulldog spirit.
- Enough of that crap, Robert.

The security team are taking
a look outside

and if they say it isn't safe,
it isn't safe

and you are not
going outside, end of.

Did you just say "end of"?

OK, yeah, but the point stands.
I mean it.

They're ready for us
on the wards.

Mm-hm.

I wish you all the very,
very best for a speedy recovery.

Thank you.

Isabella. She's round here, sir.

Isabella, are you up for visits?

- Yeah.
- How are you feeling?

Better.

Better?

And I understand that, er,
Chief Constable Collier here

rescued you and your baby from
the wreckage.

Yes.

Thank you.

And the doctors tell me
you will walk again.

- I think so.
- It's a no-go.

- That's good.
- Thanks, Mike.

It's a definite no, thank God.

You came this far.

You didn't turn
on your heel or anything.

And you think
that's how it'll look?

Listen to them outside.

Archie's going over
the top soon.

That was just
some preliminary shelling.

- Probably.
- I should sack him.

Not yet.

The doctors have said you can go

to Kemal Hussain's
bedside, sir

but he won't be able to speak.

Oh, God.

Come on.
This is still important.

Alright, but no press.

Bring him out! Bring him out!

I'm, er...

I'm so very sorry this happened.

I like your doll.

Does she have a name?

Dolly.

My daughter called
her favourite doll John.

We could not talk her out of it.

They hurt my daddy.

Robert...

No, no! Get out
of my way! Robert.

It's for your own security.

You have to let
these people do their job.

Robert!

Could you pl...

- I know you're angry.
- Yes.

And when I'm very, very angry

I become totally oblivious
to any other consideration.

- Yes, I do know that, but...
- No fucking buts.

We have to show our face
at times like this.

Give me the mic.

Give me the mic. Come on.

Give me the mic.

Please!

There are people
in that hospital

working around the clock to try
and resolve this situation.

Not politicians like me

but people who do a hard job
for very little reward

because they believe
in public service.

Now, the man inside
that hospital

is not the man you think it is.

His name is Kemal Hussain.

He has vitiligo
and he is an innocent man.

Now he also has
a beautiful daughter

who's just asked me

why is her daddy lying

in a hospital bed
with his head smashed in?

Now the people who did that

are not some kind
of guardian angels.

They are lawless thugs.

And such crimes will not go
unpunished

while I am still Prime Minister.

There is no justice,
but the law in this country.

Yeah!

Now, at times like this...

If you're gonna throw
things, please

maybe try and aim
a little bit better.

At times like this...

it's usual to say,
"I feel your pain".

Empathy, right?

All the best politicians
are meant to...

to feel it, to show it.

Well, I don't feel your pain.

No, no, no, how can I?

I can only try and do
something about it.

Do something.
Do something.

Now, I can tell you that
the super-transformer

has left Germany

and we are working day and night
to try and bring it to you.

And we will bring it to you.

- When?
- When?

I promise you that
right here and now.

We will bring back power

we will turn the lights
on again.

Let this situation
bring out the best

in us rather than the worst.

And to those who try to exploit

this situation
for their own ends

from the vigilantes

to the charlatans who try
to make political capital

out of the suffering
of others...

I say this...

there will be a reckoning.

I promise you we will turn
the lights on again!

Thank you.

When? That's all
we want to know.

When is this going to be over?

Unfortunately,
moving and installing

such massive equipment
is proving very difficult.

I'm sorry, but we are doing
our utmost to bring it to you.

At least you came,
showed your face.

Well, thank you very, very much.
Thank you very much indeed.

Thank you.

Thanks, everyone. Thank you.

That should feel better.

Great, thank you.

How are you feeling?

Oh, it's... It's nothing

it just grazed
the side of my head, really.

How many fingers
am I holding up?

Friday.

Ready to go?

I've ordered a helicopter
to take you back to London.

Robert, it's not necessary.
It's a scratch.

Non-negotiable.

I want you checked out

in a properly
functioning hospital.

Is Sam home?

Yeah, but I'm borrowing
Madeleine Cook's flat.

She's in her constituency.

See you back in London.

Chief Constable, thank you
so much. Thank you.

Take care.

Were you referring
to the Home Secretary

or Harry Rowntree out there,
Prime Minister?

I was referring
to anyone who uses

this crisis for their own
selfish ends.

Archie is Archie.
Shoots from the hip

straight at his own foot
most of the time.

You can't sack him, can you?

I've got bigger things
to think of

than cabinet reshuffles today,
thank you.

Like your daughter's
police interview?

Alright, that'll do, thank you
very much everybody.

I think there's enough
lynch mobs

running around right now.

Perhaps we should let
due process take its course.

Real classy, Jane, well done.

- Good night, Dad.
- Chief of Staff...

Anna Marshall has been
discharged from hospital

after being hit by a stone,
as Robert Sutherland

addressed the crowd
at an Emergency Relief Centre.

The large crowd amassed

outside of Royal Northumberland
Hospital

following an attack on one of
its relief camp's

temporary residents,
Kemal Hussain.

The Prime Minister also stopped
at the M1 secure checkpoint

where he met members
of the Local Resilience Forum

and British soldiers tasked
with manning the zonal divide.

Come away with me.

I have a house in the hills
outside Mostar.

Erm, I don't know
if you've noticed, but...

- There's no internet connection.
- Hm.

Only fig trees in the garden
where you can sit and...

read books, drink wine.

I have children.
I have a job that I love.

I'm not that young girl
out of university

chasing wars...

- You are exactly the same to me.
- Yeah

because I haven't had the chance
to become anything else.

Believe me, within a year

you'd be affectionately
thumping my arse

and asking me to warm
the milk for your coffee.

How dare you?

I would never ask
for milk in my coffee.

I need water, I need water!

Anna?