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All right.

Let's go.

Here.

Hannah.

Don't. Hannah, please...please.

Mummy.

What have you done?

This is what's really interesting.

There were Celtic tribes who used to make this exact journey

thousands of years ago for ritual and trading purposes...

Is that interesting? Yes, very interesting, actually.

Just to think that on this exact road that we're travelling on

right now, there where hundreds... You are such a history teacher.

Which is why you love me. That's NOT why I love you.

Well, why then? It is... Oh, it's my sexy dancing, isn't it?

We will still go dancing, won't we? Yeah, of course we will.

Ooh.

Hi, Mary-Ann.

OK, yeah, sure. We're on our way.

We can pick up the keys.

# Rolling with the times

# Don't be late

# Rolling with the times

# Don't be late... #

This one's Katherine Kangaroo,

and this one's Dottie.

This is Pablo the Penguin,

this one is Miriam the Magic Girl...

And this is Lazy Mary, she's asleep all the time.

This is Eunice the Unicorn.

This one is Miss Smilla and this is Sadie Spider.

And this one is Brian the Lion.

Thank you for introducing me to your friends.

And your mummy tells me that when you go to bed it's very

important that all your friends line up in exactly that order.

Is that right?

And if one gets lost...

In the car maybe, or behind the sofa?

Then I find it.

And if you can't find it?

Then Mummy finds it.

And if mummy can't find it?

Then I can't sleep.

And why can't you sleep?

Because bad things will happen.

Charlotte, I have that feeling too sometimes.

And that's when I have to be very brave.

I want you to be brave for me this weekend.

You're going away to your granny's.

And I want you to leave one of your friends here in Midwich with me.

And in return

I promise to do my very best to make sure nothing bad will happen.

Do you think you can do that?

Have a great weekend.

Cassie?

I've finished.

Want a tea, love?

You've remembered I'm going up to London tonight?

Yeah, I know.

"The date".

You'll be alone for a few hours.

How do you feel about that? Mum... Therapy language...

"She's learning all the skills she'll need to become the perfect predator."

I give you your happiness.

Thanks, Mary-Ann. For everything.

Don't do what most people do and become strangers

just because you've bought. Promise? We promise.

Come over for a glass of wine sometime. Oh, I don't drink.

Oh.

Yes, we do irony here too, darling.

I'd better get that.

Case

Yes, Mr Harrison. I got your email.

Of course.

One more thing.

When you walk through your front door, go in backwards.

It's Midwich good luck.

Bye.

Only sixth? Shut up!

Have a great weekend. Say hi to Granny for me.

Bye, Daddy.

You first.

"For many years, scientists..."

You didn't come in backwards. Oh, come on.

Oh, Mr Clyde. What have you done?

Jane, sorry to bother you.

Erm, Sue's not well, and the new teacher from London's not starting

until Monday. I'm afraid we're one short for night duty tonight...

Sure, I can stay. I'm not ruining any plans?

I'll need to fetch Tilly from home. Is that OK?

Of course. Thanks a bunch.

"Thanks a bunch"?

"And that was your four o'clock news bulletin.

Now it's time for the weather with Sally.

How are things looking out there, Sally?" "Thanks, Mark..."

Watch out! Watch out! Watch out!

Hey! Hey!

Come in. Oh.

What?

You can have one glass of wine, can't you?

You trying to kill it already?

Sorry I'm late. I had a nightmare getting here.

There was an hour delay on the train.

And then your local traffic lights went AWOL

and they almost wiped out a perfect nuclear family.

I don't think they want me in this town.

They set traps.

Yeah, we had a local meeting about it actually.

How to keep Jodie Blake out of Midwich.

I bet you did too.

I reckon London. South or North?

South.

Battersea maybe.

Nah.

They're too cool for Battersea. As if you'd know.

They thought they liked the smell of the city.

Until it started to stink.

Come on, sunshine, let's get you fed.

It's so great. It needs work but that's what we wanted.

You must come soon.

Yeah, he's really happy.

He starts at the school on Monday.

This was my idea, Mum.

I needed a new environment...

and all the evidence says getting out of the city can help.

Look, maybe you should accept that I actually want to be here.

And I also chose him.

Maybe it's time to deal with that too.

Listen, Mum, I've got to unpack. I'll call you later.

Love you too.

Hey.

Is she OK? Yeah. She sends love.

And yes, we are keeping her clock. Not in the bedroom.

Not in the bedroom. Please.

Landing? I just need to show it when she comes.

Ah, deal. Put a light on, would you?

Shh. Tilly.

All right, Mitchell, what the hell is going on?

I've got terrified old ladies telling me we're at war.

So we're getting intermittent power from Kilmorey Avenue

right across Beynon Grove, to the school,

the riding stables, Hatchfield in the East, Baker Lane in the South.

So outages followed by random pulses, all unpredictable.

You checked the sub-stations?

Three times. No faults. All the arrestors are operational.

So what is it?

I honestly don't know.

Great bloody use you are.

Hiya. Sorry, just got your messages. We were talking.

"That's all right. How is she?"

Steve's left her.

For good this time. Oh, I can't say I'm surprised.

"Yeah, well, she's drunk a vat of wine already."

I think she should probably stay the night.

Yeah, that's a great idea.

"Listen, I'm gonna be here for a while.

I need to write a report on all this.

Do you need anything else? It's a power cut, Paul.

We'll be fine.

Course you will.

I love you.

Yeah...

Right, Mitchell. If it's not your wiring, what the bloody hell is it?

There are candles in the living room drawer if you need them.

Eat whatever you like. Order a pizza if they're still delivering.

Don't use the freezer just in case.

Trains are running, are they?

Yeah. It seems so, it's like it's just our area that's out, so...

You look good.

Hope he's worth it.

He won't be.

No, well, if you don't go then you'll never know.

Got my phone. So any problems, just call.

OK? I'll come straight back.

You're going to miss your train.

OK.

Bye.

Mum?

They're away for the whole weekend.

How long has it been like this?

A couple of hours.

Wouldn't happen under my watch.

Stewart, this is weird, why can't we go to a hotel?

Because if anyone sees us at a hotel, we'd look guilty.

We are guilty. Oh, nonsense.

We are just...

having a campaign meeting.

I don't know...

"You're a teenager. You're meant to go to parties.

We'll be there from the start, we'll look after you."

OK.

"So you'll come?" All right, maybe...

"Yay."

Nine pm. "Bring your headphones." OK. "See you there." Bye.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Is someone awake up here?

George?

This reminds me of camping in Bodmin.

Oh, Jesus. Never again. You loved it.

All I remember was going down on you

while rain dripped relentlessly on my head.

It was true what I said to my mum on the phone.

I wasn't listening.

Yeah, you were.

Yeah, I was. I chose you, Mr Clyde.

To new beginnings.

New beginnings. And to our family.

If and when.

If and when.

# PA SALIEU: "Frontline"

I'm really pleased for you, Debs.

I know I used to take the piss out of you for being all safe.

But look at you.

Great house.

Decent man.

I thought you said he was a "thick-as-shit Northern twat".

Yeah, well, he's that too. But he makes my sister happy so...

Yeah, he does make me happy. He really does.

Yeah, and that's no mean feat.

It'll happen for you.

Hello, sweetheart. This is your crazy Auntie Jodie out here.

And you don't know how lucky you are.

It's a boy.

A boy.

Oh, my God, you're a boy. A boy.

Hi, Ryan?

Yeah.

I need something. What have you got?

What the hell!

Where are the fucking curtains!

What's going on? It's fine. Go back to bed.

"Hi, this is Paul Haynes, leave your message after the beep."

Hi, Paul, it's me.

It's gonna sound a bit weird but the lights are on again

and now they won't turn off.

Back to bed, George.

George?

George?!

She won't talk to me about it, to be honest.

I think she's in denial.

I mean it's been two years, of course we're gonna see other people.

I think she just likes to maintain surveillance.

And what about your children?

Oh, I don't know. I think they're all right about it.

Maisie's in Exeter, constantly in love and unhappy with the course.

And Tommy's younger. But he's fine.

He was born under an angel's wing. Mmm. That's rare these days.

So I hear.

No, it's...it's unnerving.

Now I have kids as young as six

coming to me dreaming of terrible violence.

Men attacking them with knives. And buildings falling.

There's a...a wave of anxiety crippling our young

and we're not doing enough about it.

I bet you're very good at what you do.

I bet you are too.

Well, I'm good at winning if that's what you mean.

So have you dated many men in Midwich?

Not really. Er, there's a bit of a limited selection.

And, er, and then I always worry, what if they know one of my patients?

So it's best to... to keep a separation.

It's a long way to come though.

Well, I don't do it very often.

I might take that as a compliment.

Look, I was wondering... do you have to go back tonight?

I thought we could walk through the city together.

And I have a very good bottle of whisky back at home

that does need finishing.

That's very flattering, Michael.

But, erm, it's not really possible.

Your daughter. Yes.

I think I mentioned on... on my message.

How old is she?

Well, she's 23, but that's not really the point.

Cassie has, er...

she has some issues.

She tried to live on her own but it didn't really work.

So now she's... Back in the nest.

Yeah.

I need to look after her a bit at the moment.

At some point you'll have to confront that, you know.

Yeah, maybe... Come on. Kids'll push things as far as they can.

They need firm boundaries.

Well, thank you, I'll consider that advice for the future.

Right, well, er...

Erm, sorry, I think there's a 10:40.

So I should...I should probably... Yeah. Yeah. Sure.

Erm, so could we get the bill, please?

Er, Michael. Don't take this the wrong way.

But, er, perhaps you also need time to think about your relationship

with your ex-wife. Because I don't think that that's

as resolved as you claim.

"Hi, you've reached Cassie's phone.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you."

Listen, darling, it's me. I'm on my way back.

It was nice.

Er, give me a call, let me know you're OK.

"This is a customer announcement.

We're sorry to inform you that all services towards Aylesbury

and High Wycombe have been cancelled.

This is due to a power failure in the Midwich area.

All customers are advised to seek alternative transport.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you."

"Hi, you've reached Cassie's phone.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you."

"What we do know is that the town of Midwich has been sealed off.

No one is going in and as far as we can see no one is coming out.

Normally by now we would have messages on social media,

we'd have footage from people's phones." Is Daddy there?

Something to tell us what was happening - It's OK -

inside the area affected." It's OK. Shh.

"But tonight there is nothing whatsoever

coming from inside the area. And that has to be of slight concern."

"Hi, you've reached Cassie's phone.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you."

What's going on? Looks like no way through.

I'm, er...

I'm gonna jump out here.

OK.

Excuse me.

Um, I live in Midwich. There's no entry at the moment.

If you could turn your vehicle round and go back to Warham, park up.

Then go straight to the village hall and wait there. Until when?

We hope to have more information soon.

I have a daughter. She's home on her own.

How old is she?

Well, it...it's not about her age.

She...she has health issues.

If you head to Warham village hall you'll be looked after there.

There's no entry to the town at present.

Well, can you at least tell me what's happened?!

Cassie, darling, it's Mum again.

Call me back.

Hey! You!

You shouldn't be here!

Sir. London's sent someone.

DCI Paul Haynes.

Bryony Cummings. Come through.

The military have sent hazard units from Aldershot and Porton Down.

SO-fifteen are also on their way. I've set up roadblocks outside town,

and a cordon around the affected zone itself.

How many people in the town? 11,000.

And the affected area?

A few hundred. Maybe.

We're gonna get more precise data.

It seems to be centred around the prep school.

Three or four streets of family houses, a small estate,

and the riding stables. Hmm.

Since 9:47pm we've had a complete blackout, no communication

possible in or out, anyone trying to get in falls instantly unconscious.

Sorry. What do you mean, unconscious?

Visible bodies. We can't reach 'em but we've eyes on 'em.

Are they dead or alive?

We don't know.

No mobile signals. No GPS.

I sent a small UAV over. But it picked up nothing.

Show me.

Something's blocking the infra-red,

we've got no idea what it is.

Anything you're not telling me, Miss Cummings?

Sir, we've got another body passed out right on the edge of the zone.

You should see this.

Come on!

Pulse normal. What's your name?

Dr Susannah Zellaby...

It's OK, I know her.

Dr Zellaby? DCI Paul Haynes.

We met last year.

Yeah, I...I know your wife. You, er, you live on Clemency Drive.

Could you get her a hot drink, please? Yeah.

Thank you.

Dr Zellaby, my name's Bryony Cummings.

I'm from the Home Office.

I'd like to ask...

How did it feel when you fell?

Erm,

well, I, er,

I remember running. And then I, then I think...

I felt...

lightness...

And dizziness.

It was very quiet.

Well, listen, the guys are gonna take you for tests.

Get you warmed up, OK. No. My daughter,

I need to know if she's all right. We can't get in there at the moment.

She's vulnerable. I'm worried about her.

I understand.

But we can't do anything. Not at the moment.

Take her, please, make sure she's well looked after.

Careful.

Your wife's in there?

Her sister's with her.

Have you heard anything?

"Hi, Paul, it's me. Erm, it's gonna sound a bit weird.

But the lights are on again and now they won't turn off.

I'm a bit scared.

Would you just come home..."

"We still have no news as to the fate of those inside

the Midwich blackout.

With every passing minute, uncertainty only increases.

The zone affected remains sealed off as military

and police work tirelessly to find out what happened."

DCI Haynes? John Lancaster. SO-fifteen commander.

I have your Incident Response Report. Good job on the cordon.

But we'll take it from here.

Well, given how little we know I'd like to recommend a phased

evacuation of the rest of the town. Not yet.

We're gonna work out what this is.

Get your team onto the local population outside the zone,

knock on doors, keep them in their homes.

What's happening there?

Sending an NPAS team up.

I sent a drone up earlier, it couldn't see anything.

Excuse me.

Mission is to identify any hostile presence.

If there are live bodies within the zone, maintain height of 1,200ft

until we can verify the extent to which they may be armed.

What is it?

They shouldn't be up there.

"India One One. Sit rep?"

Nothing, sir. Something's blocking the signal.

India One One zero. Descend for eyes on, over.

"Roger, Wilko."

Still can't see anything, sir.

Should we return to base, sir? No. Go in closer.

Go in closer, India One One, over?

1,000.

"950. I have a visual, sir.

"900."

850.

CO-PILOT: "I can see something. I can see bodies, sir."

India One One, climb. Climb immediately.

"India One One, respond."

"India One One, respond."

India One One, respond. India One One, respond.

"Hi, this is Deborah.

Sorry I can't take your call right now but leave a message

and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

Deborah...

my wife. She's, erm, she's pregnant.

Do your team know? It's been a while.

So we thought we'd keep it to ourselves for a bit.

But I'm worried about her.

We'll get her out.

"Implement phased evacuation of all areas of the town

as per emergency plan 243."

Ladies and gentlemen, we're evacuating this area.

Please make your way outside, now!

Excuse me. Excuse me.

What's going on? Full evacuation.

Where are you taking them? We have various out-of-town hotels

and conference centres on stand-by. You should join them, madam.

Sarah? What's going on?

They're evacuating everybody but they can't get to our area.

I just drove back from my mother's. I can't get Stewart on the phone.

Listen, please. It's OK.

We're going to be moving everyone out to the perimeter of the town.

Everyone onto the buses where you'll be registered

and given a temporary permit for residence in local accommodation.

Well, what do we do? Move along, please. Let's go!

Move along please.

I'm not going anywhere until I know about Cassie. Let's go.

This is an enforced evacuation under police and military command. No.

I'm not going anywhere. Get on the buses! Get your hands off me!

Put the bloody guns away!

Get back!

Get back!

Wait!

Cassie?

Mum?

Mum, where are you?

Hello?

I'm here, baby.

I'm here.

Mum, I need you!

Sam? Oh, my God. Are you OK?

You're OK.

Yeah. Oh.

George?

Hello. Stewart? Are you OK?

Um, I'm fine.

What...what's...what's going on?

There's been a blackout for 12 hours. We thought you were all dead.

"Erm, the police are on their way. Don't move. OK?"

OK, love.

What happened?

You...you can't be here.

Right. I want our units to join the ambulance and the fire teams

at the border of the zone. You go in slowly,

and you go according to strict emergency procedures.

Let's move.

You have to stay here?

Yeah, I have to co-ordinate all my units.

"This is Fire Vehicle Gamma Alpha on channel three.

We are approaching the Zone Limit." Move in slowly.

Have you tried your wife?

Nothing yet.

What's your address?

Wait here, please.

Deborah?

Deborah? Deborah!

Deborah.

Are you Deborah?

Daddy!

Oh.

Oh, Cassie, I'm sorry.

I am so, so sorry.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK, Mum.

# In April

# I open my bill

# In May

# I sing night and day

# In June

# I change my tune

# In July

# Far, far I fly

# In August

# Away!

# Cuckoo

# Cuckoo... #

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