Days Ahead, The (2025)

[bunniefuu]

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BIRDS CAWING)

I know, don't mess this down

Oh, lovely. Thank you.

Tasha, what is time your

mate's hairdresser's close?

Uh, 6:00, I think.

Thank you.

You have to book though.

Oh, it's not for me. It's for my George.

He's a nightmare getting his hair cut.

(LAUGHS) You, dirty dog you!

Yeah. (SNICKERS)

Listen, Terry, I've gotta go, mate.

All right, I'll speak to you soon.

Take your time.

God, I thought you'd gone home.

Nope. Definitely still here.

(KEYBOARD CLICKING)

You wanna go for a drink tonight?

What?

Have you got a meeting in the metaverse

with your avatar mates or something?

No, it's just,

do you actually want to

go for a drink with me?

No. No, I do not.

Exactly.

Also, do you, do you all

realize how close we all are

to actual nuclear w*r right now?

Like an actual nuke has

apparently been used out there.

Will you get off those websites?

Okay. It's bullshit. All right?

If a nuke had been dropped,

we'd know, wouldn't we?

Would we?

Our army is winning

over there, all right?

They haven't even started

a conscription yet.

And if they did, you'd

be happy to go over there.

If I was called to go, I would go.

I'm not a p*ssy.

Well, we're gonna

get nuked. I'm serious.

Nuked?

Wouldn't we just nuke them back though?

Oh, this is why I hate the news.

It's all doom and gloom.

It's, it's all w*r.

Well, yeah, 'cause we are at w*r.

[SHARON] Look, no one is nuking anyone

until my George gets his hair cut.

[TASHA] Sharon. (CHUCKLES)

(KEYBOARD CLINKING)

(PAPER RUSTLING)

(PHONE RINGING)

CWS Metals?

Yeah?

Okay, is that aluminum or steel?

(PHIL BREATHING HEAVILY)

Well, yeah, exactly.

That would be the benefit

of the bulk order.

Yeah.

(PHONES BLARING)

[SHARON] Jesus.

(PHONE BLARING)

Scared the life outta me.

Is this serious?

It says, "Get inside. Stay inside."

Where's Phil? He'll know?

I don't know. I don't know.

(AIR WHOOSHING)

Yeah, Mom, did you

get the alert as well?

I'm, I'm coming then. Yeah.

Stay inside, it says, George.

Have you got the message?

I'll stay here, but just

stay on the line, okay?

Yeah, okay, listen,

don't come and get me.

I'll come to you, okay?

(BIRDS CAWING)

(HORNS HONKING)

(WHOOSHING COLLAPSES)

Did anybody just see that?

It got brighter for a second.

The power's just gone off in there.

George? Hello?

Maybe we actually are getting nuked.

Well, what are we doing here?

I mean, shouldn't we be in bunkers?

Bunkers?

Oh yeah, come on, everyone,

let's just pop to our local bunker.

There are bunkers

everywhere in this country.

- You stupid.

- Come on, everyone.

Last one, there's a rotten egg.

(expl*si*n BOOMING)

(GLASS SHATTERING)

[PHIL] f*ck.

(STEVE COUGHING)

What the f*ck!

Right there. Right here, (INDISTINCT).

Sharon. Oh, Jesus.

Sharon, look. Hey.

- I'm fine. I'm fine.

- You all right?

- I'm fine.

- You okay?

[STEVE] f*ck I'm going. I'm going.

(TASHA SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

[SHARON] What just happened?

- It's all right.

- We're under attack.

Tell me, what's just happened?

My head.

That's it.

It's all right.

I mean, Sharon, you've got

glass in your hair, okay?

I'm gonna get it out. It's okay.

(SHARON CRYING)

It's out. It's out. It's out.

Tell me what.

We're under attack.

We're under attack,

that's what's happening.

Steve, come.

Steve, come on.

(DEVICE RINGING)

f*ck sake.

(SHARON CRYING)

It's all right.

We need to get the f*ck out of here.

(expl*si*n BOOMING)

Get the store room. Store room.

It's safe. There's no windows. Get in.

[STEVE] There's lights in there,

and our phones won't work.

There, there are candles in the lower.

Please, candles. Get some.

Candles. Candles.

Where's the candles, candles?

(METAL CLATTERING)

Yes.

f*ck.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Light up.

Just hold that, (INDISTINCT).

(SHARON YELPING)

Yeah.

So what happens now?

What about all the fallout?

Well, I'm not staying here. I can't.

We're gonna have to.

We can't leave until we know it's safe.

Phil, what about the fallout?

I don't know exactly.

But if fallout comes, then

we don't wanna be outside.

I know that.

Okay.

So if there's no fallout, I could leave?

Well, if you wanna

go then just go, okay?

But what if another one hits?

What about the people outside?

They're gonna be panicking.

You dunno what's happening.

The safe thing to do is stay inside.

Yeah, but if there are no

bombs, then we could go, right?

We're in a windowless room,

in a solid building, okay?

We can seal up the doors,

keep the fallout from getting in that way.

Seal up the doors?

Oh yeah, great idea, Phil.

We'll all just stop

breathing as well, shall we?

f*cking hell. Some expert you are.

Shut up, Steve.

He's done more about this than you so far.

(ALARM BLARING)

Why is that alarm still ringing?

If the power's out it

can't be main's powered.

It's like a backward battery.

I can hear it getting quieter. Listen.

(SHARON CRYING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

I need the toilet.

I'll go with you.

No. It's not a good idea.

We should stay in this room.

Oh, and what do you suggest we do?

(LAUGHS) Is is that a joke.

Sharon?

Of course, darling. Come on.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Sharon, I've gotta get home to my mom.

She's gonna be worried sick.

Do you think there is

radiation everywhere?

Sharon?

- Do you think we're gonna die?

- No love. No one's gonna die.

Come on.

Don't say it.

What?

I told you so, we can get nuked.

I didn't say anything.

Anyway, it doesn't matter now, does it?

Have you got anyone at home?

What do you mean?

You know, like your girlfriend, Natalie?

Natalie?

f*cking hell mate. She was a nightmare.

(SIGHS) No, there's no one.

Well, there's my parents,

but they live on the other

side of the country, so.

So we both live alone then.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

I love living alone.

Yeah.

Maybe you don't live in a

shitty bedsit like I do.

But wherever we live,

probably f*cked now anyway.

Is this all we've got?

What are we gonna have for dinner?

Oh, I'm not doing this. I can't.

Will you get a grip, woman?

A b*mb almost blew us to pieces,

and all you can think

about is your dinner.

What's wrong with you?

She's pregnant, okay?

And she's scared.

You give her a break.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Look, we are all alive, okay?

We've gotta think about that.

We've gotta think about other people.

People closer to the b*mb.

Who knows what they're going through?

It's gonna be all right, yeah?

There's gonna be police.

There's gonna be ambulances.

I mean, the army's gonna

bring us gas masks so we can,

so we can go outside, so we can go home.

Well, I can't hear any

sirens. Why is that then?

Nuclear bombs create an EMP.

It's like a electronic

pulse would stop a siren.

But, but this torch works.

Well, I don't know then.

This hasn't happened

before. Not in this century.

I dunno what to say.

(TENSE MUSIC)

If only we had a radio we

could hear what's going on.

Out there is where we

find out what's going on.

No one's stopping you.

Wait. Wait.

- What?

- You hear that?

What?

(SHUSHING) Listen.

(g*n FIRING)

I just heard a g*nsh*t.

That was a g*nsh*t.

[PHIL] Say calm. Could be the Army.

Well, you think the Army

are sh**ting at people?

They're surely not.

(SHUSHING) Hang on.

He said something about a curfew?

[ANNOUNCER] (INDISTINCT), stay inside.

A curfew, (INDISTINCT).

Stay inside.

Someone's out there.

No, listen. Someone's hurt.

Whoever it is needs our our help, okay?

Come on.

No, no, that's nothing to do with us.

We're not getting involved.

You can't just stay here

while someone's dying outside.

I'm going outside.

No, you're not. No, you're not.

I'm not letting you bring

all that sh*t in here.

You're staying put.

Get off me, Steve.

[STEVE] No.

[TASHA] Steve.

We don't even know if

there's fallout there.

[SHARON] Let him go. Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Fine.

Give me the torch.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(PHIL COUGHING)

- Hey mate.

- Who are, who are you?

I'm here to help.

My name's Phil. I work here.

Have you been shot?

Who the f*ck are you?

Get away from him now.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

I'm not a threat. I'm just trying to help.

[SEB] It's okay. It's

all right. He's all right.

Well, then, help him.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa. Easy, easy.

What do you have here?

Do you, do you have, do

you have a first aid kit?

[PHIL] Yeah. Yeah.

We, we, we've got one.

We? Who's we? What?

There are more of you?

- Yeah.

- Where?

[PHIL] We're back in the store room.

We're taking him there.

No, no. Hang on. It's quite small.

I'll, I'll just go back

there. I'll, I'll bring it.

We're going there now.

Pick him up.

[PHIL] Okay. Okay.

(TENSE MUSIC)

They're coming this way.

Open the door.

No, you're not coming in here.

There's no room.

[PHIL] You'd better open this door.

Just open it.

f*ck sake, Phil.

Look at you all, you're covered in dust.

You've let all that fallout sh*t in here.

You've a f*cking problem

with this, pretty boy?

- No.

- Hey?

No. Just put the knife down.

Jesus, Ryan, give it to me.

The knife, Ryan.

This isn't exactly helping Seb, is it?

(TENSE MUSIC)

(SEB GRUNTING)

We've gotta see it.

So I'm gonna need to take this off, okay?

(SEB CRYING)

Okay, well, you're lucky

it's gone right through.

Mate, this is good news, yeah?

It doesn't f*cking feel good.

Oh sh*t, codeine in my bag.

[TASHA] Where is it?

[SHARON] Phil, Phil, use your torch.

[TASHA] Here you go.

All right. Take these, Seb.

Have you got any cleaner stuff?

- Alcohol?

- Oh yeah. Here.

(SEB GROWLING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

So, so what is going on out there?

Who shot him?

You've not been outside then?

Well, we obviously know

there's been an attack,

but apart from that,

we don't know anything.

Yeah, there's been an attack, all right.

We saw the nukes hit.

Why did you go outside then?

If there's fallout, why

didn't you stay inside?

Oh, we thought the wind

was blowing it the other way.

We don't have any supplies,

so we're just trying to get stuff now

before it was too late.

Wind must have changed or

brought fallout from other ones.

I don't know.

Yeah, and the Army are

out there sh**ting people.

They shot him.

The army doesn't just

sh**t people, all right?

You are looters.

You're all thieves, basically.

- Steve!

- Thieves.

You better watch your mouth.

Well, we're taking back what we deserve.

Whatever we f*cking want

from this government,

who's the whole reason

for this sh*t, by the way.

Okay, so when the hits the fan,

instead of being decent human beings,

instead of helping people,

you decide to run riot.

Get yourself a free TV. Did you?

You haven't really been

helping anyone, Steve.

You think you're better than me? Do you?

Yes, I f*cking do.

You are hiding in your

f*cking little office here.

Look, we just sell bits

of metal here, all right?

We don't agree with this

w*r anymore than you do.

Oh, I don't know.

'Cause at least I'd be willing

to fight for my country.

Well, f*ck you.

f*ck you.

Steve!

You're coming here with

your mother's kitchen knife,

thinking you're some kind

of warrior, but you're not.

You've just brought that

fallout sh*t in here,

and you've got us all k*lled.

No, no.

Is this that kills you.

(GROUP PROTESTING)

- No.

- No.

(TENSE MUSIC)

We're leaving now.

Come on.

Thanks for your help.

I'm sorry.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(PHIL BREATHING SHARPLY)

He's dead.

(SHARON CRYING)

We can't stay in here now.

Yes, we can.

(PHIL COUGHING)

[TASHA] Think I'm gonna be sick.

(TASHA RETCHING)

We told you.

Why did you start on him?

(PHIL COUGHING)

Why did Steve have to do that?

It's like, it's like

you wanted to fight him.

He asked for it.

No, Phil. This is your fault.

We, we wanted to leave,

but you said we had to stay.

And now we can't go home.

(SHARON COUGHING)

I'm sorry.

(TENSE MUSIC)

[GEORGE] Sharon.

Sharon.

Someone's coming. Put the candles out.

No, wait.

[GEORGE] Sharon.

It's, is George.

[GEORGE] Sharon.

George.

[GEORGE] Sharon.

(SHARON CRYING)

I told you not to come home.

I had to.

Let's go home.

Tasha. Tasha.

We can do this.

We're gonna take it to your mom, see?

Please, come on. Come on. Please.

(SHARON COUGHING)

It's okay. (COUGHING) It's okay.

(PHIL COUGHING)

Are you coming with us?

No.

You get them home safe.

And what are you gonna do now?

I'll, I'll go home soon.

I just, I live the opposite way.

I'll go in a minute.

Tasha.

I really am sorry.

Good luck, mate.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(PHIL BREATHING HEAVILY)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

[NEWSCASTER] On Gloucester radio.

The latest traffic and travel

on the roads this morning.

We have one lane out on

the Elmbridge roundabout,

causing a queue back onto

the A40 on approaches from-

Sarah, come.

Time to go.

[NEWSCASTER] Time for your journey.

- Coming.

- This morning,

a signal failure has caused some issues

between Birmingham and

Gloucester, all the other areas-

Bye, sweetie. Have a good day.

Bye.

[REPORTER] Many shelves are

empty in Britain supermarkets

as panic buying sweeps the nation.

Shoppers are urged to stay calm,

as reports are coming in, are

fighting for essential items.

Police warn that violence

will not be tolerated

and perpetrators can expect

to feel the full weight of the law.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

[REPORTER] NATO is to ready

its nuclear defense systems

following major new escalation in Europe.

The Kremlin wants the move

mainly to severe consequences.

In a statement made today, the UK-

You can turn down.

[REPORTER] To describe

the current situation

as highly unpredictable.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TOOL WHIRRING)

(TOOL WHIRRING)

[LIZ] What the hell? Drilling

holes in the doors now?

Look how thick that is.

[LIZ] Ah, hello.

It's for the air supply.

You'll thank me if something happens.

You are insane.

Why are you so against me doing this?

I'm not against you.

This is a utility room.

What?

And now I can't even get

in there to do the washing.

For f*ck sake.

(BOW THUDDING)

Liz, have a minute?

What?

I want you to load and sh**t this.

No, sorry, I'm not touching that.

Well, at least watch me do it then.

You see, the bolt goes in here.

You close it.

c*ck it like this.

(g*n c*ck)

Ready to sh**t.

(BOW THUDDING)

Do you think we could do without

that tablet for one meal?

Hello?

Fine.

Well, this is nice, isn't it?

(PHONES BLARING)

No. Surely not.

It says they're missiles coming.

Is it another test?

It's on my phone too.

I don't know. Let's

get to the safe room.

- Sarah, come on.

- Quick.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

No service.

Me neither.

(expl*si*n BOOMING)

Holy sh*t.

Oh my God. Was that it? Was it a nuke?

I don't know. Probably.

Oh God. It's okay.

- I have to check windows.

- No, you can't go out now.

I've gotta seal this house.

If it was a nuke, I have

time before any fall I comes.

Oh my God.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Holy sh*t.

(ALARM BLARING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Cat. sh*t.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Dad, are you okay?

I saw it. The sky.

Can't believe this is happening.

Me neither.

Do you think my mom and dad are okay?

How far is it?

I don't know.

Are we gonna be okay here?

What if another one lands on us?

Don't worry.

If one lands on us, we won't even know.

That's not helping, Chris.

Look, I don't even know

which way the winds blowing.

We've got at least three

meters to the external walls,

except this one, which

I've got all this water,

which acts to radiation barrier.

We've got clean air pushing out,

which means the bad air

can't come in, okay?

Okay.

Here, take one of these.

Where's Loca? Is she in?

Sorry, love.

I think she's out.

But don't worry. I'm sure

she'll find someone safe.

(DEVICE WHIRRING)

Nothing. Oh, the aerial.

So?

Supposed to be in or it conducts EMP.

Probably damaged now.

Can't believe they actually did it.

All this time I thought you were mad.

They did it.

No one said this could actually happen.

Well, he wouldn't, would they?

Well, they care about is

not not causing you panic.

And then here we are.

We're gonna get through this.

Hey sweetie.

Good morning.

It's light.

There's still no internet.

No, there won't be.

You'd have to look at

offline things from now on.

Nothing's offline.

Okay then. Well, there you go.

Oh my God.

(GAME THEME MUSIC)

(FOOD SIZZLING)

(GAME THEME MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Less than yesterday.

It'll be 48 hours this afternoon.

"The size and age of the cosmos

are beyond ordinary human understanding.

Lost somewhere between

immensity and eternity

is our tiny planetary home.

In a cosmic perspective,

most human concerns seem

insignificant, even petty."

Can we go out?

Can we?

Not outside the house.

If it's low enough tomorrow,

we can go outside this room briefly, okay?

Okay.

(WHEEL WHIRRING)

I'll go out.

If it's safe, you can come too.

Masks on all the time, okay?

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

It's been raining a lot.

Good news. Washes the sky basically.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Gross.

Mom, I've got a sore throat.

Come here. Let me see.

Oh, Chris, it looks like tonsillitis.

- No.

- She's got a temperature too.

There's penicillin at work and a radio.

I'm going.

No, you can't.

What if something happens to you?

I'll take the crossbow.

It's only down the road.

No, police or army won't

sh**t you if you've got that?

And what about us? What if someone comes?

Well, you take the other crossbow,

and I'll keep mine

hidden unless I need it.

I'll come back in through the side gate.

Aww.

I'm going. I'll be as fast as I can.

Lock the front door behind me.

Okay.

Could you take the car?

It's electric. The

battery's almost dead.

Even if it works, we can't

charge it again now anyway.

Okay, well, just go the pedestrian way

then under the bridge and then over.

- I love you.

- Love you.

I'll be back soon. I promise.

Be careful.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

[CHRIS] Are you all right?

Hey, are you-

Have you seen my son?

[CHRIS] I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Oh, I know. I'll make

us a hot chocolate.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(DEVICE WHIRRING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(POCKET RASPING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(WATER DRIPPING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(CHRIS SIGHING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Chris.

Chris.

Oh, thank God you made it.

Yeah, I made it.

(SIGH) It's weird out there.

- Dad.

- Thanks God.

I forgot about the work van.

Got (INDISTINCT), pull up?

Yeah, I always keep a

battery disconnected, don't I?

'Cause it's always going flat.

Come on, I've got penicillin and a radio.

[NEWSCASTER] On the hour update,

we can now confirm Britain's

major cities, including London,

Birmingham, and Manchester,

have been spared.

Confirmed worst affected locations

are Plymouth, Portsmouth,

Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol,

Glasgow, and Edinburgh.

The UK government is coordinating

disaster relief operations

wherever possible.

This is the wartime broadcasting service.

This country has been

attacked with nuclear weapons.

Communications have

been severely disrupted.

The number of casualties

and the extent of damage is not yet known.

We shall bring you further

information as soon as possible.

Stay tuned to this wavelength.

Stay calm and stay in your own house.

There is nothing to be

gained by trying to get away.

By leaving your home,

you could be exposing

yourselves to greater danger.

This-

I can't believe it, Chris.

All them people dead.

I'm just, I can't.

I know. I know.

But look, it's been almost a week.

The rest of the country's been spared.

We've got a chance, right?

Well, let's go then. Can't we go north?

[CHRIS] No way.

Okay, so let's just stay here

till we eventually run outta

food and then we starve.

No, we need to go.

We need to find other people, and safety.

Safety? We've got loads

of food and water here.

We could stay here and protect

the house until aid comes.

Look, let's eat in the

dining room tonight, yeah?

You'll feel better when

we're out of this room.

No mask, dinner at a proper table.

Something to celebrate.

I love you both so much.

Love you too, Dad.

Love you.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Morning, love.

Morning.

Wanna go outside today?

Like actually outside in

the garden, just for a bit.

Me too. It stinks in here.

(LIZ CHUCKLING)

You can today, but wear

a mask outside, okay?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Ah. (SNIFFS)

The air smells like smoke.

I know.

There's been loads of fires

and no one to put them out.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(FOREBODING MUSIC)

This is it.

They've got everything in there.

(FOREBODING MUSIC)

(CURRENT SWISHING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Inside now.

Inside. Come on.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Upstairs. Quick.

Just be careful.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

There you are.

What do you want?

Open the door then.

I can give you water.

That's all we have.

Ah, come on.

You've got more than that in there.

We just want what you've got.

Of course you do,

'cause you didn't prepare.

Now you think you can just

come and take our stuff.

You lucky it's just us.

There's much worse

gangs out there than us.

They'll be here soon enough.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Hard way it is then.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Don't sh**t.

Don't come any further.

Don't sh**t. I'm gonna put this down.

Okay.

Don't.

Don't.

(g*n FIRING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

I didn't mean to.

What the f*ck have you done?

I didn't mean to.

The f*ck have you done?

(PUNCH THUDDING)

(FIGHTERS GRUNTING)

b*tch.

(BODY THUDDING)

[CHILD] Mom, dad, are you okay?

[CHRIS] Yeah, it's

okay, love. It's over now.

Oh, come here, darling.

Thank God.

We gotta get 'em out here.

Okay.

Listen, right. We just gonna go tidy up.

Can you go up to your bedroom

and we'll be right up, okay?

- Okay.

- Okay.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Hang on.

You actually bought body bags?

Yeah.

You know you saved us all.

I didn't mean to sh**t.

I did.

Can we go now?

Let's do it. Let's get

the hell out of here.

(JAZZY MUSIC)

Are we ever gonna come back?

Yeah, darling. Of course.

As soon as it's safe.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

(WATER FLOWING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(FOOTSTEPS PLODDING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Come.

That's it.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BUTTONS CLICKING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

One four for a copy.

Any copy on the one four?

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

Is there anybody out there?

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

(AUDIO CRACKLING)

[ANNOUNCER] All communications

have been temporarily shut down.

We'll bring you further

information as soon as possible.

This is an emergency radio broadcast

from the British government.

All communications have

been temporarily shut down.

We'll bring you further

information as soon as possible.

This is an emergency radio broadcast

from the British government.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(FIRE CRACKLING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(PAUL GASPING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

980 millisieverts.

One four for a copy.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

One four for a copy.

If there's anybody out

there, please respond.

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

[JOHN] ] Breaker, breaker, come back.

Yeah. Hello.

This is Alpha Bravo 256.

My name's Paul. What's your situation?

[JOHN] Hello Paul. My name's John.

I'm in my house. I'm okay. How about you?

It's a strong signal; you can't be far.

Yeah. Also home. Did you see it?

The nearest expl*si*n?

(expl*si*n BOOMING)

It looked like it was

around 20 miles away.

[JOHN] You were outside. You're okay?

I heard it, like a g*nsh*t.

Felt the pressure went through my house.

Another one later as

well, like further away.

It must have been a preemptive attack.

They'll try and take out

our ability to hit back.

There's fallout everywhere above.

[JOHN] Above.

Yeah, outside, I mean.

How about you? Can you see outside?

[JOHN] No. I'm in a windowless room.

Do you have a radiation meter?

Yeah, I do.

It's 980 millisieverts out there.

That's basically a

radiation sickness dosage.

Try and stay away from all

external walls if you can.

[JOHN] Thanks.

Yeah, I'm in the center

of the ground floor.

Do you think it's just us

here or the whole world?

There's no way of knowing at the moment.

All we keep getting is

this emergency broadcast

on the radio.

No one knew this was gonna happen.

Why didn't they see it?

The w*r just kept slowly escalating

and they didn't try and stop it.

[JOHN] It was like

most people were asleep.

Just totally oblivious

to what was happening.

And now what?

We wait, to live, to die.

[JOHN] Well, we're still

here, for now at least.

Paul, I've got a go.

Have to save batteries.

But we can talk again tomorrow, yeah?

Yeah, okay, John. Saving battery.

Same time again tomorrow, yeah?

You stay safe.

[JOHN] You too. Over and out.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(WATER SIZZLING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

How about a seven-day cruise to Norway?

That sounds really fun.

Can we go, Dad? Please.

You know I don't like boats,

and I'll never sleep on one.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Look, I got an idea.

Why don't the two of you

just go by yourselves?

- Really?

- Really.

Yes.

[MOM] Honestly?

Yeah, honestly. I'll be fine.

I'll get on with that new bathroom.

Okay. I'm booking it then.

[PAUL] You'll have a great time.

Time to go.

Bye, Dad.

- Bye girls.

- Bye.

Bye.

Love you.

- Love you too.

- Love you too.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(DEVICE PUMPING)

(TOOTHBRUSH RASPING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

So, 673.

Hello, John! This is Paul.

Are you there?

Hello John, are you there?

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

[JOHN] Copy that. This

is John. How you doing?

Yeah, it's good to get you.

Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks.

Radiation's a little bit lower today.

How are you?

[JOHN] Good to hear.

Feeling a bit vulnerable here.

Had a lot of shouting outside.

Smashing noises.

My house, isn't very secure.

Try barricading your doors

with everything you've got,

and put gaffer tape on the windows.

[JOHN] Why tape the windows?

It will just delay people a bit.

Gives you a chance to

get there, to defend.

[JOHN] You've done

that in your house then?

Yeah, kind of.

I'm a bit out in the sticks where I am.

[JOHN] We are not in town.

We're on the outskirts.

We? You're not alone there.

[JOHN] Sorry, didn't I say?

My wife and kids are here too?

Yeah, okay. That's, that's nice.

[JOHN] Would you like to say hello?

Yeah, sure.

- Hi Paul.

- Hi Paul.

Hey. Hello.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

[CHILD] Have you got your

family with you there as well?

No, my, my family went away.

You two look after your mom and dad, yeah?

[JOHN] Sorry, Paul. We didn't mean to.

No, it's okay, I, I just...

Look, I have to go, okay.

Over and out.

(MOURNFUL MUSIC)

[REPORTER] General unemployment levels

in the UK are at the highest in years.

Some breaking news now.

A major incident has been

declared in the North Sea

after two cruise ships have collided.

It is not yet known how the two ships,

the Cosmos and the Ariah,

have crashed into each other.

We have the first pictures

here taken from the coast

where emergency services

are already in attendance.

No, no, no, no.

[NEWSCASTER] What we're hearing

is that the two ships are now stationary

after drifting away from each

other following the impact.

Serious damage is visible

there on one side of the ship.

No. No.

[NEWSCASTER] Authorities have advised

that the situation is developing rapidly

and we will bring you more on this

as it comes through to us.

I'm afraid that I'm just getting

some initial reports now that

they're have been fatalities.

- No. No. No. No.

- To find out more,

let's go to-

No. No. No.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(SINCERE MUSIC)

Ding dong

Cracked light

Trying to hold it all inside

High life

This strife

Heart bright

Cold strife

Are you all safe tonight

Gone away before too long

Here to stay

When it all goes on

(GENTLE MUSIC)

John, are you there?

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

This is Paul.

John, are you there?

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

I wasn't truthful with you the

other day about where I am.

When I lost my family a year ago,

I sold our house and bought a flat

and an old Cold w*r bunker.

ROC Posts, they're called.

Royal Observer Corps, stands for.

There's hundreds of them

all over the country

to measure nuclear blasts.

Most of them are still

around today, you know,

but derelict, or vandalized.

Every one of them could shelter

a small family right now.

I really focused on renovating it.

I kitted it out with all

this equipment, food, water.

I was deluded.

(MOURNFUL MUSIC)

Almost as if they'd use it.

And now I'm sat here all alone in it.

(MOURNFUL MUSIC)

I finally realize it's

pointless. (SOBBING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

One four for a copy.

John, are you there?

One four for a copy.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(WHITE NOISE HISSING)

[JOHN] Paul, do you copy?

Yeah, copy that, John. Are you all okay?

[JOHN] Yeah, yeah. We're all intact.

I'm glad to hear it.

I thought you'd all gone.

[JOHN] So did I at one point.

People came to our house and broke in.

Stole our battery.

They came back again for more.

And they took almost all our food as well.

I did what I had to do in the end.

I had to protect the kids. I had to.

It's okay. I understand.

I'd have done the same.

Whatever it takes.

[JOHN] Thank you.

We're, we're hanging in there.

Have you tried the radio today?

No.

[JOHN] Do it. On the hour.

Okay, I will do. Over and out.

(RADIO CRACKLING)

[PRIME MINISTER] This is

your Prime Minister speaking.

Firstly, thank you for your patience

while our government and

the Ministry of Defense

have been battling in every

way to save our great country

from the diabolical

aggression of our enemy.

Nuclear weapons have

been used in an attempt

to destroy our ability to fight,

and to disable our

critical infrastructure.

Several of our European allies

have experienced similar attacks.

The scale of the devastation

is vast, but there is hope.

Our main enemy has been neutralized.

The combined forces and

intelligence have prevailed.

We turn now to our own

survival here in Britain.

I make a vow to you all that

despite being overwhelmed

and depleted, that we will

bring aid and security

to every area of our

country as soon as possible.

The British Army and police are regrouping

and will enforce order by any means.

I ask you all to show

humanity to fellow citizens,

so many of which have lost

everything and everyone.

If you have clean water, food,

shelter, please help others.

It is time to come together

to try to rebuild our great nation.

Thank you.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BREATH ECHOING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)