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as PM Michael Callow
as Bing
as Liam
as Abi
as Princess Susannah
as Ffion
as Jane Callow
as Judge Hope
as Jonas
as Julian Hereford
as Judge Charity
as Alex Cairns
as Judge Wraith
as Tom Blice
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Critic Reviews for Black Mirror: Season 1
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This is not fun watching-it's mostly horrifying-but even if our brave new world is inescapable, the show represents a kind of protest that feels more necessary than ever.
The stories set archetypal human dilemmas-death, identity, fidelity-within an entirely new context, which is exactly how we are living them.
Ingeniously cast, with suspenseful and often complicated plots, the episodes vary in tone from horrific to comic, but most share certain themes.
Brooker's stories are novel enough to draw us in, yet familiar enough to become a warped reflection of ourselves and our culture.
However you view it, this three-part series is thought-provoking and very well written, with its final episode, The Entire History Of You, a heart-breaking triumph.
For all the show's inventive storytelling, its true provocation is its righteous outrage, which shares something with Mike White's whistle-blower series Enlightened, although it's overlaid with a dark filter.
Audience Reviews for Black Mirror: Season 1
Super Reviewer
Each segment on this first season is the perfect blend of satire, grimness and mirror to our society. All very different but all very close to how we live and interact recently.
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