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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/smallpox2002/ Smallpox 2002 at BBC] |
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* [http://www.walltowall.co.uk/catalogue_detail.aspx?w2wprogram=101 at Wall to Wall] |
* [http://www.walltowall.co.uk/catalogue_detail.aspx?w2wprogram=101 Smallpox 2002 at Wall to Wall] |
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Revision as of 16:53, 11 February 2008
Smallpox 2002 is a fictional docudrama produced by Wall to Wall, showing how a single act of bioterrorism leads to terrifying consequences globally.
Commissioned before the September 11 attacks, the film originally aired on BBC Two on 5 February 2002 as "Smallpox 2002 - Silent Weapon." Renamed "Smallpox", it aired on FX on 2 January 2005.
Background
The premise of it was one man who, in 2002, creates the smallpox virus himself, infects himself, and touches ten people in New York City. This eventually leds to a pandemic across the world that is later defeated, but not before 60 million people are killed. The tagline for the movie was, "Drama, until it happens". The film is presented in the form of a fictional documentary, including false interviews and stock footage.
Reception
Newspaper reviews of the documentary were mixed, varying from "a sick stunt" to "extraordinarilty good" [1]. The docudrama proved very popular with viewers, attracting 3.4m viewers, 15% of the audience, to a 9pm slot on BBC2 according to overnight returns [2]
External links
- ^ Smallpox 2002 - Silent Weapon round up of newspaper reviews, in The Guardian, February 6, 2002
- ^ Smallpox proves infectious for BBC2, The Guardian, February 6, 2002