Imaginebeingtheonlysurvivorofadiseasethatkillseverymemberofyourfamily,thatkillslovers,strangers,friends,nearlyeveryoneyou'veevermet. Youareamongthelonelyfewtoliveandnowyoumuststartoverinastrangenewworldwhereeverythingthatwasoncesafeandfamiliarisnowstrangeanddangerous. Setinthepresentday,Survivorsfocusesontheworldintheaftermathofadevastatingviruswhichwipesoutmostoftheworld'spopulation.Whatwouldwedo?Howwouldanyofuscopeinabravenewworldwherealltraditional21stCenturycomforts-electricity,cleanrunningwater,advancedtechnology-havedisappeared? Thesearethequestionsfacedbythebewilderedbutresilientgroupofsurvivorsatthecentreofthedrama.Itisanopportunityfornewbeginnings,butwithnosociety,nopoliceandnolawandorder,theynowfaceterribledangers-notjustthedailystruggleforfoodandwaterbutalsothedeadlythreatfromothersurvivors. "Survivorsisaboutwhatitmeanstobehuman,"explainswriterandexecutiveproducerAdrianHodges."Itasksquestionsaboutournatureandconfrontsuswithourdeepestfears.Wheneverythingelseisstrippedaway,wouldwebandtogetherandfindthebestinourselves,orwouldwefallapartandretreatintobarbarismandsavagery?Survivorsisaboutadventure,fear,love,loyaltyandfriendship.Butaboveall,it'saboutnewhope." Survivors,byAdrianHodgesisare-imaginingoftheclassic1970sBBCdramaserieswhichwasbasedonthenovelbyTerryNation.ItlaunchedinApril1975andranfor38episodesoverthreeseries.
