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Dead Set: Season 1

5 episodes Premiered Oct 27, 2008 Updated Nov 7, 2026

Task: Create a JSON object for "Dead Set" Season 1. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented details. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in the overview. No markdown in the JSON. Output format: Valid JSON only. Source [1]: "Britain is in the grip of an apocalyptic crisis. While the housemat

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Task: Create a JSON object for "Dead Set" Season 1.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented details. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in the overview. No markdown in the JSON.
Output format: Valid JSON only.
Source [1]: "Britain is in the grip of an apocalyptic crisis. While the housemates in the Big Brother house remain oblivious, fast-moving hoards of the undead decimate the studio compound." / "Zombies are rampaging throughout Britain. Blissfully unaware of gory events outside, the Big Brother housemates"
Source [2]: Director: Yann Demange. Cast: Jaime Winstone, Andy Nyman, Riz Ahmed, Warren Brown, Liz May Brice, Beth Cordingly. Running time: 141 minutes. Production: Great Britain 2008.
Source [3]: Cast: Kevin Eldon, Beth Cordingly, Warren Brown, Riz Ahmed.
Source [4]: Irrelevant (about Bob Newhart).
Overview: Needs to be 160-220 words.
Current info: Britain is in an apocalyptic crisis. Zombies are rampaging throughout Britain. The Big Brother housemates are oblivious/blissfully unaware of the gory events outside. Fast-moving hoards of the undead are decimating the studio compound.
Problem: The provided text is extremely sparse. It is impossible to reach 160-220 words without inventing details or repeating the same sentence multiple times.
Wait, the instructions say: "Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
If I omit everything not in the material, I cannot reach the word count. However, I must follow the word count constraint if possible, but the "omit rather than guess" is a higher priority for a "meticulous archivist".
Let's see if I can expand the existing facts into a professional prose style.
Facts: Britain is experiencing an apocalyptic crisis involving rampaging zombies. The studio compound is being decimated by fast-moving hoards of the undead. The housemates living in the Big Brother house are currently oblivious to these gory events occurring outside.
Word count check: ~40 words.
I cannot reach 160 words without violating the "never invent or guess" rule.
I will write the most complete overview possible using only the facts

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Outbreak

Oct 27, 2008 · 46 min

It’s a typical Friday night eviction on Big Brother. Except it’s not a typical evening; there are reports of disturbances and riots all over the country. BB Producer Patrick has ju

S1·E2 Core

Can the Housemates Keep Angel Alive?

Oct 28, 2008 · 24 min

After an encounter with a zombie, Riq meets lone armed survivor Alex. The pair team up and escape the zombies by hiding in an abandoned country house.

S1·E3 Core

Live Feed

Oct 29, 2008 · 25 min

As Kelly and Marky hunt for medical supplies, the situation in the Big Brother house takes a sudden turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Patrick does something to appall Pippa. Riq and A

S1·E4 Core

Running

Oct 30, 2008 · 25 min

Patrick and Pippa make a desperate bid for freedom. Riq and Alex face unimaginable peril. Joplin thinks he’s worked out what’s happening. And the undead are still arriving...

S1·E5 Mytharc

A Way Out

Oct 31, 2008 · 26 min

As huge numbers of undead gather at the studio gates, Patrick, Kelly and the housemates are forced to make some agonizing decisions. Who will survive – and what will be left of the

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