Black Mirror

Got a customer.

- I'm on my lunch. - Yeah, I can smell that.

Mine's in five minutes, so if I start with a customer now,

it cuts into my break.

That's Keith Holligan.

So?

So he murdered his wife.

Oh, it were manslaughter.

Judge said she drove him to it.

Don't seem like the strangling type to me.

- Puffy hands. - Surely, we don't have to serve him.

Everyone needs shoes, Nida. How about doing your job?

I think I'm going to need the 11.

I'm large.

For my height.

- Sure you can't do a discount? - I'm so sorry. No, we can't.

I'm just a bit strapped till the end of the month.

I can put them aside for you.

Go on, then.

If you fancy writing down your number, I won't mind.

Reckon he's into your sort.

Time and time and time again!

And so we've been treated to this rather pathetic display

of a flailing government holding on for dear life.

And it is thanks to Mr. Callaghan's government limping on

that our nation has suffered through a winter of discontent.

Now, they promise us a brighter future,

yet the fact remains that Labour isn't working.

- He's a bit bloody young, in't he? - He's good though.

They haven't just failed nationally, but right here in Tipley.

You only have to look around to see it. Rubbish in the streets. Crime on the rise.

The character of your neighborhood

under threat.

Bloody right! We don't wanna end up like Cheetham.

You hear what he said? He said, "We don't wanna end up like Cheetham."

Of course, we all want change, but the right kind.

So don't just hope for a better future.

Vote for one!

Thank you. Thank you very much.

As the election nears,

polls show Mrs. Thatcher's Conservative Party

retains a commanding lead.

Violence erupts as the far-right National Front march through Southall,

causing thousands in damage

with over 100 arrests and five police officers hospitalized.

US and Soviet nuclear non-proliferation talks hit--

Down two places to number six, "Does Your Mother Know" by ABBA.

A new entry at five for Paul McCartney and Wings with "Good Night Tonight."

And at number four right now here in the studio with their hit "Rasputin,"

it's Boney M.

You're dreaming if you think you can pull that off.

Mr. Duncan wants a word.

So, Nida, it's nothing major,

but I understand you're in the habit of eating your lunch in the stockroom.

- Oh-- - It's fine.

Everybody does it. We don't mind. But it's...

it's what you're eating.

You see, most people's food, um, normal food,

it doesn't tend to linger afterwards.

It's not really fair on your coworkers,

and there is a chance it could... well, it could get into the shoe leather.

So, if you must eat in there, maybe just bring in a sandwich.

Like a cheese and ham sandwich.

Or just a cheese sandwich, if you're one of those that doesn't do ham.

- Of course, I'm sorry to have to ask-- - I'll do sandwiches from now on.

You know, I think Vicky will be very appreciative.

But as... as will we all.

The thing is, I did bring a biryani in today.

I see.

Well, um, it's-- How about the basement?

- Yes! Yes, you could use the basement. - The basement?

Mr. Possett himself used to work down there in the early days.

He didn't like to be disturbed. It couldn't be further from civilization.

Thank you, Mr. Duncan.

Very good. Very good. Thank you, Nida.

What?

Hello, what do you want?

Just taking my lunch break.

Hmm.

Hmm?

Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life.

Medium atomic weights are available.

Gold, Lead, Copper.

Jet, Diamond, Radium,

Sapphire, Silver, and Steel.

Sapphire and steel have been assigned.

Hello.

So, where are they? Mum and Dad?

- Gone. - Gone? Gone where?

Out of the door, downstairs?

Well, where, then?

Here in the room?

You mean they disappeared, Helen?

Uh, yeah, hi. So, my name's Gaap. I'm a demon.

You anointed this talisman with your blood,

so now we're bound together and--

Bloody hell.

Look, I... I've got a whole introductory speech here.

We... we gotta work together.

Can you pick me up?

Come on, pick me up.

Just... just pick me up.

Please?

That's it. Come on. Come on.

I... I... I won't bite.

I promise. Come on.

Right. So, as I was saying, you anointed the talisman,

and the rules are you've gotta carry out three human sacrifices

over the next three days

or else the world's gonna end.

What?

If you want me to help you, you need to permit me entry.

Uh...

Dost thou permit me entry? Yes or no?

This isn't real.

You have to say "yes." Just say the word "yes." Say it.

If you say "yes," I'll... I'll stop, okay? I'll go away.

You'll never hear from me again, like this didn't happen. Just say "yes." Say it.

Say it. Come on, say it. Say it. Say it! Say it! Say it!

Yes!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Come on. What's the matter?

All right, I gotta be honest. I lied about going away.

Uh, hang on. Is it... is it these?

Yeah, yeah, sorry. My regular appearance is probably a bit much for this realm.

Uh, just a sec.

This any better for ya?

I peered into your soul,

and apparently, this is a physical look you find appealing, so...

Maybe you saw this recently and liked it?

I don't know. Let me have a look.

Wow.

Uh...

Okay. Am I, like, a clown?

This how clowns dress in your realm? I mean...

I mean, I can... I can work with it, but...

Uh...

You have got to get over the shock and just talk to me.

You know, we have got to work together.

I'm dreaming.

Dream-- You're really not, you know.

You're not real.

You're not real. You're not real. You're not real.

Hiya. Like I said, we have got to work together.

It's blood and bone. You marked the talisman. I don't make the rules.

I mean, basically, we need to deliver three sacrifices by Maymass--

Uh, that's May Day to you. Or else it's...

Well, it's burning skies time.

I sense you need some convincing.

Uh...

Let me show you how this will play out, all right?

What'll happen if we don't succeed. You ready?

Ready?

Three, two, one.

So, basically, this is the sort of thing we're dealing with.

Scorching wall of flame.

It's agonizing death for all, and so on.

See, burning people, they do smell like you'd expect, don't they?

Like a... a burger on a griddle.

It's quite nice if you disassociate from it.

Mind you, the charred hair really gets stuck in your throat.

To be honest, I don't want the apocalypse to come about any more than you do.

So let's stop it happening, you and me.

All we have to do is deliver three sacrifices in three days.

It's only three killings.

Like I said, animals don't count. You have to do humans.

And there's gotta be a cadence to it. One a day.

It's one kill a day. It... it's...

Wha... what?

That is fewer people than die falling off ladders in the same time period.

You'd be less lethal than a ladder.

If I talk to you, you're real, so I'm not gonna talk to you.

Well, we started conversing already, so that ship has sailed.

- No, it hasn't. - Oh, oh, yes, it has.

Uh, don't worry. We're a team.

I'm on your side here, you know?

Let's just get kill number one under your belt. Start racking 'em up.

You can stop it because I am not killing anyone.

...so I don't know why you keep talking to me!

That's what I'm here for. All right? Moral support.