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If... Season 1 · Episode 1

If... The Lights Go Out

10th March 2004 1 hour Season 1 Episode 1

Winter 2010: Britain is struggling to generate enough electricity to cope with demand. Following a terrorist attack on a gas pipeline in Russia, south-east England is plunged into darkness. Householders have no water or electricity, traffic is gridlocked, tube trains are stranded underground, and airports closed. How do the authorities cope with the enormity of the situation?

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Season 1 · Episode 2

If... Things Don't Get Better

In 2014, Britain is a deeply divided society, yet there's one man who's determined to narrow the gap between rich and poor - and that's when the trouble begins.
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