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Keep calm. Carry on. Barricade your street.


It's a soap opera – there's love, lies, affairs, neighbour disputes they may even be a murder or two but it's all set with a backdrop of the zombie apocalypse! It's set in good old Blighty, but King Charles doesn't make an appearance!

1-1 Maple Close

Come and meet some of the residents of Maple Close. Something's happening in Europe. It's not here. Yet.

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1-2 Jeff / Emma

Jeff and Emma argue about finances

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1-3 Liam

The Night Shift at a 24 hour Tesco store is not usually something to talk about, but for Liam, tonight would be different.

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1-4 Tom / Mariana

Meet two more of the residents of Maple Close.

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1-5 Leslie / Amanda

Just two young women trying to live their lives unfortunately, everyone has an opinion…

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1-6 Margaret / Alan

Margaret likes to watch people. Some people got that nosy. Alan, her long suffering husband just wants to keep the peace.

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2-1 Jeff / Matilda

Jeff and Matilda arrive at school. Jeff makes his intentions towards Matilda clear.

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2-2 Clara

Nurse Clara Hughes arrives for the start of a very demanding shift at the hospital

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2-3 Sophie

Sophie begins to suspect Jeff is doing something he shouldn't be.

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2-4 Emma

Emma arrives at the hospital and discusses her money loss

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2-5 Liam

Heading home from work, and his injury is getting worse.

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2-6 Meet the Street #1

Meet some of the residents of the cul-de-sac

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3-1 Glenford

Something is clearly happening, and Glen encounters at the supermarket.

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3-2 Liam

Liam's infection is getting worse and someone notices

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3-3 Jeff / Matilda

Jeff's class is interrupted by news of a potential school closure with the health crisis cited as the reason

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3-4 Trudy

Trudy learns some worrying information about the infection

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3-5 Meet the Street #2

Meet some more of the residents of Maple Close

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4-1 Trudy / Glen

Trudy tries to get help from her neighbour with the body in the street

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4-2 Jeff / Matilda / Sophie

Jeffs day at school is interrupted with news of an immediate closure

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4-3 Liam

Liam has chance to consider his possible infection. He keeps it hidden from his son.

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4-4 Clara

Clara faces a busy day in the accidental emergency department

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4-5 Meet the Street #3

Meet the final few characters of Maple Close

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5-1 Jeff / Matilda

Jeff and Matilda return home from school to find a panicked Trudy

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5-2 Jeff / Emma

Emma returns from a busy day to hear more about the missing body

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5-3 Amanda / Leslie

Amanda and Leslie get caught up in the missing body story

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5-4 Margaret / Alan

Margaret and Alan continue to watch the street and wonder what everyone is saying

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5-5 Maple Grove

The road is finally silent. Everyone is inside. And the prime minister finally gets to speak.

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6-2 Trudy / Margaret / Glen

The morning after the lockdown instructions brings danger to the cul-de-sac

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6-1 Jeff / Matilda

Jeff finds time to be with Matilda, but Matilda wants more

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6-3 Sophie / Liam

Liam's infection grows worse, and Sophie finds more evidence of Matilda's affair with Jeff

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6-4 Tom / Mariana

Tom sees something in the street that makes him take note. And photographs.

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7-2 Margaret / Glen / Trudy

Margaret Glen and Trudy meet to discuss what to do about the body in the garden

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7-2 Tom

Tom needs to find out what was going on at the end of his street

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7-3 Jeff / Matilda

Jeff receives yet another visit from Matilda. This time at an inconvenient time

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7-4 Clara

We get a brief insight into Clara's shift at the hospital, and it's not good

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8-1 Margaret / Glen / Trudy

Margaret thinks back on a troubling night and discovers at Trudy and Glen have experienced similar nightmares

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7-5 Sophie / Liam

Liam returns from another difficult shift and Sophie confirm her suspicions about Matilda

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8-2 Tom

Tom has new ammunition and he is looking for a way to best utilise it

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8-3 Jeff

Jeff reflects on a difficult update by the Prime Minister

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8-4 Jeff / Matilda / Sophie

Matilda visits Jeff and puts him in a difficult position. Sophie turns up and almost catches him in the act.

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8-5 Clara

As Clara starts her second day straight at the hospital, things start to go from bad to worse

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8-6 Amanda / Leslie

Amanda and Leslie began to sense that something bad is coming

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9-1 Tom

Tom is spending his evening wondering how he can find out Margaret's secret

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9-2 Margaret / Glen / Trudy

Margaret Glen and Trudy discuss the worrying note that landed on Margarets doormat

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9-3 Jeff / Matilda / Sophie

The net closes in on Jeff and Matilda

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9-4 Sophie / Liam

Sophie returns from her confrontation with Jeff and Liam returns from work with bad news

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9-5 Margaret / Trudy / Glen

Margaret, Trudy and Glen meet to talk more about hiding Jerry's body

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10-1 Jeff / Tom

Tom and Jeff are awoken in the middle of the night by a scream that they both decide to investigate

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10-2 Margaret / Glen / Trudy

The three neighbours continue their hunt to find Jerry's missing body

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10-3 Liam

Liam encounters the recently risen Jerry, and has to keep him from telling any secrets about him

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10-4 Sophie

Sophie goes out to check on the commotion and has her suspicions confirmed

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10-5 Dylan / Clara

Dylan hears a scream in the night and investigates.

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11-2 Clara / Glen / Hargreaves

Clara's shift comes to an end early and she brings home someone from the hospital. Crazed people come onto the street.

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11-1 Clara

Clara's day gets off to a rough start at the hospital. Apparently armed police are needed in the emergency room now…

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11-3 Clara / Hargreaves

Clara recounts the story of how she met Hargreaves. As we said before, it was a difficult day at the hospital.

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11-4 Glen / Leslie

Following on from the earlier battle, Glen tries to take charge and organise the residents

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11-5 Sophie / Liam

Sophie and Liam witness the shooting in the street and Liam faces reality with his growing infection

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11-6 Clara / Tom / Mariana

Following the arrival of the first infected on the street, Clara begins to do health checks with the residents

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11-7 Dylan

Dylan reflects on the days events and is among the first to see a coming threat.

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12-1 Hargreaves/Glen/Dylan

The day after the night before. The residents are taking stock of the damage.

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12-2 Margaret/Alan/Trudy.

Margaret voices her concerns about Alan's behaviour, and Trudy worries about what Tom knows, or doesn't know

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12-3 Leslie/Hargreaves/Glen

Leslie and Glen clash over the need for a barricade

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13-4 Jeff / Matilda

Jeff takes a chance and visits Matilda. She still wants answers that he cannot give.

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12-5 Sophie/Liam/Hargreaves

Liam has strict instructions about what not to do. He isn't following them.

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13-1 Sophie/Liam

Sophie, Liam and Owen move behind the barricade into Margaret's house. Sophie questions Liam about that morning's incident

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13-2 Margaret/Alan/Sophie

Margaret voices her concerns about the proposed move. Alan begins to feel protective of Owen.

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12-3 Clara

Clara reflects on what has happened. She attempts again to make an assessment of Liam's condition.

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13-4 Dylan

Dylan reviews his camera footage for the day and makes a startling discovery.

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13-5 Tom/Mariana

Tom looked out on the quiet street. Mariana makes suggestions about their safety. Tom is not impressed with her suggestions.

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14-1 Leslie/Glen/Hargreaves

After a relatively quiet day at the barricade, Leslie and Glen are surprised. Jeff alerts everyone to a potential disaster.

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14-2 Margaret/Alan.

Margaret is not happy with the new living arrangements.

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14-3 Jeff/Sophie

Sophie makes another trip home to collect more of her families possessions. Jeff makes an attempt to help her.

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14-4 Jeff/Liam/Owen

Jeff tells Liam what happened to Sophie. They go back to the house but find a surprise on their return.

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14-5 Alan/Owen

With his mother missing, Owen begins to talk to Alan about his concerns

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15-1 Jeff/Emma

Following a stressful day, Jeff and Emma spend some time together. Emma confronts Jeff about her worries about his affair.

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15-2 Hargreaves/Glen

Another day at the barricade. The group are discussing the previous day when a new section of the barricade is tested and fails.

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15-3 Tom/Mariana

Tom sets Mariana straight on a few topics before heading out into the street to perform an heroic deed

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15-4 Margaret/Alan

Margaret and Alan clash over their ideas about Liam and Owen. They venture out to the barricade and encounter Tom who has an ult

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15-5 Owen

Another long day draws to a close for Owen. He watches the street at night while the others in the house sleep. He makes what he

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16-1 Margaret/Alan

Margaret voices her opinion on Liam and Owen and what should be done with them. Alan disagrees.

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16-2 Tom/Mariana

Following the recent incident with Sophie, Tom makes a decision to ensure his safety

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16-3 Liam/Owen

Owen persuades Liam to come out of his room to be with everyone else. Things do not go as planned.

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16-4 Owen/Hargreaves/Clara

Clara makes another attempt to check on Liam but once again, he avoids her. Clara voices her concerns to Hargreaves.

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16-5 Alan/Owen

Owen is still thinking about his mum. He talks about his fears with Alan.

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17-1 Tom/Margaret/Liam

Tom confronts Margaret about Liam's worsening condition.

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17-2 Alan / Glen

Following another breach of the barricade, Alan talks to Glen about Tom's ultimatum.

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17-3 Hargreaves/Clara

Clara joins the others at the barricade and gives her opinion on Liam's fate. Another minor breach is adverted.

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17-4 Margaret/Alan

Alan returns from the barricade to share stern words with Margaret about Liam and Owen.

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18-1 Liam/Owen

Liam wakes up to discover that he doesn't know where he is. Owen tries to reach his dad with no success.

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18-2 Tom/Margaret/Alan

Tom comes round to see Margaret to give his final thoughts on what needs to happen to Liam and Owen

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18-3 Liam/Owen/Hargreaves

Liam finds everyone talking about them. He tries to show affection for Owen but gets it wrong.

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18-4 Hargreaves/Liam

Hargreaves reacts to the screaming from Margaret's house. Liam has a hold of Owen.

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18-5 The Barricade

The group has little time to dwell on events as the barricade is threatened once more.

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19-1 Hargreaves/Glen

With the barricade still under repair from the earlier breach, the zombies make another push and force the residents back

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19-2 Margaret/Alan/Trudy

Margaret watches the barricade from the safety of her living room. Alan is forced to raise his voice to his wife.

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19-3 Jeff/Emma/Matilda

Jeff is behind the barricade when it breaches for the second time that day. He is faced with a difficult choice.

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19-4 Jeff/Emma

Jeff and Emma make it back inside their house. Emma is not pleased about the situation.

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19-5 Alan/Hargreaves

The barricade is breached once more and the residents are forced back into the houses.

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20-1 Margaret/Clara

As the dust settles on the first major breach of the barricade, Margaret makes her fears known to everyone.

Read this chapter


20-2 Jeff/Emma

Jeff continues to barricade himself into his house. His wife is concerned about what others may think. Jeff is only concerned wi

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20-3 Owen/Alan/Leslie

Everyone meets in Margaret's house to discuss what happens next. A subtle change in leadership appears.

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20-4 Matilda/Dylan

Dylan shows Matilda the footage of Jeff going into Sophie's house and Matilda jumps to a conclusion.

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21-1 Matilda/Jeff/Emma

Matilda confronts Jeff and tells Emma what she believes about Sophie's death.

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21-2 Hargreaves/Glen

Hargreaves and Glen are at the barricade when Matilda storms past and her banging creates another surge from the infected

Read this chapter


20-3 Jeff/Emma/Matilda

Trapped in his house with Emma and Matilda, Jeff makes a decision that reveals himself to his wife.

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21-4 Maple Close

Jeff finds himself without a friend in the street and a vote goes against him that will change the dynamic of the street.

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22-1 All good things…

Whilst discussing their situation, some of the residents are caught out when the barricade suffers a catastrophic failure and th

Read this chapter


22-2 Owen/Alan/Margaret

Margaret, Alan and Owen observe the breach of the barricade from the safety of Margaret's living room. Owen sees something.

Read this chapter


22-3 Jeff

After being exiled, Jeff hides out close by comes to the rescue when Glen is overpowered.

Read this chapter


22-4 Alan/Sophie

The retreat continues. Alan faces off with Sophie and tries to get his wife and Owen to safety.

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22-5 Margaret/Alan/Owen

The retreat continues. Alan, Margaret and Owen find themselves trapped in the alleyway between two houses.

Read this chapter


22-6 Tom/Mariana

Tom makes a half hearted attempt to help Alan and Margaret before deciding he might need to leave with Mariana.

Read this chapter


22-7 Leslie

Leslie does her part in the retreat from the barricade, showing that a woman can do anything a man can do.

Read this chapter


22-8 Hargreaves

Hargreaves new that the barricade was always temporary. With the neighbours in full flight, Hargreaves attempts to save everyone

Read this chapter


22-9 Glen

Trapped under the weight of several zombies, Glen prepares for the worst.

Read this chapter


22-10 Margaret/Owen

Margaret is still reeling from the loss of her husband. She makes a decision about what to do next with Owen.

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22-11 Jeff

Now exiled beyond the barricade, Jeff reflects on what he has done and how he might make amends.

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22-12 End

What's left of the residents flee from the cul-de-sac.

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#9 in Top Books!

Keep calm. Carry on. Barricade your street.


It's a soap opera – there's love, lies, affairs, neighbour disputes they may even be a murder or two but it's all set with a backdrop of the zombie apocalypse! It's set in good old Blighty, but King Charles doesn't make an appearance!



1-1 Maple Close
Come and meet some of the residents of Maple Close. Something's happening in Europe. It's not here. Yet.

1-2 Jeff / Emma
Jeff and Emma argue about finances

1-3 Liam
The Night Shift at a 24 hour Tesco store is not usually something to talk about, but for Liam, tonight would be different.

1-4 Tom / Mariana
Meet two more of the residents of Maple Close.

1-5 Leslie / Amanda
Just two young women trying to live their lives unfortunately, everyone has an opinion…

1-6 Margaret / Alan
Margaret likes to watch people. Some people got that nosy. Alan, her long suffering husband just wants to keep the peace.

2-1 Jeff / Matilda
Jeff and Matilda arrive at school. Jeff makes his intentions towards Matilda clear.

2-2 Clara
Nurse Clara Hughes arrives for the start of a very demanding shift at the hospital

2-3 Sophie
Sophie begins to suspect Jeff is doing something he shouldn't be.

2-4 Emma
Emma arrives at the hospital and discusses her money loss

2-5 Liam
Heading home from work, and his injury is getting worse.

2-6 Meet the Street #1
Meet some of the residents of the cul-de-sac

3-1 Glenford
Something is clearly happening, and Glen encounters at the supermarket.

3-2 Liam
Liam's infection is getting worse and someone notices

3-3 Jeff / Matilda
Jeff's class is interrupted by news of a potential school closure with the health crisis cited as the reason

3-4 Trudy
Trudy learns some worrying information about the infection

3-5 Meet the Street #2
Meet some more of the residents of Maple Close

4-1 Trudy / Glen
Trudy tries to get help from her neighbour with the body in the street

4-2 Jeff / Matilda / Sophie
Jeffs day at school is interrupted with news of an immediate closure

4-3 Liam
Liam has chance to consider his possible infection. He keeps it hidden from his son.

4-4 Clara
Clara faces a busy day in the accidental emergency department

4-5 Meet the Street #3
Meet the final few characters of Maple Close

5-1 Jeff / Matilda
Jeff and Matilda return home from school to find a panicked Trudy

5-2 Jeff / Emma
Emma returns from a busy day to hear more about the missing body

5-3 Amanda / Leslie
Amanda and Leslie get caught up in the missing body story

5-4 Margaret / Alan
Margaret and Alan continue to watch the street and wonder what everyone is saying

5-5 Maple Grove
The road is finally silent. Everyone is inside. And the prime minister finally gets to speak.

6-2 Trudy / Margaret / Glen
The morning after the lockdown instructions brings danger to the cul-de-sac

6-1 Jeff / Matilda
Jeff finds time to be with Matilda, but Matilda wants more

6-3 Sophie / Liam
Liam's infection grows worse, and Sophie finds more evidence of Matilda's affair with Jeff

6-4 Tom / Mariana
Tom sees something in the street that makes him take note. And photographs.

7-2 Margaret / Glen / Trudy
Margaret Glen and Trudy meet to discuss what to do about the body in the garden

7-2 Tom
Tom needs to find out what was going on at the end of his street

7-3 Jeff / Matilda
Jeff receives yet another visit from Matilda. This time at an inconvenient time

7-4 Clara
We get a brief insight into Clara's shift at the hospital, and it's not good

8-1 Margaret / Glen / Trudy
Margaret thinks back on a troubling night and discovers at Trudy and Glen have experienced similar nightmares

7-5 Sophie / Liam
Liam returns from another difficult shift and Sophie confirm her suspicions about Matilda

8-2 Tom
Tom has new ammunition and he is looking for a way to best utilise it

8-3 Jeff
Jeff reflects on a difficult update by the Prime Minister

8-4 Jeff / Matilda / Sophie
Matilda visits Jeff and puts him in a difficult position. Sophie turns up and almost catches him in the act.

8-5 Clara
As Clara starts her second day straight at the hospital, things start to go from bad to worse

8-6 Amanda / Leslie
Amanda and Leslie began to sense that something bad is coming

9-1 Tom
Tom is spending his evening wondering how he can find out Margaret's secret

9-2 Margaret / Glen / Trudy
Margaret Glen and Trudy discuss the worrying note that landed on Margarets doormat

9-3 Jeff / Matilda / Sophie
The net closes in on Jeff and Matilda

9-4 Sophie / Liam
Sophie returns from her confrontation with Jeff and Liam returns from work with bad news

9-5 Margaret / Trudy / Glen
Margaret, Trudy and Glen meet to talk more about hiding Jerry's body

10-1 Jeff / Tom
Tom and Jeff are awoken in the middle of the night by a scream that they both decide to investigate

10-2 Margaret / Glen / Trudy
The three neighbours continue their hunt to find Jerry's missing body

10-3 Liam
Liam encounters the recently risen Jerry, and has to keep him from telling any secrets about him

10-4 Sophie
Sophie goes out to check on the commotion and has her suspicions confirmed

10-5 Dylan / Clara
Dylan hears a scream in the night and investigates.

11-2 Clara / Glen / Hargreaves
Clara's shift comes to an end early and she brings home someone from the hospital. Crazed people come onto the street.

11-1 Clara
Clara's day gets off to a rough start at the hospital. Apparently armed police are needed in the emergency room now…

11-3 Clara / Hargreaves
Clara recounts the story of how she met Hargreaves. As we said before, it was a difficult day at the hospital.

11-4 Glen / Leslie
Following on from the earlier battle, Glen tries to take charge and organise the residents

11-5 Sophie / Liam
Sophie and Liam witness the shooting in the street and Liam faces reality with his growing infection

11-6 Clara / Tom / Mariana
Following the arrival of the first infected on the street, Clara begins to do health checks with the residents

11-7 Dylan
Dylan reflects on the days events and is among the first to see a coming threat.

12-1 Hargreaves/Glen/Dylan
The day after the night before. The residents are taking stock of the damage.

12-2 Margaret/Alan/Trudy.
Margaret voices her concerns about Alan's behaviour, and Trudy worries about what Tom knows, or doesn't know

12-3 Leslie/Hargreaves/Glen
Leslie and Glen clash over the need for a barricade

13-4 Jeff / Matilda
Jeff takes a chance and visits Matilda. She still wants answers that he cannot give.

12-5 Sophie/Liam/Hargreaves
Liam has strict instructions about what not to do. He isn't following them.

13-1 Sophie/Liam
Sophie, Liam and Owen move behind the barricade into Margaret's house. Sophie questions Liam about that morning's incident

13-2 Margaret/Alan/Sophie
Margaret voices her concerns about the proposed move. Alan begins to feel protective of Owen.

12-3 Clara
Clara reflects on what has happened. She attempts again to make an assessment of Liam's condition.

13-4 Dylan
Dylan reviews his camera footage for the day and makes a startling discovery.

13-5 Tom/Mariana
Tom looked out on the quiet street. Mariana makes suggestions about their safety. Tom is not impressed with her suggestions.

14-1 Leslie/Glen/Hargreaves
After a relatively quiet day at the barricade, Leslie and Glen are surprised. Jeff alerts everyone to a potential disaster.

14-2 Margaret/Alan.
Margaret is not happy with the new living arrangements.

14-3 Jeff/Sophie
Sophie makes another trip home to collect more of her families possessions. Jeff makes an attempt to help her.

14-4 Jeff/Liam/Owen
Jeff tells Liam what happened to Sophie. They go back to the house but find a surprise on their return.

14-5 Alan/Owen
With his mother missing, Owen begins to talk to Alan about his concerns

15-1 Jeff/Emma
Following a stressful day, Jeff and Emma spend some time together. Emma confronts Jeff about her worries about his affair.

15-2 Hargreaves/Glen
Another day at the barricade. The group are discussing the previous day when a new section of the barricade is tested and fails.

15-3 Tom/Mariana
Tom sets Mariana straight on a few topics before heading out into the street to perform an heroic deed

15-4 Margaret/Alan
Margaret and Alan clash over their ideas about Liam and Owen. They venture out to the barricade and encounter Tom who has an ult

15-5 Owen
Another long day draws to a close for Owen. He watches the street at night while the others in the house sleep. He makes what he

16-1 Margaret/Alan
Margaret voices her opinion on Liam and Owen and what should be done with them. Alan disagrees.

16-2 Tom/Mariana
Following the recent incident with Sophie, Tom makes a decision to ensure his safety

16-3 Liam/Owen
Owen persuades Liam to come out of his room to be with everyone else. Things do not go as planned.

16-4 Owen/Hargreaves/Clara
Clara makes another attempt to check on Liam but once again, he avoids her. Clara voices her concerns to Hargreaves.

16-5 Alan/Owen
Owen is still thinking about his mum. He talks about his fears with Alan.

17-1 Tom/Margaret/Liam
Tom confronts Margaret about Liam's worsening condition.

17-2 Alan / Glen
Following another breach of the barricade, Alan talks to Glen about Tom's ultimatum.

17-3 Hargreaves/Clara
Clara joins the others at the barricade and gives her opinion on Liam's fate. Another minor breach is adverted.

17-4 Margaret/Alan
Alan returns from the barricade to share stern words with Margaret about Liam and Owen.

18-1 Liam/Owen
Liam wakes up to discover that he doesn't know where he is. Owen tries to reach his dad with no success.

18-2 Tom/Margaret/Alan
Tom comes round to see Margaret to give his final thoughts on what needs to happen to Liam and Owen

18-3 Liam/Owen/Hargreaves
Liam finds everyone talking about them. He tries to show affection for Owen but gets it wrong.

18-4 Hargreaves/Liam
Hargreaves reacts to the screaming from Margaret's house. Liam has a hold of Owen.

18-5 The Barricade
The group has little time to dwell on events as the barricade is threatened once more.

19-1 Hargreaves/Glen
With the barricade still under repair from the earlier breach, the zombies make another push and force the residents back

19-2 Margaret/Alan/Trudy
Margaret watches the barricade from the safety of her living room. Alan is forced to raise his voice to his wife.

19-3 Jeff/Emma/Matilda
Jeff is behind the barricade when it breaches for the second time that day. He is faced with a difficult choice.

19-4 Jeff/Emma
Jeff and Emma make it back inside their house. Emma is not pleased about the situation.

19-5 Alan/Hargreaves
The barricade is breached once more and the residents are forced back into the houses.

20-1 Margaret/Clara
As the dust settles on the first major breach of the barricade, Margaret makes her fears known to everyone.

20-2 Jeff/Emma
Jeff continues to barricade himself into his house. His wife is concerned about what others may think. Jeff is only concerned wi

20-3 Owen/Alan/Leslie
Everyone meets in Margaret's house to discuss what happens next. A subtle change in leadership appears.

20-4 Matilda/Dylan
Dylan shows Matilda the footage of Jeff going into Sophie's house and Matilda jumps to a conclusion.

21-1 Matilda/Jeff/Emma
Matilda confronts Jeff and tells Emma what she believes about Sophie's death.

21-2 Hargreaves/Glen
Hargreaves and Glen are at the barricade when Matilda storms past and her banging creates another surge from the infected

20-3 Jeff/Emma/Matilda
Trapped in his house with Emma and Matilda, Jeff makes a decision that reveals himself to his wife.

21-4 Maple Close
Jeff finds himself without a friend in the street and a vote goes against him that will change the dynamic of the street.

22-1 All good things…
Whilst discussing their situation, some of the residents are caught out when the barricade suffers a catastrophic failure and th

22-2 Owen/Alan/Margaret
Margaret, Alan and Owen observe the breach of the barricade from the safety of Margaret's living room. Owen sees something.

22-3 Jeff
After being exiled, Jeff hides out close by comes to the rescue when Glen is overpowered.

22-4 Alan/Sophie
The retreat continues. Alan faces off with Sophie and tries to get his wife and Owen to safety.

22-5 Margaret/Alan/Owen
The retreat continues. Alan, Margaret and Owen find themselves trapped in the alleyway between two houses.

22-6 Tom/Mariana
Tom makes a half hearted attempt to help Alan and Margaret before deciding he might need to leave with Mariana.

22-7 Leslie
Leslie does her part in the retreat from the barricade, showing that a woman can do anything a man can do.

22-8 Hargreaves
Hargreaves new that the barricade was always temporary. With the neighbours in full flight, Hargreaves attempts to save everyone

22-9 Glen
Trapped under the weight of several zombies, Glen prepares for the worst.

22-10 Margaret/Owen
Margaret is still reeling from the loss of her husband. She makes a decision about what to do next with Owen.

22-11 Jeff
Now exiled beyond the barricade, Jeff reflects on what he has done and how he might make amends.

22-12 End
What's left of the residents flee from the cul-de-sac.

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