TV episode review
UK airdate 16 February 2010 (BBC One)

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS EPISODE!

An idyllic break in the country proves lethal…

In all the interviews given for this season of Survivors, cast and producers have warned that nobody is safe – and this week, one of the Family falls victim to a mutated version of the virus.

It all starts off so well too, with almost a pastiche of the Terry Nation version of the series: our heroes help out members of an agrarian community who welcome them to stay. There’s a spark between Anya and one of the leaders, which antagonises Tom, while Sarah, eager to help, volunteers to find out why the community have not heard from one of their families.

At which point Sarah’s story comes full circle. When we met her, she turned her back on an ill man, pretending that he’d died. Yet here, knowing the cost she’s probably going to have to pay, she stays and tends a dying family. The scenes between her and Al build on developments throughout this season as she faces death bravely, and there are consequences for relationships beyond the two of them.

With a secondary plot that sees Greg and Abby learning about people who escaped the virus, this is another strong episode, setting up some much-needed confrontations for the finale. Paul Simpson

VERDICT: 7/10