In the Flesh was a small BAFTA award-winning BBC series written and created by Dominic Mitchell. The drama focuses throughout on reanimated teenager Kieren Walker and his return to his local community. During The Rising, deceased teenager Kieren Walker and others return as zombies. They're hunted down during "The Pale Wars" but then given medication to return them back to a state of human mind; they then attempt to reintegrate into society through daily injections/medication and the use of cosmetics and contact lenses - in most cases wishing to return to normal life, however they suffer prejudices.
And also here is a short clip showing the general premise for the show, additionally it shows Kieren struggling to fit in or come to terms with his situation fully. (http://bbc.in/ZLjfv3)
What I find interesting is this idea of society still being intact yet the 'cured zombies' still face prejudice, it links into the idea of people acting out of fear. The idea of befriending a zombie sounds ridiculous out loud especially given how they are typically brain-eating hordes, however some other pieces of film such as Shaun of the Dead also try and give insight into society being intact after the initial outbreak. Additionally, in the end scene we see zombies being used for entertainment on television and [spoiler alert] Shaun's best friend Ed is chained up in the shed as a zombie, where Shaun occasionally plays video games with him. There is even television shows based around zombies.
I'd certainly like to explore this idea more and perhaps even base my main opening on the premise that the protagonist is friends with a zombie who is being discriminated against despite not being violent, the prejudice coming from either what he looks like or from people judging him on the actions of other zombies.
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