Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry, Quartet and Anna Karenina) is a teenager from a small town who died a while back. Along with other deceased individuals, he came back from the dead and feasted on the living during what was called The Rising. When the BBC show opens, a semi-cure was found, and the Partially Deceased are now being medicated and ready to be reintegrated into society. In The Flesh is a show about zombies, with a heart. As the show is brought from Kierens point of view, the viewer gets the inside scoop about the life of a recovering flesh eater. The guilt that comes with realizing what youve done, the fear of what others will think of you and the loneliness of being so different. To make matters even more complicated, we soon find that Kierens sister was a fighter for the HVF (Human Volunteer Force) during the Rising. This series is first and foremost a family drama. Instead of the suspense and terror weve come to expect from zombie flicks, this show might require a side of tissues because make no mistake, it's going to be emotional. The plot might be driven from the supernatural, but the actors performance (most of them unknown) will make you believe, and care. A second, extended series (by British standards) of the show has been commissioned, to be broadcast in 2014. And very rightly so, as three episodes are just not enough.