10 Brilliant Short-Running TV Shows That Proved Less Is More

9. In The Flesh

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 €œPartially 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 Kieren€™s point of view, the viewer gets the inside scoop about the life of a recovering flesh eater. The guilt that comes with realizing what you€™ve 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 Kieren€™s 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 we€™ve 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.