Carnage - Swallowing The Past
- TV film
- BBC iPlayer
- 2017
- 1 episode
A BBC iPlayer film written and directed by Simon Amstell set in the future when everyone is a vegetarian. Also features Linda Bassett, John MacMillan, Mawaan Rizwan, James Smith, Martin Freeman and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Broadcast
- 2017
- Channel
- BBC iPlayer
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Linda Bassett, John MacMillan, Mawaan Rizwan, James Smith, Martin Freeman, Eileen Atkins, Lindsay Duncan, Samantha Spiro and more
- Writer
- Simon Amstell
- Director
- Simon Amstell
- Producers
- Daniel O'Connor, Janet Lee, Victoria Jaye, Caroline Hewson and John Mullen
- Company
Set in a utopian 2067, Carnage looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals.
For the young people of this time, the idea that their grandparents could have been complicit in a bloodbath of unnecessary suffering is wholly unimaginable.
The film aims to break the taboo around Britain's animal eating past, whilst showing compassion for a generation, now seeking therapy to cope with the horror of their unthinkable actions.
Carnage combines archive with original drama and is narrated by Simon Amstell, who gives a unique comedic peek into a future where animals live equally amongst humans.
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 19th March 2017 at 7am on BBC iPlayer
- Episode length
- 65 minutes