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"Be Right Back" is the first episode of the second series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris, and first aired on Channel 4 on 11 February 2013.
Martha (Hayley Atwell, right) interacts with a synthetic re-creation of her deceased boyfriend Ash (Domhnall Gleeson).
Hayley Atwell was cast as Martha in "Be Right Back".
The episode has been compared to Shelley's Frankenstein, with the artificial Ash paralleling Frankenstein's monster.
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Black Mirror is a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Its episodes explore a diversity of genres, but most are set in near-future dystopias with sci-fi technology—a type of speculative fiction. The series is inspired by The Twilight Zone and uses the themes of technology and media to comment on contemporary social issues. Most episodes are written by Brooker with heavy involvement by the executive producer Annabel Jones.
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Irma Thomas, whose 1964 song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" recurs throughout Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker wrote the majority of episodes.
Rory Kinnear starred as Prime Minister Michael Callow in the first episode, "The National Anthem".