List of Utopia episodes

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Utopia is a British conspiracy thriller television series broadcast on the UK TV station Channel 4. Two series were produced, consisting of six episodes each.

Series overview[]

Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 6 15 January 2013 19 February 2013
2 6 14 July 2014 12 August 2014

Episodes[]

Series 1 (2013)[]

No.
overall 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK Viewers (in millions)
final ratings
are sourced from BARB[1]
1"Episode 1"Marc MundenDennis Kelly15 January 2013 (2013-01-15)1.70
Five strangers from an online comic book forum agree to meet after one of them gains possession of the original manuscript for the unpublished second volume of the cult graphic novel 'The Utopia Experiments.' A shadowy organisation known as The Network is in pursuit of the manuscript and a person named Jessica Hyde, and is willing to kill to track both down. While three of the forum members – Ian, Becky, and Wilson – meet in a pub, Bejan, who acquired the manuscript, is confronted and killed by two Network henchmen, Arby and Lee. The only witness to the murder is 11-year-old Grant, the fifth member, and when he flees with the manuscript, the henchmen give chase. Ian and Becky soon find they've been framed for crimes they haven't committed, while Wilson's hacking skills attract the attention of Arby and Lee. As the trio's lives begin to fracture, civil servant Michael Dugdale's world is also torn apart as he is blackmailed by The Network. Just as things are looking increasingly desperate for Ian, Becky, and Wilson, they meet an enigmatic stranger: Jessica Hyde.[2]
2"Episode 2"Marc MundenDennis Kelly22 January 2013 (2013-01-22)1.45
Ian and Becky are forced to face the terrifying reality of life on the run. Jessica reveals that she is the daughter of the author of the Utopia manuscript, and that she has been on the run for most of her life. Ian and Jessica track down an undercover CIA agent, who directs them toward a source known as 'The Tramp.' Meanwhile, Dugdale is drawn deeper into The Network's plot, learning that they have insiders in major government intelligence agencies. Grant finally joins the group, having left the manuscript with a girl he recently met named Alice.[3]
3"Episode 3"Marc MundenDennis Kelly29 January 2013 (2013-01-29)1.42
The group feel the full weight of The Network's power when Grant is framed for a mass shooting at his school. With nowhere else to turn, they are forced to make a new ally, an MI5 agent named Milner. Arby learns of Alice's location, and a standoff ensues.[4]
4"Episode 4"Alex Garcia Lopez & Wayne Che YipDennis Kelly5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)1.52
The group take refuge in a derelict manor house. Attempting to decipher the secret meaning of the manuscript, they learn that a global food manufacturer may be involved in the spreading of a new disease, and that they intend to market a cure that only works on specific genetic profiles or races. Meanwhile, Alice is on the verge of a breakdown following the death of her mother, and Ian and Becky's relationship deepens. Dugdale's attempt to blackmail The Network backfires. The group visit a man connected to The Network, intending to extract information, but Alice shoots him dead, believing him to be responsible for her mother's death.[5]
5"Episode 5"Alex Garcia Lopez & Wayne Che YipDennis Kelly12 February 2013 (2013-02-12)Less Than 1.21
The group attempt to extract information from their new hostage, Letts, who reveals that The Network plans to use the vaccine for the Russian flu as a vector for 'Janus,' a engineered virus that will sterilize 95% of the human race, in order to avert an impending overpopulation catastrophe. Becky's drug supplier tightens the screws, demanding the manuscript in exchange for future drugs, putting her in a dilemma. Ian, Grant, and Alice take the vaccine to Dugdale to provide him with ammunition against The Network, but Grant is arrested when Dugdale opts to phone the police.[6]
6"Episode 6"Alex Garcia Lopez & Wayne Che YipDennis Kelly19 February 2013 (2013-02-19)Less Than 1.15
Letts' assistant attempts to extract the code to Janus from Grant. Dugdale realises Anya is a Network agent and joins the group to attempt to stop the vaccine from being deployed by setting fire to the shipping warehouse. As the group believe that Letts' assistant is in fact Mr. Rabbit, the head of The Network, Wilson and Jessica move to assassinate him. However, Wilson turns on Jessica, believing The Network's plan is necessary. Grant kills the assistant and gives Jessica time to stab Wilson before they escape. With the vaccine destroyed and Mr. Rabbit believed dead, the group disbands. Dugdale and his wife take in Alice. Becky, Ian, and Grant plan to go to the Scottish Highlands. Jessica arranges to meet Milner to hand over the manuscript. At the train station, Becky has a fit - one of the signs that Deel's syndrome has begun to take effect. She distracts the others to board a train by herself. During her meeting with Milner, Jessica realises she is in fact Mr. Rabbit and burns the manuscript. Unbothered, Milner captures Jessica, revealing that the manuscript was nothing but a tool to bring her to the Network. In truth, her father hid the code for Janus in "his greatest achievement" – Jessica herself.

Series 2 (2014)[]

A second six-part series of Utopia was commissioned by Channel 4, going into production in late 2013.[7] Kudos Film and Television announced that series 2 would air in July 2014, which it did.[8]

No.
overall 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK Viewers (in millions)
7"Episode 1"Marc MundenDennis Kelly14 July 2014 (2014-07-14)0.90
An extended flashback to the 1970s reveals the origins of The Network. Philip Carvel meets a young Milner and, after discussing the brewing overpopulation crisis, she begins obtaining resources for him to develop Janus. While testing it on his reticent son Pietre, he conducts a macabre experiment on a pet rabbit in an attempt to get a response from the child. He believes he has failed until his pregnant wife buys Pietre a rabbit which he soon kills. Carvel's wife subsequently kicks him out. A few months later she dies in childbirth, and Carvel raises his daughter, Jessica, himself. Five years later, Carvel goes rogue and adjusts the formula for Janus. Milner and the assistant are desperate to learn what he changed, and kill several politicians to whom Carvel had been turning for help. Milner tortures Carvel, but he escapes and injects Janus into Jessica in secret.
8"Episode 2"Marc MundenDennis Kelly15 July 2014 (2014-07-15)0.79
Jessica is held prisoner by The Network, which is trying to find out how Janus has been changed. Grant is believed dead and being looked after by Ian, who is searching for Becky. Arby tries to live a normal life with his girlfriend and her young daughter, until Lee is revealed to be alive and threatens him to return to The Network. Wilson is now working for The Network. Becky and Donaldson meet with an unintelligible old man, Anton, who is supposedly an expert on Deel's Syndrome. Ian and Grant track Becky down, finding her with Donaldson and Anton in a warehouse just as the Network arrives to kill Donaldson. Arby rescues them and tells them to run.
9"Episode 3"Marc MundenDennis Kelly & John Donnelly22 July 2014 (2014-07-22)0.65
The gang are on the run and find a hacker, Ben, who shows them that Russian flu is not fictional but a genuine weaponized virus. Jessica escapes The Network's custody and finds Dugdale. Ian and Becky realise Anton is Philip Carvel. They promise not to tell anyone else, but Ian calls Milner, who is shocked to learn of Carvel's survival. Carvel sees a news report on TV and shouts in English that Janus is real. When Lee arrives at Ben's home later that night, ready to kill him and his family, he finds Arby has already killed them. Arby makes a deal with Lee in exchange for Donaldson.
10"Episode 4"Sam Donovan [9]Dennis Kelly & John Donnelly29 July 2014 (2014-07-29)0.71
In America, a Network sleeper agent gets his orders and delivers a hidden canister to a local airport before killing his family and himself. Ian goes to look for Dugdale, only to find an excited Jessica at his house, whereupon they sleep together. Before he leaves, she hides a phone in his coat. Milner shows Wilson a sleeper agent who, when ordered, will fly a plane and disperse Russian flu across the United Kingdom, and explains that other agents will be doing the same. The worldwide pandemic will cause a rush for the vaccine, which will contain Janus. Becky tells Grant that Anton is Carvel, and they hire an interpreter so they can understand him. They find out about the sleeper agents, and how the flu is ready to be spread. Milner kidnaps Ian's brother and tells Wilson to shoot him. Jen and Alice are being held hostage by The Network to ensure Dugdale's cooperation. Jessica tells him that Milner is Mr Rabbit. Milner appears, and Jessica almost shoots her before Milner reveals her father is alive. Carvel tells them that he changed Janus to preserve a specific race, but then Arby appears and shoots the interpreter, and is about to kill Ian and Becky before Grant stops him. Arby takes Grant and Carvel away.
11"Episode 5"Sam Donovan [10]Dennis Kelly5 August 2014 (2014-08-05)TBD
Network sleeper agent Terrence is activated, and packs several different passports and money into a bag. Arby takes Grant and Carvel to the countryside. Jessica has Milner track the phone she placed in Ian’s coat pocket (being worn by Grant), which leads them to Carvel. Ian and Becky go to Dugdale for answers, but Wilson arrives and asks them where Milner is. Dugdale tells them about the phone, allowing Wilson to track her down. While Jessica is unable to get Carvel to reveal the Janus alteration, Milner gets him to admit the truth: The Janus ‘vaccine’ does not work except for the Romani people, leaving everyone else to die from Russian flu. Carvel shoots Arby, and Jessica takes him to safety. Wilson arrives and asks Milner if she has ordered the flu release. She says she has, but then uses Wilson's phone to order Terrence to act. Wilson intimidates her into reversing the order, but Grant kills Milner.
12"Episode 6"Sam Donovan [11]Dennis Kelly12 August 2014 (2014-08-12)TBD
The group try to find out who Terrence is and where he will be. Becky is running out of tablets and plans to commit suicide, spending her last hours with Ian. After two other sleeper agents in the United Kingdom are found dead, Leah realises that Terrence is preparing to release the flu immediately. Ian and Jessica corner Terrence in a car park, where Ian shoots him dead before he can open the flu canister. Carvel tells Ian that the tablets Becky is taking aren't medication, but only an addictive opiate, and she is perfectly fine. Ian rushes to tell Becky but finds her unconscious, having attempted suicide. He resuscitates her just as Network agents come and take them away. Wilson informs Dugdale that he has planned new ways for the Network to distribute Janus without the flu pandemic, and threatens his family to get him to continue to work with the Network. Wilson kills Lee and carves the Chinese symbol for 'rabbit' on his abdomen, marking himself as the new Mr. Rabbit. In hospital, Arby awakens.

References[]

  1. ^ [1] Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
  2. ^ "Utopia – Series 1 – Episode 1". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Utopia – Series 1 – Episode 2". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Utopia – Series 1 – Episode 3". Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Utopia – Series 1 – Episode 4". Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Utopia – Series 1 – Episode 5". Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  7. ^ Brown, Maggie (18 March 2013). "Channel 4 commissions Utopia second series". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Utopia Kudos". Kudos. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  9. ^ http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/utopia-video-2[dead link]
  10. ^ http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/utopia-video-0[dead link]
  11. ^ http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/utopia-video-5[dead link]

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