067.0 – ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2018) | The Good, The Bad and the Just Plain Standard

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven – at Christmas – forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other. IMDb

A zombie musical, set at Christmas, filmed in Port Glasgow? What not to love? Welcome to Anna and the Apocalypse!

A couple of birthdays (9th December), two origin stories (Janet Lawson, Ryan McHenry), short cast list, Janet the Undead, zombie acting, British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, Jackie Bird, coming of age, The 400 Blows, Edgar Wright inspirations, the « Oh, I’m so sorry. » ‘trope’, guest maybe?, capturing Scottish youth, Mean Girls, ‘It’s That Time Of Year’, getting a character’s identity through their first song, Nick & Anna, Anouk goes on a F-word segment, The Walking Dead, that moment when John realizes he is not going to get the girl but that Adam missed for loo reasons, using our female co-host to get a special insight towards a specific point, homelessness, Social Bite, Sleep in the Park, charity, food banks, harvest festivals, music analysis while doing the dishes (as you do), Spidey Bells song (Into the Spider-Verse), marathon?, Interscope, Cockneys vs Zombies, Instant Bliss i.e. Yann veering into weird territory, foreshadowing, Headmaster Savage, petits-chefs, ratings, Patreon Xmas, Quantum Leap and various end of episode updates.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://miawg.uk/ANNAap