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"Fifteen Million Merits" is the second episode of the first series of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and his wife Konnie Huq [note 1] and directed by Euros Lyn. It first aired on Channel 4 on 11 December 2011.
Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Charlie Brooker is the series creator, and has received seven awards for his work on Black Mirror. Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations American Cinema Editors Awards 0 1 Art Directors Guild Awards 1 3 BAFTA Television Awards 4 24 British Society of Cinematographers Awards 0 1 Black Reel Awards 0 5 BPG TV & Radio Awards 1 1 Broadcast ...
The National Anthem" was the first episode of Black Mirror to air, premiering on 4 December 2011 at 9 p.m. [3] The following two episodes, "Fifteen Million Merits" and "The Entire History of You", premiered a week and a fortnight later, respectively. "The National Anthem" was the third script to be pitched to Channel 4, the first of which was ...
Reviewing "Fifteen Million Merits", Ryan Lambie of Den of Geek extolled the romance between Bing and Abi, as well as the production quality, music and acting. [28] Sam Richards of The Telegraph rated it four stars, praising the "acerbic humour". [131] Critical reaction to "The Entire History of You" was more mixed.
Ashley O sings "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" by Irma Thomas, a song which appeared in four previous Black Mirror episodes, first in "Fifteen Million Merits". A news programme references Sea of Tranquility, a fictional franchise mentioned in "The National Anthem" and "Nosedive", along with a number of events from other episodes
Hannah John-Kamen appears in this episode as Sonja, after appearing briefly in the unrelated role of a singer in the series one episode "Fifteen Million Merits". Brooker noted that they were initially going to have the song John-Kamen sang in "Fifteen Million Merits" playing on the radio in one scene but were unable due to a licensing issue.
[15] Sims analysed that the episode's exposition is gradual. [10] The primary difference between the fictional setting and the modern world is the grain technology depicted. [7] Facilitating the replaying of memories, the grain allows zooming in, speed alteration and lip reading analysis of a user's memories. [10]
[17] [18] Beth sings "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is", the same song that Abi sings in "Fifteen Million Merits". [15] As Joe's jail cell closes, the symbol that was a recurring motif in "White Bear" appears. [16] [19] The pregnancy test Joe finds uses the same positive result animation as Martha's in "Be Right Back". [17]