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This Week On Survivors - 04 - 20 - 10

SPOILER ALERT!! - Reunited and on the road, the group travels South on the lookout for a new home. They encounter a small but thriving community of survivors and, after some initial trepidation, decide to take up their offer of hospitality. While Al (Philip Rhys) and Sarah (Robyn Addison) enjoy their new romance, Tom (Max Beesley) simmers as Anya (Zoe Tapper) makes friends with the new community's leader, Judy (Morven Christie). Greg (Paterson Joseph) and Abby (Julie Graham) leave together to follow up their own investigations: Greg into a mysterious postcard he was sent shortly before the virus hit, and Abby into the Lab and the imprisoned survivors she met during her time there. Meanwhile, Sarah discovers an elderly couple dying from a new, mutant strain of the virus. Episode 11 airs Tuesday, April 20th @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on BBC America.

This Week On Survivors - 03 - 30 - 10

SPOILER ALERT!! - With Abby (Julie Graham) still missing, and Greg (Patterson Joseph) recovering from his injuries, the group is holed up in the city, scavenging for survival. While Naj (Chahak Patel) leaves graffiti messages across the crumbling landscape for Abby, Tom (Max Beesley) steals supplies from another group of survivors. The group learns that other people have been abducted in the same way as Abby, and the kidnappers bear the markings of PSJ, a pharmaceutical company with offices in the city. As Tom leads Al (Philip Rhys), Anya (Zoe Tapper) and Sarah (Robyn Addison) off on this trail, Greg and Naj find themselves confronted by the group Tom stole from. Meanwhile, in the lab, Abby is re-infected by Whittaker (Nicholas Gleaves), who will stop at nothing to find his miracle vaccine. Episode eight airs Tuesday, March 3oth @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on BBC America.

This Week on Survivors - 03 - 23 - 10

SPOILER ALERT!! - As season two of Survivors begins, Abby (Julie Graham) is being held by James Whitaker (Nicholas Gleaves) and Fiona Douglas (Geraldine Somerville) at the Lab. There, she learns that the scientists have avoided infection and are looking desperately for a vaccine that they believe her unique immune system alone will generate. Meanwhile, the group races to save Greg's (Patterson Joseph) life as he lies dying from a gunshot wound. Drawn into a burning hospital in search of the necessary medical equipment, Al (Phillip Rhys) and Anya (Zoe Tapper) are caught in an avalanche of rubble as the building collapses around them. Tom (Max Beesley) is faced with the stark challenge of rescuing his friends from a seemingly insurmountable disaster, with only Sarah (Robyn Addison) and Naj (Chahak Patel) to help. Episode seven airs Tuesday, March 23rd @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on  BBC America.

This Week On Survivors - 03 - 20 -10

SPOILER ALERT!! - Abby (Julie Graham) and her friends find themselves on the run from Samantha (Nikki Amuka-Bird) and Dexter (Anthony Flanagan), who have formed a dangerous alliance that threatens everyone's freedom. Meanwhile, Sarah (Robyn Addison) is confronted by a face from the past which leads her to betray her new friends. When Naj (Chahak Patel) goes missing, the family is forced to face the dangers of the city in order to find him. Their food and water supplies have been stolen from their car by desperate urban survivors, so they know they may not be able to survive long enough to find Naj. The family is nearly torn apart when Greg (Patterson Joseph) and Abby find themselves on opposite sides of an argument. Meanwhile, Naj is befriended by a feral boy named Darren (Anthony Hudson) who lives with the sinister Craig (Adam Kotz) and June (Katie Lyons). They look after a group of children who forage amid the ruins of the city, in return for shelter and protection. Naj soon sees that Craig is ruthlessly exploiting Darren and the others, but without Abby, he faces a struggle to save himself. With his adopted family searching for him in the deserted city, time is rapidly running out and Dexter is only a step behind them all...Episode six (Season One finale) airs Saturday, March 20th @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on BBC America.

This Week On Survivors - 03 - 06 - 10

SPOILER ALERT!! - Abby (Julie Graham) learns of a group of young boys living at a nearby mansion called Waterhouse. She is determined to see if Peter is there, and leaves her new friends in order to find her son. When she arrives at Waterhouse, she walks into the middle of a land dispute between Jimmy Garland (Joseph Millson), an ex-Army officer who has an ancestral claim to the mansion, and an aggressive group of teenage boys who have taken up residence there.

In Abby's absence, her surrogate family is in danger of falling apart. Tom (Max Beesley), Sarah (Robyn Addison), Al (Philip Rhys) and Najid (Chahak Patel) are drawn to the comfort and security that Samantha's (Nikki Amuka-Bird) community provides. Tom settles into his new surroundings quickly and starts to see himself in a position of power in the new society that Samantha hopes to build.

Things quickly go wrong for Al, however, as he is ejected from the community when Samantha decides he will not fit in. Tom sees the chance to prove himself to Samantha, but will his criminal past catch up with him? Meanwhile, Greg (Patterson Joseph) and Anya (Zoe Tapper) are left to protect the survivors' house alone, and an encounter with some unwelcome visitors provides a vivid reminder of how vulnerable they are without the group. Episode four airs Saturday, March 6th @ 9:00 p.m. EST on BBC America.

This Week on Survivors - 02 - 20 - 10

SPOILER ALERT!! - Abby (Julie Graham) and her new friends find a house to shelter in and set about gathering the essential supplies they need to stay alive. When they visit a local supermarket they are confronted with Dexter (Anthony Flanagan), the leader of an armed gang that has laid claim to the contents. Abby is shocked by how quickly people have resorted to selfishness and violence.

As Dexter's gang is leaving, Abby sees a face she thinks she recognizes - a teacher who took her son to the hospital before the worst of the virus hit. But the gang departs before she can speak to him. Abby cannot forget about the teacher. Taking Tom (Max Beesley) with her, she goes back to the supermarket in the hope that Dexter's gang will return. Dexter soon arrives, but he has no interest in helping Abby. Instead, he gives her and Tom a chilling final warning to stay away.

Greg (Paterson Joseph) goes in search of the main supermarket warehouse. When he gets there, he finds Bob Murphy (Daniel Ryan) and Sarah Boyer (Robyn Addison). Bob and Sarah had planned to use the contents of the warehouse to start a trading business, but their plans are halted when Bob has an accident and is severely injured. Greg is able to stabilize Bob's condition and agrees to stay the night to keep an eye on the patient.

Once Sarah is alone with Greg, she tries to seduce him. She needs a man who can protect her and do the heavy work. Greg can see that Sarah wants to use him, but he still finds it hard to resist this beautiful young girl who is throwing herself at him. Episode two airs Saturday, February 20th @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on BBC America.