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Carnage: Swallowing the Past
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017-03-19 · 65 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy · Science Fiction

It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed.

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Directors
Simon Amstell
Production companies
BBC, Splice Post
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Simon AmstellSimon AmstellNarrator
Linda BassettLinda BassettDr Yasmine Vondenburg
Martin FreemanMartin FreemanJeff
Eileen AtkinsEileen AtkinsDorothy
Joanna LumleyJoanna LumleyHerself (voice)
Lindsay DuncanLindsay DuncanMaude
Alex LawtherAlex LawtherVolunteer: Joey
Gemma JonesGemma JonesDavina
John MacmillanJohn MacmillanTroye King Jones
Claire KeelanClaire KeelanLindsay Graber
James SmithJames SmithGraham Watkins
Samantha SpiroSamantha SpiroEdith Paper
Martin SimsMartin SimsProf. Charles Grandage
Simon ChandlerSimon ChandlerBarnaby Jones
Michael Fenton StevensMichael Fenton StevensPeter Smithball
Jumayn HunterJumayn HunterRobert
Simon Fisher-BeckerSimon Fisher-BeckerKevin
Collette CooperCollette CooperGeorgina
Andy RushMike
Roy SampsonRoy SampsonLeon

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