PLEASE help me remember the name of this TV show

[GileadWivesAreFashionIcons]

I have a vague memory of a TV show a few years (?!) ago, which I think centred around the breakdown of society and how quickly it could happen give the right circumstances. The only solid fact I can remember is a man who’s wife and son managed to get onto a flight to Spain but something happened to it and they didn’t make it.
It came into my head as a vague recollection yesterday (probably triggered by the Dover stuff) and now it’s driving me CRAZY.

[SingleWontMingle]

Years and Years

[GileadWivesAreFashionIcons]

No it’s not Years and Years, I think it might have been at least 10 years ago. And it was a one off, not a series. Thank you for trying though!

[SingleWontMingle]

Aww shame. I LOVED Years and Years!

[milienhaus]

I Am Legend when Will Smiths wife and child get on a helicopter (probably not)

[Putthegasfireon]

Sounds a bit like I Am Legend with Will Smith or World War Z but I don't think they were going to Spain in either of those.

A lot of the apocalyptic films have that scenario though.

[Putthegasfireon]

Ha, snap! @milienhaus

[milienhaus]

Great minds @Putthegasfireon

[Move2WY]

Manifest?

[WhereverIGoddamnLike]

In The Day After Tomorrow, the wife and child of one if the British scientist heads off to Spain. She makes it though.

[WhereverIGoddamnLike]

@Move2WY
Manifest is brand new. Not years old.

[knightsinwhitesatin]

There was one about a blackout and the following destabilisation of society a few years ago. I remember it being quite unsettling bit can’t remember if there was a flight to Spain involved.

[NeedToKnow101]

The Survivors?

[Move2WY]

Oh, or The Event?

[Judashascomeintosomemoney]

Sounds like a Black Mirror type thing?

[Move2WY]

You’re thinking of FlashForward @knightsinwhitesatin

[Move2WY]

I realised as soon as I posted. I didn’t see the 10 years old message til after!

[CherryBunsAndLollies]

Was it a Channel 4 special (dramatization) about what would happen if all transport stopped?

I feel like it was called something like ‘What if traffic stood still?’

[PleasantVille]

Was it American and featured an African American president?

[GileadWivesAreFashionIcons]

GOT IT! None of these but you have all helped jog my memory! (And also given me loads of suggestions for my watchlist)

It was The Day Britain Stopped. Reading the plot I can see why the Dover stuff made me think of it but also suggest not watching it currently 🙈

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_Britain_Stopped

Thank you all, and if anyone else has further suggestions of this sort of thing please keep them coming, love this sort of thing!

[WhereverIGoddamnLike]

Oh. We were all thinking of apocalyptic shows! That one was just a very very bad traffic day but the rest of the country and society was functioning just fine!

[GileadWivesAreFashionIcons]

@WhereverIGoddamnLike Told you I couldn’t remember much about it! 😂

[BitOfFun]

[FlyingFlamingo]

I remember watching this, around the same time was there a similar one about a pandemic?

[missymoomoomoomoomoo]

Thanks OP for this. Watching now

[LoudBatPerson]

I think this is the day Brittany stopped (as linked above). I rewatched it a few weeks ago, and the family getting split up was definitely this one.