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Can anyone identify this TV programme?

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FromMilanToMinsk1 · 02/12/2023 13:40

It just popped into my head today, and it feels like a long shot, but I'd love to know what it was.

Here's what I remember:

  1. It was British - I think perhaps ITV, but could have been BBC/C4
  2. Probably 1990s, maybe very early 2000s
  3. Might have been the first episode of some sort of anthology series

The plot concerned a group of strangers who found themselves on an island somewhere (it's not LOST), maybe after a plane crash or shipwreck.
They had to work together to survive, but it ended up in divisions and violence (I think).

The bit I remember most clearly is some of them deciding to rename themselves in their new society and one man choosing the name Clint for himself. I think he was a sort of wannabe survivalist type.

Any ideas???

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NorthCliffs · 02/12/2023 13:55

ITV's Survivor with Mark Austin

IntoAThousandPieces · 02/12/2023 13:57

I think it’s a film called Self Catering from the 90s. The stranded people name themselves after their favourite film characters with one becoming Clint.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 02/12/2023 13:59

Not this, I suppose. I'd love to see this again. I was hooked on it at the time and remember next to nothing about it now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Train_(TV_series)

The Last Train (TV series) - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Train_(TV_series)

AreThereSomewhereIslands · 02/12/2023 14:06

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g - I think we still have our original 1999 off-the-telly video tape of The Last Train gathering dust on top of a bookcase!

I gather there are certain places on the internet that can provide you with a made-to-order copy on DVD for around £8.50... Wink

FromMilanToMinsk1 · 02/12/2023 14:15

IntoAThousandPieces · 02/12/2023 13:57

I think it’s a film called Self Catering from the 90s. The stranded people name themselves after their favourite film characters with one becoming Clint.

It must be this, yes! Thank you 😍

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FromMilanToMinsk1 · 02/12/2023 14:21

Found this synopsis (a "hairy-armpit feminist" is one character 😅) and it was a sort of anthology, so I did remember that right. Kind of want to watch it now

Can anyone identify this TV programme?
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FromMilanToMinsk1 · 02/12/2023 14:23

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 02/12/2023 13:59

Not this, I suppose. I'd love to see this again. I was hooked on it at the time and remember next to nothing about it now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Train_(TV_series)

Never heard of that, but it looks right up my street. I wonder if it'll turn up on ITVX at some point.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 02/12/2023 14:42

There must be a chance. The lead role was played by a young Nicola Walker.

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