Directed by: Edgar Wright
Starring: Bill Nighy, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis
Of the original group, Shaun and Liz, are the only 'living' survivors. Shaun is forced to shoot his mother when she becomes a zombie. He turns his anger on David, who becomes reluctant to stay with them while Shaun is there. The zombies break through the windows of the Winchester and drag him out and eat him. Diana chases after David's body in the horde of zombies. Ed gets bitten and is left behind in the basement while Liz and Shaun are rescued by armed forces along with Shaun's friend Yvonne. The zombie terror finishes and the zombies all become trolley collectors and general dogsbodies etc. Liz and Shaun live together in Shaun's house. Shaun goes to the shed, where we find that Zombie Ed has somehow got from the basement to the back shed. They both play games while Ed is chained to the wall.
Laura Coates
Continuity mistake: When Shaun goes to the newsagents after the dead rise, he gets a drink out of the fridge, which has blood-stained hand prints on. He slips on what we assume is blood as he walks away, yet on the way in and as he leaves the shop you can see behind him that there is no blood or any other liquid on the floor. (00:25:35)
Suggested correction: Have just watched this on the big screen, and there is definitely blood on the floor. It's on the red tile, so it is hard to see; also hard to see on the DVD version.
Shaun: Mum, what if I told you that on several occasions, he touched me. [pause.] That was made up, not true, shouldn't have said that.
Trivia: When at work, talking to the youngsters, Shaun mentions that "Ash" is also sick and can't come to work - a nod to the classic The Evil Dead (1981) trilogy where Bruce Campbell plays Ash, also a sales clerk.