Introduction

Bodies is a British crime/science fiction limited series primarily written and created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin.

It is based on the 2015 DC Vertigo graphic novel of the same name, written by Si Spencer and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick and Phil Winslade.

Also known as Project VI (working title, UK).

Outline

• Mannix falls through time and lands naked in Longharvest Lane, just like Defoe did later. Hillinghead informs Ashe that he will be convicted for Defoe’s death, but Ashe refuses to flee. Hillinghead signs a false confession, tells his family of his sexuality and is arrested. Polly maintains his innocence.
• Whiteman is taken to the station by Hayden, who reveals he is part of the plot and tries to recruit Whiteman. A now elderly Elias Mannix/Julian Harker makes recordings addressed to others. Whiteman kills Hayden and goes to Harker House, killing Polly and Julian/Elias in revenge for Esther’s death. He is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death by hanging.
• Hasan informs SO15 about the recording and a key Barber left her, as the bomb is due to explode that day. DI Bothroyd accompanies her to Harker Bank where the key opens a vault, in Hasan’s name since 1941, containing a nuclear bomb. Hasan warns her family to leave London. She meets Barber and Elias, who holds the detonator. Barber plays a recording from 1941 where the elder Mannix encourages Elias to activate the bomb, saying the future it causes will be one where he feels truly loved. Bothroyd kills Barber, and Elias gives Hasan the detonator. She takes Elias to his mother, but she shuns him. Pushed over the edge, Elias changes his mind and calls a number Barber gave him, which triggers the explosion.
• Defoe and Hasan are brought to Maplewood and Mannix. Hasan disarms a soldier and shoots Mannix in the leg, but is wounded. Threatening Hasan, Mannix forces Defoe to set the Throat to 1890, and he enters. Defoe chases after him, and Maplewood reluctantly shoots him as he enters the portal. The bullet destroys his eye but is not transported back in time with him.

Bodies Series

You can find a full index and overview of Bodies here.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 19 October 2023 (internet).
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Rating: 15.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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