Loch Henry story
Davis and Pia, partners who met on a film course, visit Davis's mother Janet in the Scottish countryside and meet Davis's friend Stuart, who runs the last remaining pub in Loch Henry. When Pia learns about Iain Adair, a local serial killer who tortured tourists, she convinces Davis that they should make a documentary about him. Pia, Davis and Stuart break into Adair's basement and gather footage. Pia discovers from Janet's old VHS tapes of Bergerac that Janet and Davis's late father participated in Adair's crimes. She flees the house and evades Janet's pursuit but fatally falls in a river. Janet hangs herself next to evidence of her crimes. A BAFTA-winning true crime documentary is made about Loch Henry, with Davis's involvement; it brings tourism back to Stuart's pub. Alone in a hotel room, Davis re-reads Janet's suicide note: "For your film. Mum." Directed by: Sam Miller. Story by: Charlie Brooker.
11 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| appearances can be deceiving | choice | Davis' mother appeared to be timid and kind but turned out to be a sadistic pervert who had kidnapped, tortured, and was an enthusiastic participant in the killing of at least 8 innocent people for her sexual gratification. To top it off she cherished the films her husband had made of their gruesome exploits. |
| serial murder | choice | The story concerns a series of gruesome murders that once took place in the otherwise peaceful town of Loch Henry. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | The story follows Davis and Pia as they try to make a film together. |
| filmmaking | major | Davis and Pia were young aspiring filmmakers who met in art school. |
| mother and son | major | Davis stayed with his African American girlfriend, Pia, at his traditional Scottish mom's place for a few days. The mom made a possibly inappropriate remark about Pia's ethnic background. Davis later found out she was a sadistic sex pervert and a serial killer. |
| coping with the death of a parent | minor | Davis spoke somberly of his departed father, not knowing the man had been a sadistic serial killer in life. |
| father and son | minor | Stuart was fed up with his despondent father and treated him with disdain. |
| husband and wife | minor | We learned something about the loving relationship of two sadistic sex pervert serial killers who happened to be married: Davis' parents. |
| law enforcement | minor | In a flashback scene, Davis' cop father was shown making an ill-fated call to Iain Adair's lair. |
| racism in society | minor | Pia insinuated that the local cops might be less inclined to overlook egg thieving, if it were being done by black people like her. |