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Last Updated: Wednesday, 3 March, 2004, 14:59 GMT
BBC TWO
TUESDAY 13 MAY 2003, REPEATED SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2004

About the programme
This documentary-style drama, set in the future, is an account of the events of 19 December, 2003 that brought Britain to a standstill.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Behind the scenes Find out more from the director, production designer and actors

READ YOUR COMMENTS
Read comments on the issues raised in The Day Britain Stopped
Scene from The Day Britain Stopped Fact and fiction
Producer Simon Finch on making a drama out of a crisis
Drama timeline
Click here to follow the key events of Friday, 19 December, 2003
BBC correspondent George Eykyn compares fact with fiction Drama vs reality
The BBC's George Eykyn on covering real life disasters

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