Black Mirror: The National Anthem

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Glossary

bestiality

sexual intercourse between a human and an animal

contingency plan

a back-up plan for something in case the master plan fails or is untenable

callow

inexperienced or immature

voyeurism

enjoyment from watching others without their knowledge, including taking pleasure in their pain or distress

encrypted

information that is concealed by converting it into a cipher or code that only a few people can decipher or decode

fruition

the realization of a project or plan

hoax

false information spread for malicious or humorous reasons

injunction

an order given by a court that prevents a person or group of people from completing a specific action

IP

abbreviation for Internet Protocol, a set of numbers and letters assigned to a specific device that is used in the transmission of data between computers or devices connected to the Internet

prime minister

head of government in the United Kingdom

PPO

abbreviation for personal protection officer—someone who protects high-ranking officials of the British government and parliament as well as heads of state visiting the United Kingdom

proxy

someone or something that replaces or represents a person or object and fulfills a similar function

roving

traveling without a specific destination in mind

reconnaissance

surveying and gathering data about a subject

standstill

motionless or helpless state

stipulation

a condition that must be met in an agreement

D-notice

shorthand for a Defence and Security Media Advisory Notice, which is a notice given by the British government to the media that advises them to not publish certain materials for the sake of national security

sow

adult female pig

green screen

green background used in film and television that enables a separately filmed image to be substituted for the green portion of the shot

Dogme 95

founded in 1995 by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, an avant-garde filmmaking movement that rejects special effects and technology in favor of traditional storytelling