The Waldo Moment
A cartoon bear runs for parliament in the third episode of series two.
"The Waldo Moment" is the third episode of Black Mirror's second series. Charlie Brooker wrote it, Bryn Higgins directed, and it first aired on Channel 4 on 25 February 2013. The idea began life as a pitch for Nathan Barley, an earlier show by Brooker and Chris Morris.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Black Mirror
- Episode
- 3
- Writer
- Charlie Brooker
- Director
- Bryn Higgins
- Photographer
- Mike Spragg
- Editor
- Ben Yeates
- Length
- 44 minutes
- Air date
- 25 February 2013
Lore & Background
Jamie Salter (Daniel Rigby) is a disillusioned comedian who voices Waldo, a blue animated bear on a satirical TV programme. After Waldo interviews the politician Liam Monroe (Tobias Menzies), who is standing in a by-election, the bear is entered as a candidate too. Jamie and a rival candidate, Gwendolyn Harris (Chloe Pirrie), grow close as Waldo's popularity climbs and Jamie's life comes apart.
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