Survivors

Survivors is a six part drama shown on BBC One and on the BBC iPlayer service. It follows the survivors of a flu-like virus which kills approximately 99.9% of the world's population. (Think 28 Days Later but without zombies.) Despite the action following the small pocket of survivors living in Britain, a country with possibly the strictest policies regarding gun control, the survivors come across a remarkably high amount of high powered weaponry (which are more than likely "illegal black market firearms' within the parameters of the drama, and the fact that the UK has banned nearly every firearm possible.

Survivors Mini-Series - BBC One (2008)

Browning Hi-Power

The first gun seen in the series is seen in the hands of an escaped criminal, Tom Price (Max Beesley), who loads the thirteen rounds into the magazine and fires the gun at a near-by tree. The gun was previously encased in a waterproof bin-liner and submerged in a rainwater collection barrel.

Classic Commercial Browning Hi Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9mm

One of the survivors (aptly a criminal with lots of (now worthless) pound notes) arms himself with a Browning Hi-Power

Another view of the Browning Hi-Power

Another view of the Browning Hi-Power

Beretta 92FS

In a later episode, the main protagonist ends up in a sustainable community, headed by the lone surviving member of the British political system, Samantha Willis (Nikki Amuka-Bird). When they capture two 'raiders', they decide to to exercise some justice, by (in a very 'British' manner) shooting one of them squarely in the head with a Beretta 92FS pistol, a firearm that is nearly impossible to acquire through legal channels (even for the police). What's more, the shooter ,Samantha Willis, is almost knocked down by the recoil of the gun. Coupled with that, 1) It's safe to say she's never fired a gun before. 2) She is portrayed as being very weak, especially when holding a gun. 3) Where the hell did she get the gun from (British police officers are not regularly armed with any firearm, and even then they use Glocks). 4) She's remarkably accurate. It's safe to say that the program focuses more on the plot than on realism.

Possibly nicked from one of the USAF bases in Britain. The Wired It

Beretta 92FS - 9mm

The Beretta at the hands of a very shaken Samantha Willis

Another view of the Beretta

Another view of the Beretta

Remington 870 w/ extended magazine tube and rifle sights

Another firearms that is essentially banned in Great Britain, this Remington 870 pump action shotgun holds far more than the current legal limit of two 12 shells (in the U.K.). In the course of the third episode, the gun is fired twice, with the traditional clunk-click sound of the pump action being preformed. It is a standard extended barrel 870 with deer gun (slug) sights on the barrel.

in GB your allowed a Pumpaction shotgun if you have a shotgun licence but it has to be limited to a 3 shell Tube No not limited to 3 it just has to be on a firearm cetifcate rather than a shotgun cetificate.

Remington 870 New Model with Black Synthetic Furniture - 12 gauge

Remington 870 Express Deer 12 gauge

The Pump-Action shotgun seen in the hands of a survivor, who is in shellshock after witnessing the violent death of a 'raider'.

12 gauge double barreled shotgun

The double barreled shotgun is in the hands of a 'raider' named Dexter. It is featured prominently throughout the second episode, where it is used in a threatening manner many times and is also used for shooting down some wild champagne bottles in a car park. It appears to be a higher end British manufactured shotgun, noting the stock style and the possibly engraved 'silver' receiver - maybe a Purdey's or Holland & Holland or Churchill or Greener.

1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge. A sample of the style of shotgun used, but not the exact make or model.

This is Dexter and his almost legal shotgun

Another view of the shotgun

Yet another view of the shotgun