Simon Pegg was a big fan of the show though he did bemoan the fact that the zombies are the "fast" type as seen in the El amanecer de los muertos (2004) remake and Exterminio (2002). Charlie Brooker revealed that they didn't opt for the slow, shuffling zombie types as they wanted to depict the breakdown of society in extremely rapid time (ie, one week in the Big Brother house).
Charlie Brooker makes a cameo as a zombie.
Patrick (Andy Nyman) wears the Hebrew letter H (hay). The hay symbolizes grace and goodness which is diametrically opposed to the character.
Dead Set now has a remake, filmed in Brasil, Reality Z, 2020.
Released just six weeks after Big Brother (2000) UK 2008 finished