Your best friend dies. You bury him in the herb garden. Then he gets better.
Sam looks forward to happy family life with girlfriend Jennifer and rediscovered teenage son Mark. Complications ensue when best friend Jonathan meets an early demise. Unfazed by Sam's decision to bury Jonathan in their herb patch mystic lodgers Trevor and Tracey hatch a plan to reanimate Jonathan, a fact unknown to Sam who now struggles to hold onto Jennifer and avoid encounters with the police fuelled by nosy neighbour Mrs Burd. With twists and turns at every corner this ZomCom love story gives a new meaning to the concept of survival.
Practical Effects
DIY zombie effects that commit to the bit
Acting
Patrick Bergin giving 110% to absolute nonsense
Writing
Herb garden burial as central plot device
Director
Rob Burrows
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Train Set' title refers to model railway enthusiast Sam's hobby, which becomes a darkly comic metaphor for his inability to control his life's derailment.
This micro-budget British zom-com arrived during the 2010s indie horror-comedy boom, when filmmakers realized zombies + relationship drama + no money = festival circuit gold.
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