The Entire History of You

"The Entire History of You"
Black Mirror episode
Ffion (Jodie Whittaker, right) uses her "grain" to play back memories in front of her eyes. A reviewer commented on the supposedly intentional "demonic look" it gave the characters, while the realism of such a technology was praised.
Episode no.	Series 1 Episode 3
Directed by	Brian Welsh
Written by	Jesse Armstrong
Original air date	18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Running time	44 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Toby Kebbell – Liam Foxwell Jodie Whittaker – Ffion Foxwell Tom Cullen – Jonas Jimi Mistry – Paul Amy Beth Hayes – Lucy Rebekah Staton – Colleen Rhashan Stone – Jeff Phoebe Fox – Hallam Daniel Lapaine – Max Karl Collins – Robbie
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"The Entire History of You" is the third episode of the first series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by the creator of Peep Show and Fresh Meat, Jesse Armstrong, making it the first episode of the series not written or co-written by creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker. It was directed by Brian Welsh, and first aired on Channel 4 on 18 December 2011.

The episode, set in an alternative reality where most people have "grains" recording everything they do, see, or hear, and allowing them to play back their memories in front of their eyes or on a screen, tells the story of Liam (Toby Kebbell), a man who starts suspecting that his wife Ffion (Jodie Whittaker) might have an affair.

"The Entire History of You" was positively received. In 2013, Robert Downey, Jr. optioned the episode to potentially be made into a film by Warner Bros. and his own production company Team Downey.

In an alternative reality most people have a "grain" implanted behind their ear that records everything they do, see, or hear. This allows memories to be played back either in front of the person's eyes or on a screen, a process known as a "re-do".

Liam Foxwell (Toby Kebbell), a young lawyer, attends a work appraisal which he feels did not go well. After leaving the meeting he replays his memory of it and dwells on a seemingly insincere phrase used by his employer. He arrives at a dinner party hosted by some of his wife's friends and sees his wife Ffion (Jodie Whittaker) talking to a man he doesn't recognise, whom she introduces as Jonas (Tom Cullen). Some of Ffion's friends ask how the appraisal went and suggest replaying it as a re-do, so they can all give their opinions on it, but Jonas steps in to save Liam from the embarrassment.