The opener to season 7 of Black Mirror is one of the best instalments – and one of the bleakest.

In some ways the story is predictable, but the simplicity works in its favour, making it more than just a bitter satire on the private health insurance industry, but a genuinely affecting essay on the nature of what makes life worth living, especially when every moment has a cash value.

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