The R0 of Portland Street

Early in 2012 a major motion picture hit cinemas across the world and, from outside looking in, it didn’t sound like a movie you could slurp-a-Slushy to or munch on savoury popcorn. In the old days, this was known as a disaster movie, and indeed this production did exactly what it said on the tin. It was called Contagion and, with its massive and alphabetically ordered ensemble cast, its main entertainment value was in working out who was going to be ‘contaged’ next. And, in fairness, the process of elimination (pun intended!) was so obvious!