 SPOILER: The scene when Shaun and Liz escape from the pub basement  on an elevator platform is a direct homage to  _Day of the Dead (1985)_ (qv), which featured a huge elevator  platform that the zombies eventually use to gain access to the  humans shelter. The way that Shaun drops the handbox after  activating the elevator is exactly the same movement that  Jarlath Conroy (qv), who played Bill McDermott in  _Day of the Dead (1985)_ (qv), used.