A young man searches his deceased father’s flat for a document that will justify expenditure for a large sum of money. He’s not been to the flat for quite some time and discovers with stupefaction his father’s strange acquisition.
A warm and witty celebration of Sue Townsend's life and writing, the story is told with the help of children from Sue's old school, her friends and family, as well as the comedy and literary stars she inspired - including Stephen Mangan, Ian Hislop, David Nicholls, Isy Suttie and Adrian...
Having recently lost her twin sister to suicide, Helen Daniels is sent to a remote English cottage to rest and recuperate by her uncle. Upon arrival she meets a few of the locals who befriend her. She describes her difficult childhood growing up in New York and gradually, having won her trust, she...
Ding Ling is a research scientist who fled Indonesia in the wake of rising sea levels, and at the start of the episode disembarks from the cargo ship on which she had been living. She moves onwards to explore new/old territories, revealing something of her past in Indonesia and China via Singapore...
When a student documentary crew decides to interview Julia, a puzzling young woman willing to share her sensitive past, the project grows increasingly uncomfortable for the subject as the director's relentless scrutiny and unethical transgressions soon start to blur the lines between reality and...
Hanesh discovers he has special powers. Frightened, he starts to isolate himself from the rest of the world. HIs mother asks his Uncle Vinod to help but this confuses the boy even more. When his father collapses he is prevented from being able to help. He resolves to let his gift be known to the...
Our protagonists are taken captive aboard a gigantic cargo ship, whose megalomaniacal captain Ismael entertains biblical pretensions. Ben is made to ‘pay his passage’, while a ghostly Yasmine stalks the empty corridors of the ship. Whales and whaling become a key subject – interrogating...
Experiencing their son’s life after his unnatural death while navigating their failing marriage; mourning parents Mira and Pradeep cannot overcome their grief but start to build their lives around it.
Shirin has dinner alone with her father in their small north London home. With her mother absent, little is said between them - until Shirin reveals she is going out for the evening.
When Naomi refuses to be exploited in her oppressive cleaning job, she must convince her colleagues to stand up and demand their right to be treated like a human being, or lose everything.
