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When Liz's husband died, years of looking forward to retirement were suddenly gone.

The Rain has Stopped

Drama

Lonely widow Liz falls in love with a retired Nepalese soldier, Damar. She doesn't understand why her family aren't happy, and Damar doesn't understand why he can't work in the UK.

Moving On

Ordinary people make life-changing choices - hear their stories

Jimmy McGovern's powerful series about ordinary people making life-changing decisions. This sweeping anthology covers everything from death to divorce, addiction to abuse and more.

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A father attempts to toughen up his son...

Bully

A father attempts to toughen up his son but he unleashes a chain of events that look impossible to stop. Can he ever go back or has he lost the very person he loves?

Ellie Morgan’s only hope of avoiding bankruptcy is to sell the home she loves.

Drowning not Waving

Ellie Morgan’s only hope of avoiding bankruptcy is to sell the home she loves. But no-one’s buying, except old flame John Mulligan. He offers an apparently perfect solution.

A seventeen year old boy’s secret love of dressing in women’s clothes is discovered.

Dress to Impress

The touch paper is lit when a 17-year-old boy’s secret love of dressing in women’s clothes is discovered. The turn of events that follows ignites a ticking time bomb.

Sylvie finds herself in a terrifying situation...

Butterfly Effect

When Sylvie Jackson is asked to cover at work, she makes a decision that ends in a terrifying situation. With her back against the wall, it's up to Sylvie to get her life on track.

Anne cares for her senile mother Bella and desperately misses her absent son Chris.

Sauce for the Goose

Anne cares for her senile mother Bella and desperately misses her absent son Chris. When her computer breaks down it’s the final straw, but romance blossoms with repairman John.

Mary-Ann and Anthony fail in their attempt to adopt their foster baby.

Skies of Glass

Mary-Ann and Anthony fail in their attempt to adopt their foster baby, then, a year later, a newborn baby girl is left in their car. Mary-Ann is determined to find the mother.

Jean is nearly sixty and feels that life has passed her by.

Skin Deep

Jean is nearly sixty and feels that life has passed her by.  A school reunion where no-one recognises her doesn't help. Her daughters reckon most people have botox nowadays, so why shouldn't she? But if botox is no big deal, what's next on the list?

Tina wants her husband to keep away from her family.

Malaise

Tina's husband Moose was sent to prison for eight years. Whilst he's been away, Tina has built another life - so when he's released she does everything she can to keep him away.

Kirsty is shocked when she finds drugs in her house.

Letting Go

When Kirsty finds drugs in the house she's appalled when the addict turns out to be her boyfriend Lee. She is determined to get their life back on track.

Can Eddie and Jack's unlikely friendship survive?

Trust

Young tearaway Jack gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into ex-boxer Eddie's house. Before he knows it he's training everyday and shunning his gang for the boxing club.

Theresa's loyalty is about to be tested to the limit.

The Test

Theresa's always done everything for her best friend Cyn - but when Cyn asks her to take her driving test for her, Theresa's loyalty is tested to the limit.

With no support from school or his parents, will Jamie be pushed to desperate measures?

Losing My Religion

Joanne's son Jamie goes to a Catholic school - mostly for exam results. When he's bullied, she assumes the school will help - but things are worse for Jamie than anyone realises.

Will Dave be able to acept the help he needs before it's too late?

Rules of the Game

Dave Farrow is adamant that he doesn’t have a drink problem. Ruth sees something in him, but can he put aside his demons for long enough to give their relationship a chance.

Darleen is desperate to return home to her mother.

I am Darleen Fyles

Darleen Fyles has learning disabilities, and is loud and unselfconscious while elderly intellectual Diane is uptight and correct. A chance meeting leads to an unlikely alliance.

Bugsy is a milkman. Angie is a single mum. An accident threatens to change their lives.

The Milkman

Bugsy Mullen is a milkman with a scar on his lip. Angie is a single mum struggling to pay rising rents. A chance accident threatens to turn both their lives upside-down.

New mum Caroline is struggling to cope on her own while her husband serves in Afghanistan.

Tour of Duty

New mum Caroline is struggling to cope on her own while her husband Tom serves in Afghanistan. When rats are discovered in the house, Caroline considers leaving.

Billy makes a discovery in a customer’s loft and thinks his prayers have been answered.

Punter

Billy struggles with gambling - he claims it’s under control but with bills piling up, his wife Michelle is close to breaking point. Then he makes a chance discovery in a loft.

Following fertility problems, Christina makes a startling request of gay best friend Mick.

Donor

Most of Christina's friends would rather change nappies than go clubbing. Even her own biological clock is starting to tick... so she makes a startling request of a friend.

People think Kieran is living the high life but in reality he's struggling.

The Poetry of Silence

Kieran is the youngest in the family, and the first to go to uni - he’s had every opportunity they never had. They think he’s living the high life when actually he's struggling.

John and Carol find themselves resorting to desperate measures to get their life back.

The Shrine

John and Carol have been trying to sell their house for months. When a man is accidentally killed outside their house, they try to be as sensitive as they can to the mourners congregating outside.

Will Liv finally be able to move on with the new man in her life?

Visiting Order

Liv is a single mum with a lot on her plate; two kids, a busy job, university studies - and a demanding Dad who’s been in prison since the kids were little.

When Sonia starts to get a little intense, Danielle goes to extreme lengths to avoid her.

Friends Like These

Danielle’s a haphazard kind of mum but all the kids love her - she’s funny, kind - and a pushover. When a new mum at her kids’ school befriends her, Danielle’s grateful for support.

When Phil’s Dad falls down the stairs, Phil knows he’s going to have to help more.

Blood Ties

When Phil’s Dad Charlie falls down the stairs, Phil knows he’s going to have to help out more.

Gary’s distraught when wife Lisa suddenly announces that she wants a divorce.

That's Amore

Gary’s distraught when wife Lisa suddenly announces that she wants a divorce; he thought they were happy, but Lisa wants more from life.

Quiet housewife Jo feels ignored by her policeman husband Steve.

Fledgling

Quiet housewife Jo feels ignored by her policeman husband Steve – until an accidental theft from a supermarket leads to a shoplifting habit that gives her a new lease of life...

With Paul’s sister Theresa’s nose out of joint, a huge fight threatens to ruin everything.

The House

With his mum in long-term care, it makes sense for Paul and his young family to move in with his dad. But with Paul’s sister Theresa’s nose out of joint, a huge fight threatens to ruin everything.

Amani, a newly-qualified teacher is out of her depth in a tough school.

The Value

Amani, a newly-qualified teacher out of her depth in a tough school, is horrified when she develops alopecia - which leads to a lie she struggles to control...

When 14 year old Beth suddenly stops talking, her family are desperate to find out why.

Hush Little Baby

When 14 year old Beth suddenly stops talking, her family are desperate to find out why, each filling the silence with confessions that Beth wishes she hadn’t heard...

Andy see's his relationship with his wife reach an old time low.

Back by Six

Andy tries to be a good ‘Saturday Dad’ to his kids but as his relationship with his ex-wife Sarah reaches an all time low, he finds himself resorting to desperate measures.

Madge is hiding a very big secret, a husband who has been in prison for the last 12 years…

Madge

Moira and husband Ken are struggling, could their luck finally be changing?

The Signature

Moira and husband Ken are struggling. Ken can’t work because of his MS and Moira holds down two jobs but still barely covers the bills.

Terry is jealous of his wife’s new friend.

Blind

Empty nesters Terry and Jenny have been having problems for a while. But the arrival of one of Jenny’s friends from university, the cultured blind go-getter Daniel, has an unexpected effect.

Separated Dad Eddie is tired of his brother Pete living life irresponsibly.

Two Brothers

Separated Dad Eddie is tired of his brother Pete living life irresponsibly. While Eddie pines for his ex whilst lodging with Pete and his family, Pete doesn’t seem to appreciate what he has.

Downtrodden housewife Helen is hiding a secret...

The Beneficiary

Downtrodden housewife Helen does everything for her family – only her secret affair with older, cultured Duncan brings relief to the monotony.

Switchboard operator Frank struggles to contain his feelings for co-worker Linda.

Taxi for Linda

Switchboard operator Frank struggles to contain his feelings for his co-worker, but when ex-employee Terry rolls up and sweeps Linda off her feet, Frank's persona changes.

A widowed pensioner offers to help out his friendly neighbor by teaching her to drive.

Passengers

A widowed OAP offers to help out his friendly neighbour by teaching her to drive, but when he discovers she is being abused by her partner, he decides to call in Social Services.

A woman discovers lewd photos of her teenage daughter have been posted online.

A Picture of Innocence

A woman discovers lewd photos of her teenage daughter have been posted on the internet, so she sets out to track down her daughter's less than subtle boyfriend, and shame him.

Will Angela open up about her double life?

Love?

Angela, who has devoted her life to caring for her alcoholic father - whom everyone believes is dead - is forced to lie to her boyfriend when he proposes to her. Will she open up?

When John makes a complaint it threatens to affect the entire neighborhood.

Scratch

John decides to make to make a complaint against a group of noisy builders after his car is damaged, but sets off a events that threaten to affect the entire neighbourhood.

An adopted teen learns on his 18th birthday that he is to be deported.

Eighteen

A mother acts to stop her youngest son from leaving her.

Empty Nest

A man longing to get back with his separated family acts rashly, leading to tragedy.

Burden

A young man on a zero-hours contract realises that he must make a choice about the job.

Zero

Kim meets charming, funny and affordable Kenny, who she hopes will do up her house.

Our House

A content mother and wife is forced to revisit her tragic childhood.

Invisible

A recently bereaved woman finds comfort in her local spirtualist church.

Lost

Two firm friends fall out when one of them wins a large amount of money at bingo.

Two Fat Ladies

An affluent couple are forced to downsize when their business goes bust.

Neighbour

A marriage registrar discovers her husband is having an affair.

The Registrar

When cleaner Carl masquerades as a lecturer, he discovers a newfound confidence.

By Any Other Name

A stressed-out teacher heads for a breakdown as he copes with an impossible workload.

Beaten

A hard-up single mother reconnects with the father of her nine-year old daughter.

Isabelle

A former homeless addict turns her life around and volunteers at the local shelter.

A Walk in My Shoes

A couple who conceived through IVF are informed they still have embryos at the clinic.

Frozen

Joe’s budding romance with Lisa is put in jeopardy.

Time Out

Released on license for a crime he didn’t commit, Joe’s budding romance with Lisa is put in jeopardy when he neglects to tell her he’s been fitted with a prison tag.

A blind woman’s sight is restored through an operation.

Second Sight

A blind woman’s sight is restored through an operation, but she soon questions her decision when the visual world presents more problems than the one she has left behind.

A former rugby league legend is blackmailed by his ex-wife.

Man of Steel

A former rugby league legend is blackmailed by his ex-wife, who threatens to reveal a big secret if he doesn’t come up with the money to help her jailbird boyfriend.

A middle-aged woman is forced to fight for her job and prove her role is vital.

Redundant

A middle-aged woman is forced to fight for her job and prove her role is vital. In doing so, she reaches her own surprising conclusion.

A grieving mum befriends a young homeless man.

Home

A grieving mum befriends a young homeless man in an attempt to fill the void left by the sudden death of her son.

Minutes before getting married, the groom’s father turns up at the church.

Wedding Day

Minutes before getting married, the groom’s father turns up at the church - a man they thought was dead for over 20 years.

A woman struggles to come to terms with her father’s sudden death.

Secret Life

A woman struggles to come to terms with her father’s sudden death and the heartbreaking discovery that he had a secret second family.

A retiree finds a new lease of life when he's gifted fitness sessions for his 65th.

Get Fit or Try Lying

A retiree finds a lease of life when his daughter gifts him fitness sessions for his birthday – however, his new hobby threatens to drive a wedge between him and his lifelong pals.

A gifted, but neglected, teenager’s education is jeopardised when she’s made homeless.

Hungry to Learn

Hearing-impaired Rosie is told her deafness is getting worse.

More Than Words

When Rosie is told her deafness is getting worse, she is desperate to learn sign language, but faces opposition from husband Nathan - he's afraid that it could unsteady things.

Moving On

Moving On

Series 1

1. The Rain has Stopped

1. The Rain has Stopped

2. Bully

2. Bully

3. Drowning not Waving

3. Drowning not Waving

4. Dress to Impress

4. Dress to Impress

5. Butterfly Effect

5. Butterfly Effect