Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Mrs Lowry and Son by Martyn Hesford
LS Lowry's obsessive relationship with his bed-ridden mother. Stars Lynda Baron.
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Ink Deep
A young mother tries to make sense of her father's abuse of her in the past.
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Ronald Frame - The Dreamer
The son of a renowned Nazi hunter attempts to retrieve a stolen Matisse painting.
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Roy Smiles - Dear Arthur, Love John
Comedy drama about John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe and the making of Dad's Army.
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Katie Hims - Betsy Coleman
By Katie Hims. Betsy goes on a journey through her tragic past. Starring Maxine Peake.
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Bite
Comedy drama by Emily Steel. Dee has issues with food and it is complicating her life.
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Helen Macdonald - Through the Wire
How British PoWs survived incarceration in German camps by studying free-flying birds.
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Anita Sullivan - The Hedge
A mysterious hand emerges from a garden hedge. Starring Fiona Shaw.
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The Biggest Issues
A radio shock jock launches a poisonous campaign against an overworked hospital consultant
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Odour
Celebrated cardiologist Philip Fallow becomes unravelled by a smell he can't locate.
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My One and Only
Dark thriller about obsessive love, played out entirely in phone calls. By Dawn King.
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Daniel Davies - Is Anything Broken?
Modern life seen as a dash through an airport. A real-time comedy drama by Daniel Davies.
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Marty Ross - Rough Magick
Fearing further threats following the Gunpowder Plot, King James departs to Scotland.
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White Noise
By Matthew Broughton. A dark hymn to Dagenham in East London.
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The Judas Burner
Drama exploring the death of a community in Liverpool via a ritual known as Judas burning.
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TS Eliot - The Waste Land
Eileen Atkins and Jeremy Irons read TS Eliot's classic poem.
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Rachel Joyce - The Man with Wings
A war-damaged man's wish to fly changes a boy's life forever.
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Ben Musgrave - The British Club
In the ex-pat world of Bangladesh, a body sparks some choices for Sub-Inspector Mondol.
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Jailbird Lover
Gwilym can't talk to women but he can write beautifully. A comedy about being free.
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Noise
A sound-driven mystery about memory loss and trust.
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Stephen Wakelam - Waiting for the Boatman
David Tennant plays Caravaggio's former apprentice as he goes in search of his mentor.
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Interiors
A homeowner shines a spotlight on the flaws exposed by the demise of the property market.
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Apple Jelly
A snapshot of austerity Britain, based on interviews with those affected by the cuts.
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Roddy Doyle - Not Just for Christmas
Estranged brothers Danny and Jimmy are about to meet for the first time in 20 years.
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Daniel Glattauer - Love Virtually
David Tennant and Emila Fox star as strangers who meet accidentally by email.
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Rumpole and the Explosive Evidence
1960. Hilda's had a baby son, Nicholas. Rumpole, awash with flu, defends a safe-blower.
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Rumpole and the Man of God
Rumpole defends a shoplifting clergyman, exposes a former arsonist and appeases Hilda.