Episodes
1. Hey Diddly Dee
April 18, 2013
30 min
For every star that is born...one has to die. When the star of the show suffers a tragic accident who is to blame? The understudy? A faulty trap door? Or the theatre's lucky cat? A dark comedy-drama about drama.
Guest Stars:
Kylie Minogue, Mathew Horne, Peter Serafinowicz, David Harewood, Paul Kaye
2. Snodgrass
April 25, 2013
30 min
A 50 year old John Lennon sits in a dingy kitchen, smoking a roll up, unemployed and on his uppers. This John Lennon walked out on the Beatles in 1962 before the hits -- before they changed music for ever.
Guest Stars:
Ian Hart, Kevin Doyle, Eric McNichol
3. The Call Out
May 2, 2013
30 min
A disturbance at Union Square leads to some strange encounters for two policemen in this funny and poignant portrait of loneliness in the city.
Guest Stars:
Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Graham, Samantha Bond, Sushil Chudasama
4. Pavement Psychologist
May 9, 2013
30 min
Idris Elba writes and directs this taut drama in which accountant Anna Friel strikes up a unique relationship with homeless man Nonso Anozie.
Guest Stars:
Steven Mackintosh, Anna Friel, Nonso Anozie, Reggie Yates
5. Mr. Understood
May 16, 2013
30 min
In a funny and thought-provoking tale co-created by artist Grayson Perry, a transvestite battling with issues of self-doubt tries to overcome his fears.
6. Stage Door Johnnies
May 23, 2013
30 min
Five theatre enthusiasts will stop at nothing to let their idols know how they truly feel...even if it means causing a little accidental grievous bodily harm along the way.
Guest Stars:
Suranne Jones, Alex Macqueen, Jonny Sweet, Elizabeth Berrington, Steve Evets
7. Cargese
June 30, 2013
30 min
Matt Smith makes his directorial debut with a tense and stylish drama about two teenagers stuck on a council estate. Written by Simon Stephens, it stars Craig Roberts.
Guest Stars:
Craig Roberts, Joe Cole, Avigail Tlalim
8. Ragged
June 6, 2013
30 min
Based on Ricky Tomlinson's true experiences campaigning to overturn a verdict which sent him to jail for 2 years in the early 1970s. While in prison and on hunger strike, Ricky is encouraged by a prison governor to read Robert Tressell's book The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists -- which changed his life forever.
Guest Stars:
Ricky Tomlinson
9. Gifted
June 13, 2013
Chris has a unique gift,the ability to heal the sick by touching them. He is also a germophobe,which makes him shy away from human contact and live a lonely,secluded life. His sister Eleanor is scornful of his inability to connect with the rest of his family but then he meets Mona,a new colleague and single mother and - in all likelihood - his very first date. But at the same time his mother May is admitted to hospital with cancer. Can his new-found confidence after meeting Mona enable him to save his mother's life?
