Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Christmas Eve
Festive comic drama by Adam Beeson based on a short story by Gogol.
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The Switch
The story of George, a young electrician, told in a sequence of songs.
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Miracle Worker
By Katharine Way. A 17 year old spiritual healer suffers a crisis of confidence.
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How To Be An Internee With No Previous Experience
Drama based on the controversy that surrounded PG Wodehouse's wartime radio broadcasts.
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Tony Staveacre - Wodehouse in Hollywood
PG Wodehouse is taken to Hollywood by a major studio. Is it a match made in heaven?
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Life Savings
A wealthy businessman rethinks his legacy, disinheriting his two grown-up children.
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The People's Princess
Facing financial ruin, George, Prince of Wales was obliged to marry his cousin Caroline.
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Eight Feet High and Rising
Liam, an 8ft 6ins recluse, lives with his mother, who is too fat to leave the house.
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The End of the Alphabet
Juliet Stevenson and David Haig star in a poignant and delightful alphabetical romance.
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Michael Butt - The Babington Plot
The doomed conspiracy of 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
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Prayer Mask
By David Pownall. Explorer Richard Burton travels to Mecca, disguised as pilgrim.
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Development
Doug Lucie's dark comedy about the credit crunch, set in Britain in 2008.
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Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood
Psychological drama by Trevor Preston. Thomas' dreams are like thriller plots.
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My Year Off
A searingly honest account of Robert McCrum's stroke at the age of 42.
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The Twenty Mile Hall of Fame
Three men in search of a purpose decide to open a local Hall of Fame.
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Operation Charlie
A professor of international studies is contacted by a mysterious stranger.
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The Singer
Martin is infatuated by the sound of Kirsten singing from the flat downstairs.
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The Wrong Hero?
Mark Burgess's drama retells the story of the mysterious death of film star Leslie Howard.
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Zauberjackl
By Charlie Boucher. Two young men become involved with a gang in 17th-century Salzburg.
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Frank
By Ian McMillan. Unemployed Frank creates a doppelganger to help him fiddle the dole.
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Away Day
Comedy by DJ Britton. An inefficient airport ground services team are taken on an away day
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The Greater Good
True story set in WWI Germnay, by Justin Hopper.
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Mandrake
Irene threatens her neighbour when he suggests cutting down a tree.
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A Killing
A story about making money in industrial quantities.
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The Letter
A letter turns up 50 years after it was posted and threatens to upset a marriage.
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Swimming Around Ireland
By Martin Meenan. A physiotherapist comes up with an unusual plan to motivate her patient.
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Blinded by Science
Two research scientists find themselves in competition for a new goverment advisory role.