Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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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.
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The Great Squanderland Roof
In Julian Gough's comedy, Stephanie Flanders meets a novel solution to the eurozone crisis
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Occupied
Drama about UK activism that was recorded during actual protest actions.
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Blue Flu
Contemporary drama exploring the 'what if' scenario of a police strike.
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John Steinbeck - The Pearl
A tale of the greatest pearl found and the tragic impact its discovery has on one family.
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Burns and the Bankers
Helen Simpson's hilarious short story, dramatised by Liz Lochhead. Stars Sophie Thompson.
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Twelve Years
A couple find and re-find each other in the dark of New York's blackouts of 1965 and 1977.
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Mel Hudson - What to Do If Your Husband May Leave
Mel Hudson stars in her surreal comedy about a woman facing a marital breakdown.
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You Drive Me Crazy
After years of carefree motoring, Paul Dodgson developed a debilitating fear of driving.
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Jo Shapcott - Erebus
A poetic drama by Jo Shapcott about the search for the North-West Passage.