Plots(1)
Each episode tells a self-contained contemporary story in which the characters have reached a turning point in their lives and are trying to move on. McGovern's themes are dark and disturbingly close to home, the issues complex and provocative. They range from fatherhood and bullying to late-life romance; from teenage angst to painful truths. Jimmy McGovern's anthology series has been running since 2009 featuring Britain's top acting and writing talent, telling contemporary stories about people confronting the dilemmas life throws at them. (Simply Media)
(more)Cast
![Adam Long](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162698_8fc972.jpg)
Adam Long
UK
Best series:
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
Home Fires (2015) (series)
Masters of the Air (2024) (series)
![Robert James-Collier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886040_9448bc.jpg)
Robert James-Collier
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Shameless (2004) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Ramon Tikaram](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/627/162627418_0d53f8.jpg)
Ramon Tikaram
Singapore
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
The Victim (2019) (series)
![Jennifer Hennessy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/323/159323395_6d68ad.jpg)
Jennifer Hennessy
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Scott & Bailey (2011) (series)
The A Word (2016) (series)
![Dervla Kirwan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188016_bd6a63.jpg)
Dervla Kirwan
Ireland
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
Father Ted (1995) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Lesley Sharp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444321_0bcd5a.jpg)
Lesley Sharp
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series) - actor, a.f.
Scott & Bailey (2011) (series)
Three Girls (2017) (series)
![Alfie Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/778/162778237_d8dbce.png)
Alfie Allen
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Casualty 1907 (2008) (series)
SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022) (series)
![Ewen Bremner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267640_e76d45.jpg)
Ewen Bremner
UK
Best series:
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
My Name Is Earl (2005) (series)
Strike Back (2010) (series)
![Susannah Harker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/202/163202994_58f2e6.jpg)
Susannah Harker
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series) - actor, a.f.
House of Cards (1990) (series)
Pride and Prejudice (1995) (series)
![Hugo Speer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031463_f49bfa.jpg)
Hugo Speer
UK
Best series:
Skins (2007) (series)
Bleak House (2005) (series)
The Full Monty (2023) (series)
![Annabelle Apsion](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363102_0fdd31.jpg)
Annabelle Apsion
UK
Best series:
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
The Halcyon (2017) (series)
Shameless (2004) (series)
![Warren Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/510/510248_3785c7.jpg)
Warren Brown
UK
Best series:
Luther (2010) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Single Father (2010) (series)
![Emma Cunniffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188459_79800e.jpg)
Emma Cunniffe
UK
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Unforgotten (2015) (series)
![Lee Ingleby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/893/161893000_048299.jpg)
Lee Ingleby
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Luther (2010) (series)
Enquêtes internes (2012) (series)
![Gillian Kearney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279916_c490c2.jpg)
Gillian Kearney
UK
Best series:
Shameless (2004) (series)
The Forsyte Saga (2002) (series)
Moving On (2009) (series)
![Jason Manford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280587_c4707e.jpg)
Jason Manford
UK
Best series:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Shameless (2004) (series)
Moving On (2009) (series)
![Paul McGann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267579_0b925e.jpg)
Paul McGann
UK
Best series:
Luther (2010) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series) - actor, a.f.
![Marian Saastad Ottesen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/047/166047056_3ec0fb.jpg)
Marian Saastad Ottesen
Norway
Best series:
Home Ground (2018) (series)
Lilyhammer (2012) (series)
Norsemen (2016) (series)
Katy Carmichael
UK
Best series:
Three Girls (2017) (series)
Spaced (1999) (series)
One Foot in the Grave (1990) (series)
![Hayley Mills](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268054_717928.jpg)
Hayley Mills
UK
Best series:
Unforgotten (2015) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
Moving On (2009) (series)