Mon, Jan 28, 2013
John and Carol are having trouble selling their house when young father Ryan,after a row with his wife,steps off the curb outside and is killed by a taxi. The area in front of the house becomes a shrine as Ryan's widow Sarah and well-wishers leave flowers and cards but prospective buyers find this off-putting,seeing the road as dangerous. John and Carol hide the flowers when a couple come to view and are accused of selfishness by Sarah. However Carol tells Sarah she feels she is dining out on public shows of grief and should remember Ryan in her heart,not through a shrine. This heals the breach as Sarah offers Carol and John some of the flowers.
Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Liv,a Norwegian mature student,volunteer counsellor and single parent,visits Kris,her father,who is in prison for drug trafficking, on a weekly basis out of duty. When she is late returning from a visit Aiden,her sons' teacher,looks after them and she begins to date him. An escape alarm shuts down the prison and Liv is delayed from leaving,leading Aiden to believe she had stood him up on a romantic dinner date. Ultimately Kris tells her that he sees that her happiness must come above daughterly duty and she acts accordingly.
Wed, Jan 30, 2013
Single parent Danielle finds it hard to cope. Her ex-husband offers no support and she drinks for comfort. New arrival at the school gates Sonia helps her out financially and showers her with gifts for her children. Danielle is initially grateful but becomes alarmed when Sonia becomes obsessive about her and hides when Sonia comes to visit. Sonia becomes vengeful,claiming Danielle has had an affair with her husband and reporting her for signing on and working. Danielle has previously been meek and unassuming. Now is the time for her to be forceful both with Sonia and everybody else around her.
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Thu, Jan 31, 2013
Phil looks after his father Charlie,who has had a stroke but the old man is demanding and Phil finds it difficult juggling his job as a building instructor with his carer's role. Phil's wife Sue thinks Charlie would be better off in sheltered accommodation but Phil is not keen. One night,whilst driving to see his obstinate father Phil takes a call from to say the house is on fire and,distracted,he runs down a young woman. Having rung for an ambulance he speeds off to find Charlie needs hospital admission. Stressed out by events he snaps at work and threatens an annoying student,putting his job in jeopardy. The only way he can move on is to ensure Charlie goes into sheltered accommodation and to come clean about the accident.
Fri, Feb 1, 2013
After years of marriage to unambitious taxi driver Gary,Lisa wants a divorce and Gary,who had never thought anything was wrong,is shocked. Neither is willing to move out of the house so he lives on the ground floor and he lives upstairs in an antagonistic relationship. Still hopeful to win Lisa back Gary is dismayed when he finds that she has started Internet dating and finds a date of his own,though it turns out to be a disaster. Finally realising what he has thrown away Gary makes a speech to Lisa's new date,extolling her virtues. And,as the house is finally sold, the couple at least know that they can be friends.
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
Married to policeman Steve with two little boys Jo is bored with her existence as a housewife and, when she accidentally shop-lifts, gets a buzz - so much so that she carries on doing it, until she is eventually caught. She spends a day at the police station before she is fined and released without a criminal record but lies to Steve that her failure to collect the children from school was because she fainted and was taken to hospital. Next day he discovers the truth but at least the situation allows her to air her dissatisfaction with her marriage and herald change for the better.
Tue, Nov 12, 2013
With his mother Shirley in long term care postman Paul is only too glad when she requests that he, his wife Lisa and two little boys leave their poky rented home to move in with Tommy, his father, in his large house. Lisa is worried as to what will happen when the parents die so Tommy agrees to sign the house over to them and assumes that Paul's older sister Theresa, a successful headmistress with her own home, will not be bothered. He is wrong as Theresa, already unhappy that she cannot have children, feels ganged up on and tells Paul that Tommy is not his real father. This determines Paul to seek out the man who is but the resultant meeting brings him closer to Tommy.
Wed, Nov 13, 2013
Newly-qualified English teacher Amani starts work at a rough school, whose unruly pupils have no interest in learning and constantly play her up. When she hits out at them she gets reported and the stress of the job is such that it causes her hair to fall out. When the class go too far and discover her baldness she tells them she has cancer and immediately gets them on her side, also winning the praise of the headmistress for not wanting time off. Only her colleague Hugh knows the truth but when the school presents her with a cheque for a cancer charity of her choice she decides to come clean - which turns out to her advantage.
Thu, Nov 14, 2013
One day 14-year old Beth refuses to speak. Her father Greg, mother Lou and brother Pads are unable to get her to talk and it causes family discord. A child psychologist recommends she write down her thoughts in a book though little is accomplished. Greg believes he knows the cause of her selective mutism, having heard him on the phone to a woman with whom he is having an affair. At a family gathering Lou's sister Toni and her husband Nathan announce that they are moving to Australia and Beth recognizes Toni as the 'other woman'. This unlocks the silence and eventually brings family dynamics into the open.
Fri, Nov 15, 2013
Cab driver Andy is fed up with his stroppy ex-wife Sarah putting restrictions on his visits to their children Chloe and Jack. When he hears that they are going on holiday with 'mum's friend' he assumes she has a new partner and reacts badly, absconding with the children to take them to see his parents on the Isle of Man. On the way he learns that there is no new man in her life but a platonic female friend. However during the separation both parents realize that they are better off than many people and agree to stop fighting and work together for the children's sake.