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The Best Friend
A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
13 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Losing the Plot
Mindless bureaucracy awaits a timid man's application for an allotment.
09 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Pride and Prejudice
Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Episode Five
Bat’s question finally receives an answer.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Episode 10
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
21 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5: Experience
No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
19 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Series 5
5. If Not For You
John is in for a surprise after mounting nightly patrols to catch the village lurker.
07 Jan 2022,·14 mins
Nick's Speech
Molly’s father rehearses his speech before the ceremony.
29 Nov 2024,·14 mins
Episode 10 - Adult Dinners and Ugly Crying
Maggie finds some peace at last and the perfect spot to ugly cry.
16 Jan 2023,·15 mins
Casualties
An eventful road-trip along the M6 reunites ex boy band members Mick and Alvin.
07 Apr 2006,·15 mins
Series 7
Betty Does Bespoke
Jenny Eclair's comic monologue starring Tracie Bennett as a widow looking for friendship.
11 May 2022,·14 mins
In this final episode will Maeve escape her small town to London?
11 Aug 2022,·15 mins
Episode 5
Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
06 Jun 2021,·14 mins
Episode Eight
Bryan Moriarty’s candid, funny and heartbreaking rom com about having an open relationship
13 mins
5: Roll Over, Dead Old Me
The last in a brilliantly original and savagely funny new series about women and space.
30 May 2025,·14 mins
11. Bonus
Rosamund Pike, Kyle Soller and Isabella Sermon discuss the making of People Who Knew me.
30 Jun 2023,·30 mins
Daisy Buchanan's raucously comic satire on the dark side of life on glossy magazines.
13 Jul 2022,·15 mins
Episode Ten
We move on to a year after the wedding. Can 'The List' finally be put to rest for Ola?
06 Oct 2023,·17 mins
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
27 Sep 2024,·14 mins
Sara Sheridan’s witty and intriguing new story concludes. Read by Elaine C Smith.
28 Jun 2024,·14 mins
Episode Seven. 'I was at the library'. Love, dating and relationships part 2
Jaspreet continues her look at the dating and relationship game.
28 Jul 2022,·15 mins
Episode Ten: A Seat At The Table
Maddie is feeling more confident.
15 mins
Great Escape(s)
The big day is here, and Violetta isn't the only one getting out of Portobello.
04 Jun 2023,·14 mins
Dimple is armed with another plan, having been brought closer to her four half-siblings.
20 Jun 2022,·15 mins
5: Still Lives with Paintbrushes
The next in a series of powerful stories taking inspiration from classic still life images
20 Sep 2024,·14 mins
Tinsel Girl and the Support Worker
Maz has to deal with the fallout of her bust-up with Hayley.
12 May 2017,·15 mins
Series 1
Witty drama capturing a family's weekly truth and reconciliation meetings. By Ben Lewis.
15 Jun 2018,·15 mins
Baby
Who will Bayley choose to have at her side for the birth - Sam or Rose?
09 Dec 2016,·15 mins
