All she wanted was a day to herself ...
1970's: A lonely divorcee, Nellie, meets widower Frank on a trip to the seaside. Nellie lets herself be swept away by the hope of connection. But as the seagulls circle overhead and Frank begins to ask too many questions, Nellie realises she will never be able to escape a monstrous family secret …
Cast:
Julie Hesmondhalgh, Con O'Neill and Elizabeth Rider
Director:
Joanne Mitchell
Producer:
Karen Newman
Writer:
Lindsay Williams
A struggling cafe owner is intrigued when a mysterious, elderly stranger takes an interest in her life.
Cast:
Larry Lamb and Laura Bayston
Director:
Paul Holbrook
Producers:
Laura Bayston and Jackie Howard
Writer:
Laura Bayston
After a diagnosis of cancer, Mary, an experienced Marionette maker, turns to her craft and beloved husband, as a way to deal with her grief.
Cast:
Suzanna Hamilton & Stephen Boxer
Director:
Duncan Paveling
Producer:
Karen Newman
Writer:
Duncan Paveling
A desperate teenager snatches a rich woman's handbag but in a bizarre twist of fate discovers her life is not as rosy as it seems and that they have more in common than he realises.
Cast:
Sophia Myles, Alec Newman and Tillie Murray
Director:
Dan Bronzite
Producer:
Dan Bronzite
Writer:
Dan Bronzite
Video calling to check in on her parents, Jessica’s greeted by her mum, Marji, who informs her that her dad, Joe, is in isolation at the bottom of the garden. He’s displaying symptoms of Covid-19 - but everything isn’t as it seems.
Cast:
Denise Black, Paul Bradley and Clare Calbraith
Director:
Paul Blinkhorn
Producer:
Karen Newman
Writer:
Paul Blinkhorn
Hell hath no fury like an older woman scorned ...
An ageing actress summons the spirit of Lady Macbeth in order to win the part in an upcoming production. The actress, Margot Collins, played Lady Macbeth to great acclaiming her youth. Now in her fifties, she is largely forgotten, struggling for auditions, let alone parts. But when a theatre company announces its intention to stage Macbeth, Margot is determined to land the eponymous role once more …
Cast:
Samantha Bond, Ann Mitchell, Eleanor Bron, Jotham Annan, Laura Aikman, Michael Thomson and Kim Vithana.
Director:
Tammy Riley-Smith
Producer:
Karen Newman
Writer:
Melissa Knatchbull
Amy is taken on a impromptu camping trip by her Dad on her 15th Birthday. Along with her little brother, the endless summer turns into an inescapable future.
Cast:
Justine Emma Moore, Tim Plester and Lance O'Reilly Chapman
Director:
Joseph Roberts
Producer:
Joseph Roberts and Sarai Carson
Writer:
Joseph Roberts and Steve Camden
Norman Clifford is a terminally ill man who makes a deal for eternal life. In order to seal the fiendish pact he must in turn take the life of another, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Cast:
Steven Hartley, Alex MacQueen, Jayne Wisener and Debbie Arnold.
Director:
Matthew Harrison
Producer:
Alejandro Carapuig
Writer:
Matthew Harrison
Set in the not so distant future a military veteran recounts his experiences on the front lines of a catastrophic world war.
Constantly haunted by his past and unable to forgive himself, our protagonist must once again relive the terrible things he's done for a prying documentary film crew.
Cast:
Brian McCardie and Kim Vithana.
Director:
Matthew Harrison
Producer:
Alejandro Carapuig
Writer:
Matthew Harrison