Shaun Fagan

When Brian Epstein set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could – a glimmer of gold. Sharply dressed and well-spoken, Brian was hardly the most obvious radical – but being Jewish, closeted and having grown up as an outsider who had failed at pretty much everything, he was a 26-year old with something to prove and who wanted to tear up the rulebook.

An ex-couple arrange to meet up again to share some exciting yet bittersweet news. This prompts the pair to reminisce about the early days of their relationship, and the events that transpired leading to its collapse.

Manor Lane High is a school on the edge - underfunded and overwhelmed, the school’s staff are stretched thin. Just before the school day begins, Drew, the exhausted head of English, abruptly resigns for good. Left reeling, Amy, the deputy head of English, must step in and steady the ship. But she barely has time to gather her thoughts— Chris, the frantic deputy head, breaks the news: Ofsted inspectors are arriving in 15 minutes for a surprise inspection. Caught between burnout and bureaucracy, can this fractured school survive the day?

A man has to make a difficult phone call to his son, not knowing how long it will be until he sees him again.

Acclaimed actor Timothy Markus McGraw returns to his youth theatre for a masterclass.

When toxic love and drugs blur the lines of reality, Wolfy must fight to break the cycle of self-destruction before it swallows him whole.

Three siblings reunite on the eve of their mother's funeral. Old wounds lay bare, tempers boil over secrets are spilled.

Liam returns to his hometown of Liverpool to reconnect with the memory of his long-missing sister, but an encounter with an old friend forces him to confront the grief he’s kept buried.