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Heavily-pregnant Pearl leaves the house and rages against the world, as she tries to process a hidden pain.

A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.

Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.

When ten-year old Josie Johns met her doppelgänger, it kicked off a decade of intense and bitter rivalry. Now an adult, Josie is about to confront her double, settle some scores, and take back control of her identity once and for all.

Sid lives in self-imposed isolation with his dog, Ace. That is until, one day, amidst the surrounding mountainscape, Sid sees a mysterious house appear on the horizon. Upon closer inspection, this house is familiar; it is his home. The same ravaged stone, mossy notches, and chipped painted wood. As Sid’s initial suspicions continue to grow, so does his all-consuming obsession with the house. He starts to plant traps and experiments, each taking him a step closer to the truth; that the house is a window into his future.

In his brand new stand-up special, multi-award-winning Scottish comic Ray Bradshaw talks about the problems of being a bald ginger.

When her ex-boyfriend unexpectedly arrives, Dani is forced to hide her new man around the house. With the help of her unwilling housemates, Tash and El, they do everything within their powers to stop the two men meeting.

An adaptation of the play 'How Did We Get To This Point?', 'Mam' is set in the Northern social club and gives a window into the life of one particular barmaid.