Philip Glenister stars in this BBC drama from producer and creator Peter Bowker. Daniel Cotton (Glenister) runs a sweet factory with his father Samuel (Bernard Hill) in Manchester. When Samuel, Daniel and his brother Robbo (Steven Mackintosh) get caught up in an IRA attack on Manchester city centre, Daniel begins to rethink the choices he has made in the past and wonders if he can become a better person in the future.

BBC drama based on real events in World War Two. In September 1942, a German U-boat sinks the British ocean liner RMS Laconia 600 miles off the African coast. When the U-Boat's commander Werner Hartenstein (Ken Duken) realises that the ship has POWs and civilians on board, he makes a decision that goes against the orders of Nazi high command and instructs his men to save as many of the shipwrecked survivors as they can. Brian Cox and Lindsey Duncan co-star.

Hong Khaou directs this drama starring Pei-pei Cheng and Ben Whishaw. While living in London, Cambodian-Chinese woman Junn (Cheng)'s son tragically dies. Finding it difficult to convey her grief to others without speaking any English, Junn finds comfort in a kind stranger as they discover they have more in common than they could ever have imagined.