A group of men hold a reunion dinner in Tokyo

The story of a single mother of four living on welfare

The problems of an owner of a building contractor company in Liverpool

"They're nice affable gobblers and we're in the nice affable gobbling business." Tom and Gwen soon find that their gastronomical retreat from the rat race is anything but an escape when the Porters come to dine.

A young man and an old woman try to fit in when their neighborhood goes West Indian

Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.

When a stockbroker loses his job, he decides to throw a party.

The rags-to-riches-to-rags story of a 1960s football pools winner, based on a true story

Dominick Hide, a time traveller from London in the year 2130, is studying the city's transport system of 1980. Breaking the rules, he lands his craft to seek out his great-grandfather. Compared to his anaesthetised home, 80s London is filthy and polluted...and yet...it exudes an excitement that soon draws him in.

As a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.

About a strike in a textile factory, based on a true story

A story exploring the Birmingham underworld

Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.

A story dealing with racial tensions and fascism during a by-election in a West Midlands town

When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the children understand life outside of Liverpool.

In Glasgow, a young man's sole aim is to be as tough as his dying grandfather once was

A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.

Kay Gilbert goes into hospital for a minor operation which goes badly wrong. This play tells the story of her fight for compensation.

The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge

Harry Marcus is a former welterweight champion mourning the loss of the past and dreaming of a return to the glory years of boxing. When a squatter moves in next door, does he have what it takes to fulfil Harry's dreams?

Comedy of manners focusing on the bourgeois affectation and sexual frustration of a young married couple. Abigail's mother Sue is invited to take refuge from her teenage daughter's party with a neighbouring couple, Beverly and Laurence. They have also invited Angela and Tony, new arrivals in the street. Beverly plies her guests with alcohol as Sue becomes increasingly withdrawn and embarrassed by the pretentious goings-on. Slowly, marital tensions emerge and the evening is breaking up in disarray.

Teenager Jimmy's life begins to unravel after the death of his father. With his mother promiscuous and his new stepfather and stepbrother difficult to get along with, he begins to fall into a cycle of petty crime and self harm.

A young wife tries to cope with her abusive husband.

A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service