A four-part series of interwoven dramas, set in Liverpool over a long weekend

Friday by Tracy Aston – Edith and Albert are on the run: Edith from the Old Folks' Home and Albert from his family and fast-approaching insanity. Having discovered Albert talking to a dead body in the cathedral gardens, Edith takes him away from the scene and under her wing. Starring Patricia Hayes as Edith and Michael Angelis as Albert.

Saturday by Pat Anderson – Working at the barber's, Carol's body clock is ticking, like a time bomb waiting to go off. Her boyfriend's answering machine mocks her, and God deserts her. Carol's life is about to change. Starring Cathy Tyson as Carol.

Sunday by Stephen Butchard – Joe was a priest. Mary is his mother. Joe has taken work in a local bookies and become the topic of local gossip. Even a murder on the community's doorstep can't shift him from the spotlight. Starring Michael Christopher as Joe.

Monday by Jeff Young – Eddie, alias ‘Edward the Confessor’, is a petty thief and seller of chocolates and bin bags. Separated from his wife and daughter, he searches after recognition. There's been a murder in town and, if nicking chocolates hasn't made him ‘someone’, then maybe his next confession will. Starring Alan Igbon as Eddie.