Interconnected dramas about the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Jack Deam , Tony Mooney , Joan Kempson , Siobhan Finneran , Ben Crompton , Philip Glenister , William Ash , Wil Johnson , Lisa Millett , Diane Parish , Katisha Kenyon , Jason Merrells , Lesley Sharp , Nicola Stephenson , Marshall Lancaster , Paul Oldham , Steve Jackson , Alice Barry
Quiet, guarded Franny works in the canteen. When his sister kills herself, Franny is determined to understand why and sets about piecing her life together.
Posh student Tasha struggles to fit in on her work placement. But she falls into bed with factory boss Mack who is going through a mid life crisis and is desperately unhappy.
Mark Talbot is handsome, confident and popular. But just what is he hiding?
Julie misses her brother who works abroad, and is thrilled when he comes to visit. He offers her a job - but does she have the courage to leave her old life behind?
Jenny is engaged to her best friend's brother, and has a happy life. When someone from her past starts working at the factory, her life is turned upside-down.
Alan and Sally have been happily married for years, and with her fortieth birthday coming up he decides to throw her a party with a surprise gift in store.
Gary and his brother Stephen are shocked when a family secret finally comes out into the open.
Factory owner Mack is feeling increasingly disillusioned, and is hungry for change before he becomes stuck in a life he did not want.