Isolation Stories
Four short dramas reflecting what families are going through after weeks of isolation brought on by the coronavirus health-care capacity crisis.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Angela Griffin , Tom Glenister , Daniel Lawrence Taylor , Bodhi Marsan , Eddie Marsan , Robert Glenister , Darren Boyd , Nina Wadia , Rhianne Barreto , Michael Jibson , Blu Marsan , Sheridan Smith , David Threlfall , Flora Jibson , Leanne Best , Philip Jackson , Sally Baxter , Jessica Gunning
S1.E1 ∙ Mel
Alone, heavily pregnant and fed up with life, Mel faces having to go through the birth of her first child without the married father of her baby, who has chosen to stay with his wife and family. She is without even her own family, who have given her the cold shoulder. Sheridan Smith stars in the first of four short dramas depicting life in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
S1.E2 ∙ Ron & Russell
Ex-convict Russell is far from happy to be isolated with his father Ron, who believes he has brought shame on the family. As Ron succumbs to the virus, Russell must put their differences aside to keep his spirits up.
S1.E3 ∙ Mike & Rochelle
The worst fear of a paranoid, self-absorbed hypochondriac has come true. He insists on an online session with his psychiatrist who must try and talk him down from the precipice. But who really is the patient, and who is the shrink?
S1.E4 ∙ Karen
A grandad stops off outside his grandkids' window every day to mess about and make them smile. But his son-in-law, still hurting after being left by his wife, does not welcome these daily visits. David Threlfall and Eddie Marsan star in this one-off drama, which also features Eddie's children Blu and Bodhi.
