Moving into their new home should have been a dream come true for Alice (Keeley Hawes) and Harry. However it quickly turns into a nightmare when Alice discovers Harry dead at the bottom of the stairs. What Alice discovers is worse than most deaths and kicks up a storm of secrets, debt, and suspicion. 6 episodes, 4½ hrs, 2 DVDs.

Episodes

EPISODE 1: Fall
For Alice, Harry, and their daughter, Charlotte, moving into their dream home quickly becomes a nightmare when Harry is found dead at the bottom of the stairs.

EPISODE 2: Funeral
Meeting George leaves Alice shaken. He does look like Harry, but why didn’t he show up when Harry was alive? Before Alice can deal with that revelation, first she must arrange a funeral for the man she loved. She and Charlotte decide to bury Harry at home, in their garden. Then Charlotte discovers a letter from a sperm storage clinic addressed to her dad and drops another bombshell on Alice.

EPISODE 3: Inquest
Charlotte decides that she’s ready to return to school, but Alice feels lost without her and struggles to cope. Before the inquest into Harry’s death can go ahead, the police must identify the mysterious figure on the CCTV. With George becoming increasingly evasive, Alice is forced to go behind his back to get the answers she needs.

EPISODE 4: Money
Alice is struggling to sleep and growing desperately short of money… then she spots the for-sale sign outside the house. Alice realizes that to stop her home from being sold from under her, she must find a way to make big money fast. Meanwhile, Alice uncovers a deed for land in Harry's name.

EPISODE 5: Sperm
Alice’s decision to try for a baby using the sperm Harry mysteriously stored before he died is met with doubts from Charlotte and Sarah.

EPISODE 6: What Now?
Alice receives planning permission to develop the plot of land. She’s determined to keep this new confidence going and looks forward to having Harry’s baby. But first she writes a to-do list: make money, save the house, make Charlotte happy, and win Minnie and Gerry over. But when Alice’s parents’ marriage falls to pieces, Roger moves in with her and Charlotte moves out.

Details

Packaging: Boxed
Run Time:  4½ hours
Format:  Widescreen
Number of discs:  2
Language: English
Foreign Language Subtitles:  No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: HD 2.1
Audio Format:  5.1 Dolby Digital
Rating: NR

Cast

Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Line of Duty), Kenneth Cranham (Layer Cake, Good Karma Hospital), Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire, Coronation Street), Gemma Jones (Harry Potter films, Sense and Sensibility), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous, Wolf of Wall Street), Ayesha Dharker (Holby City, The Indian Doctor), Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, Brief Encounters), Rhashan Stone (Agatha Raisin, Keeping Faith), Isabella Pappas (Paranoid), Jason Merrells (Agatha Raisin, Emmerdale Farm), George Webster (Versailles)

Press

"Keeley Hawes is brilliant in bittersweet black comedy ... Part-comedy, part-mystery, part-family drama – this weird and wonderful show feels fresh and timely" — London Evening Standard

"Tender-hearted and darkly comic" — iNews

"A comedic drama with heart" — TV Insider