Brief Encounters

Season 1 - Brief Encounters

• Season 1 Episode 10: All in the Mind All in the Mind, by Judy Upton. A woman starts hearing voices in her head, and becomes convinced she is picking up other people's thoughts. She is sure her husband is being unfaithful, but he dismisses the idea, leaving her struggling to separate fact from fiction. Last in series
• Season 1 Episode 9: One Night in White Satin One Night in White Satin, by Linda Buckley-Archer, who was mentored by Willy Russell. A modern-day romantic tale about dress designer Stephen, who is in debt to his landlady and runs into further problems when Jay, a girl from the street, steals his most expensive garment. Starring Lee Ingleby and Stephanie Leonidas
• Season 1 Episode 7: Small Things Small Things, by Melanie Martinez. The happy household of Simon and his partner Natalie is disturbed by the discovery of a mouse. When the creature isn't caught, the ensuing argument threatens to tear the home apart. Ralf Little and Emma Rydal star
• Season 1 Episode 6: Semi-Detached Imogen Stubbs stars in Semi-Detached, by John Finnemore, the story of a divorcing couple who enter into an unusual living arrangement. When their daughter refuses to choose to live with one over the other, they buy adjoining houses with a shared attic - a plan that doesn't make life easy for anyone. With Jasper Britton
• Season 1 Episode 5: Hot or Not Ben Schiffer's romantic comedy about 15-year-old David, whose hopeless infatuation with the beautiful Danielle teaches him an important lesson about the complex nature of relationships. Rory Jennings stars
• Season 1 Episode 4: Lost and Found Lost and Found, Dominique Moloney's moving drama about three women as they experience the feeling of loss at different points in their lives. However, they discover a renewed hope when a sequence of events causes them all to meet. Starring Amanda Root, Doreen Mantle and Carolyn Pickles
• Season 1 Episode 3: Life's Like That Life's Like That, by Ishy Din. When Edith Knight comes into money, she confides in her neighbour Margaret, and it's not long before a trio of greedy relatives come swooping at her door. However, the elderly spinster isn't quite as guileless as she appears and ensures she has the last laugh. Margery Mason stars
• Season 1 Episode 2: All in a Day's Work Chris Buxton's drama All in a Day's Work. Dorothy has been trying to help Steve get over his ex-girlfriend for six months, but when he loses his job, she decides it's time he went shopping for a new love. Camilla Power and Gerald Kyd star
• Season 1 Episode 1: Cake Short drama Cake, by up-and-coming writer Helen Raynor. A single mother working in a supermarket realises life is passing her by when she discovers a tape she recorded as a teenager outlining her hopes for the future
• Season 1 Episode 1: Ted Keith Barron stars as an ageing Northern comic whose need to be the centre of attention is a constant irritation to his grown-up son. When he shows up uninvited to a birthday celebration, the tension between the pair finally erupts. With Kevin Doyle, Leo Potter, Lucy Robinson, Tom Roberts and Richard Laing