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When his widowed mum, Maggie, sets fire to the kitchen, recently single Arthur Gbeme moves back into the family home. As he tells it, he has "put his life on hold" to care for his mum, but the truth is, there isn't much to put on hold. A former nurse, Maggie used to be a firebrand - a renegade. But since the death of her husband, Maggie has been... a little off.

Married to Wesley for 25 years, Bel has spent the last 18 years as a homemaker and mum to their twins, but having just waved them off to university, now has a void in her life. Enter Teddy , brother-in-law and long-time best friend, begging her to step in and rescue the family business - a down-at-heel beauty salon in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Like Bel, it could do with a bit of a face-lift. And possibly a clear-out, since it employs her high-maintenance family: mother Ivy-Rae, sisters Leanne, Tina and Heidi. Into the mix comes beautiful 20-something Personal Trainer Lorelei who seems to have caught Wes's eye... can Bel reconcile the demands of her business, her warring family and the problems in her marriage?

Devoted mother and wife, Elvira feels more and more invisible to her family. One day, she gives into temptation and becomes caught up in a dreadful web of lies in her quest for love and attention.

Mia, a former catwalk model is on the run, mainly from herself. Long term it's a story of personal renewal but for now, the stark reality is that her career is over, she's flat broke and she's homeless. This is a woman who despite her humble beginnings has become accustomed, possibly even addicted, to the finer things in life. Unfortunately, those lifestyle choices don't carry much currency when you're pushing 40 and permanently sofa surfing. She may have a high falutin' attitude and a world class skincare regime but Mia's now living on the breadline.

Each episode of Semi-Detached plays out in real time and follows a perennial loser called Stuart as his life goes down the pan in a suburban cul-de-sac. All Stuart wants is a quiet life as a wedding DJ but his family seems to have other ideas. On top of barely coping with a (much younger) partner April and a new born baby, Stuart also has to look out for his jailbird brother Charlie and his promiscuous, drug-taking Dad Willie. Then there's the ex-wife Kate, who lives across the cul-de-sac with their teenage daughter Madonna and Kate's husband Ted who thinks he's better than Stuart because he sells fish to sushi restaurants.

Facing a world that has evolved without them, four friends clumsily try to adapt while keeping their relationships and careers intact.

Murray is a nice guy. Everyone thinks so. He is good to his friends, kind to his colleagues, treats his staff well. He's a top bloke. So no one is more surprised than Murray when his wife Bex walks out on their marriage. On her 40th birthday, at her surprise party. Murray is confused. What's he done wrong? Where's she gone? Is she coming back?

It follows Tom and Petra, a successful couple who built up a large Ica Maxi store in Linköping and sold it for a record sum to live a life of luxury in Mallorca with their sons. Ready to enjoy an eternal vacation, their lives suddenly take an unexpected turn during Tom's 50th birthday party, leading his brother Timmy and his wife Maja to move their family to the sunny Spanish island, where chaos ensues.

Starring Pete Helliar and Lisa McCune, How to Stay Married goes behind the closed doors of a two-point four family who are stuck in a rut. Greg (Helliar) and Em (McCune) have been married for 12 years, but their relationship is lacking any spark. Life gets complicated when Em goes back to work for the first time since the kids were born, just as Greg is made redundant. And the situation complicates further when Greg's man-child brother, Brad, moves in.

Four middle-aged male friends fumble their way through love, life and career crises in modern-day Paris - when did being a man become so hard?

Romantic comedy series in which Nick Frost plays a buttoned-down 1960s man in crisis. Created by Curb Your Enthusiasm's Robert B Weide.

A successful businessman from Manhattan abandons the Big Apple for his parents' Florida retirement home in this TV Land comedy project.

On the day the apocalypse should arrive, Tomás wakes up hungover in the middle of an orgy in a furniture store. Months ago, faced with the news of the end of the world, he abandoned his wife and his daughter. But when the errant planet that was going to collide with Earth passes by, Tomás understands the magnitude of his mistake. Now, he will try to recover his past life and obtain forgiveness from his family, seeking to rebuild after the non-apocalypse a world that will never be the same again.

Gemma's life involves mainly driving her twin daughters around and having to deal with her ex, Jason, and his Swedish girlfriend. After handsome single father Tom asks her out and her son returns from traveling with friend Billy, Gemma finds she has more than one love interest.

Four close-knit friends in their 40s do their best to face a new world of modern masculinity - but even their best tends to make things worse.

The beach is hotter at night! The original premise of the show was that, during a midlife crisis, Sgt. Garner Ellerbee (Gregory Alan Williams), who was the resident police officer of Baywatch since the beginning of the series, decides to quit his job as a police officer and form a detective agency. Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff), his friend from Baywatch, joins to support him and they are, in turn, joined by a detective named Ryan McBride (Angie Harmon). Singer Lou Rawls, who starred in the first season, performed the series theme song, "After the Sun Goes Down". During the second season, facing slipping ratings which were never as good as the original series, the producers decided to switch to a science fiction format (inspired by the success of The X-Files).

The irrepressible Mim celebrates turning 70 by writing a bucket list. Item one: dragging daughter Fran on the "mini break they never had".The mother and daughter spend a tense weekend at Miniworld, a dated theme-park which Fran had been desperate to visit 30 years ago. When Fran tries to leave, Mim reveals she's dying. Fran tries to make the effort, but new starts and openness are easier said than done.Mim is an eccentric free spirit who believes 70 is the new 40. Fran (Frog Stone) is a reserved high school history teacher in a rut. They are also mother and daughter, and their relationship is not exactly easy. When Mim reveals she is dying and wants to go on a trip to fulfil items on her bucket list, Fran feels that she has no choice but to come along for the ride. Fran and Mim have to try to come to terms with their past and their future as they tick off items on Mim's preposterous list, one by one.

A successful television presenter has doubts about the direction of his career in the business and decides to quit to start searching for something more meaningful to do with his life.

The story of a 40-year-old ghostwriter who feels like she has accomplished nothing and a 27-year-old man who is scared that he will achieve nothing with his life.

Three high school friends end up in situations they never thought they would. Jason just found out his wife left him and cleaned him out, he's also facing a indictment for fraud, Jason in a suicide attempt shoots himself in the foot. Sherman, a diet guru hijacks and Entenmann's truck.

Two women in their sixties, a teacher and a physician, decide to rob a bank when their future looks bleak. The Simple Heist follows their hilarious antics. As they plan their heist, Jenny and Cecilia discover a new sense of freedom and excitement. This Swedish comedy series is a must-watch for fans of heist movies.

In the haze of a midlife crisis, an architect begins living a double life as a punk while members of his family lead their own crisis-ridden lives.

Twenty years on, former schoolmates Lorenzo, Piero, Luisa, Francesca, Serena and Virgilio hit the books again when the Ministry of Education announces it has invalidated their high school diplomas and they'll need to do their final exams over. A sparkling sentimental comedy that pits one generation against another, and forces them to consider how life has turned out for each of them, two decades of dreams and disappointments later.

1997: two teenaged friends make a pact - if they are both still single aged 35, they will get together. Amy doesn't think it will ever happen. Andy, who is secretly in love with Amy, hopes that it will. 2017: twenty years later, Amy and Andy have drifted apart. Andy has gained a career, an ex-wife, a four-year-old son and a girlfriend. Amy, meanwhile, despite the ever-increasing weight of social expectation, has managed to avoid growing up entirely. And she loves it. She lives in a flatshare, works behind a bar and isn't above enjoying the odd alcohol-fuelled one-night-stand, if the mood takes her. When Andy and Amy bump into each other again, it is earth shattering. Face to face with their past, they are forced to reconsider their futures. Is it time for Amy to take responsibility for her life? Should Andy throw caution to the wind and pursue his childhood crush? Whatever happens, they are going to end up together, right? Needless to say, it is a bit more complicated than that.

Two lawyers, faced with the imminent threat of the crisis of the forties, decide to radically change their life and open a Russian restaurant. However, what should have been a haven of peace becomes the mafia's rest area, which is dazzled by the dishes of chef Franky and the essence of the place. The series is inspired by Sergio Sarria's novel " The man who hated Paulo Coelho "