TV Series created by David Ireland

The series is set in the fictional Scottish village of Coldwater. It follows John, a repressed man suffering from an identity crisis who moves his wife and children far from London. He is quickly befriended by a neighbor, who harbors horrifying secrets. John's long-repressed rage comes to a head with disastrous results, he soon finds himself unexpectedly indebted to his new friend.

The Lovers follows Janet, a foul-mouthed, hilarious, Belfast supermarket worker who couldn't give a shit about anything much at all, including her life, and Seamus, a handsome, self-centred, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend. So when Seamus unexpectedly drops into Janet's world (literally over the wall and into her backyard) they instantly clash - and yet also find themselves inextricably drawn to each other...