Series 1

Harry is distraught when his wife Kathy is put in a coma following a car accident. Matters are further complicated when he discovers anonymous love letters addressed to her.

36-year-old single father Radge tries to repair his foundering relationship with his 12-year-old son Ryan, whose unhappiness is manifesting itself in unruly behaviour at school. When Ryan expresses a wish to move in with Uncle Phil and his boyfriend, Radge realises he has to be grown up enough to reopen old wounds and tell the boy the truth about his mother.

Dex decides to propose to Amy after his Catholic beliefs get in the way of their living arrangements. Meanwhile, comatose Kathy's health deteriorates, as she struggles with pneumonia, and Charlie's affair comes back to haunt him. The lads learn his secret.

Canteen-girl Nancy grows closer to Jack, offering him a place to stay when his bedsit floods, much to Barmpot's disappointment. But it soon becomes clear that the quiet newcomer has a dark past. Harry warns Charlie to stay away from Kathy, now out of her coma, and decides to give his marriage another try.

Charlie resumes his affair with Kathy, but a business offer from Abigail leaves him questioning where his loyalties lie. A pool competition brings Jack closer to the group, and best man Barmpot struggles for original ideas when he's tasked with organising a wild night for Dex's stag do — that doesn't include strippers.

When Barmpot witnesses an armed robbery, he recognises one of the men involved and decides to speak to the police. Charlie attempts to save his marriage to Abigail, and Kathy tries to turn things around with Harry, hoping she can think of a plan to stop him leaving her for Roisin.