Written by William Ivory (Made In Dagenham), the five-part drama about “real life, ordinary people pushed to extremes” is currently filming in Nottingham.

The cast will also include John Dagleish (Beaver Falls), Sian Breckin (Donkey Punch) and Jenn Murray (The Fades).

The official synopsis reads: “Malachi (Tompkinson) is still living with his wife and grown-up son Glen (Treadaway), 18 months after their divorce. Kidding himself that the relationship can still be fixed, he is stunned when his wife Sue announces she is to marry her boyfriend – that she does not love him anymore. This forces Malachi to look deep within himself and the life he is leading. He does not like what he sees. The resulting tailspin involves tears, laughter, fake tan, Viagra, a thong and attempted sex with a letter box as Malachi just tries to get a handle on where his life has been, where it went wrong and how he can maybe put it right…

“Steven (Walters) is a selfish man hooked on self-gratification, filling a void in his life with casual sex and easy duplicity. The one shining light in his life are his kids, and when his actions mean he might lose contact with them, Steven goes on a painful and funny journey that shows him real happiness can only be found when you share it with others.

“Wendy (Breckin) is an outwardly tough and confident female trucker, giving as good as she gets in a male world. When she falls into an unlikely relationship with Steven, her frailties are revealed, and Wendy will realise that before you can let someone else love you, you’ve got to learn to love yourself.

“Martin (Dagleish) is tasked with trying to manage this eclectic bunch, having inherited the haulage firm after his father died. Martin always idolised his father and finds his boots tough to fill as the other drivers refuse to accept his modernising methods. He is helped by Transport Manager Michelle (Murray), who is his eyes and ears on the yard. However, he will learn that his idol had feet of clay and go on a painful journey as he learns that rather than trying to be someone to make his Dad proud, Martin just needs to be himself.”

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