Manchester Shows

Ollie is a helpless handyman who is somewhat hindered by his lazy, freeloading right-hand-man Darren. This series follows the pair's hilarious capers as they leave a trail of destruction after every job.

Moz is a drug dealer and has very strange clientele who come and go from his flat.

An insight into the everyday lives and struggles of the families living in a tightly-knit close in Mount Pleasant.

A comedy that follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far, university.

Created by Jimmy McGovern, each episode of this series examines a person who is accused of a crime and what led them to end up in the Dock.

The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.

Contemporary drama series set in a challenging, diverse British secondary school.

A father and son story, with a thriller motor. It explores a mystery from the past with a brutal and shocking revelation.

Drama and supernatural chills in this series centered around a haunted insane asylum-turned-apartment building.

A comic story set in a blue collar world, about love, romance, family and babies. When Joe returns from his travels he is shocked to discover that the love of his life is carrying another man's baby.

Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.

Ashley, a 15-year-old Runcorn schoolgirl is 'discovered' by a model agency scout whilst in a café. As she shoots to fame her family is disrupted and her life, and that of her family, is turned upside down.

After the death of their parents, three children are put into the care of their aunt Brandon - unaware of the fact she is a transgender woman. Over time, as they get used to the idea, the kids use Mrs In-Betweeny to their advantage - with disastrous results and comical laughter.

The true story of Charmian Brent (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing, and her whirlwind romance with Ronald Biggs leading to a descent into crime, most infamously 1963's Great Train Robbery.

Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.

A fast-paced human trafficking thriller about modern-day child slavery, with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires.

Georgie Godwin, housebound for 23 years, is the fattest man in Britain, a tourist attraction, thanks to greedy 'agent', cabbie Morris who brings visitors to Rochdale to hear Georgie sing and--rather to his annoyance--to touch him. Devoted neighbour Janice is Georgie's only other regular outside contact until he meets Amy, a pregnant teenager fleeing a violent boyfriend; he takes her in as a lodger. Touched by his kindness, she feels he demeans himself and wants him to lose weight for his own safety. Morris, however, encourages Georgie to pile on the pounds as a money-spinner for them both, arranging for him to take part in a local television weigh-in to see if he is fatter than rival claimant Big Brian. Amy is horrified, but Georgie sees it as almost a calling. Will he beat Brian or will tragedy strike the fattest man in Britain?

A telling of the fledging careers and early days of the comedy duo that was Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, from their dance-hall performances of northern England to cult status.

A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.

A British police procedural, which follows the team from a forensic pathology facility that conducts scientific research to help solve crimes.

Detectives Janet Scott & Rachel Bailey investigate murders with Manchester Police's Major Incident Team.

Follows the life of transgender contract killer Mia, who travels to West Yorkshire to seek out her ex girlfriend.

Set in the north of England, this is the story of an unlikely pair of northern women who embark on a new business adventure to start a glamorous cab company run by women, for women however, life and love always appear to intervene.