The Street

When reformed alcoholic Paddy Gargan (Bob Hoskins) catches local thug Thomas Miller's son Callum smoking in his pub, he refuses to serve either Callum or his father, even on pain of a vicious beating from the notorious gangster.

Devoted mother-of-two Dee Purnell's (Anna Friel) new relationship with Mark threatens to destroy both their lives when Mark's father Joe recognizes Dee as a sex worker he hires on weekends.

Private Nick Calshaw (Jonas Armstrong) returns from Afghanistan with hideous facial wounds and quickly descends into depression and paranoia, threatening to end his relationship with his fiancé, to return to the military and even to take his own life.

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, bigoted head chef Kieran Corrigan takes credit for his friend Duffy's heroic rescue of a young Polish girl. The child's mother Olenka starts up a relationship with the so-called hero, showing him the error of his prejudice, but Duffy quickly grows jealous of Kieran's new celebrity.

Alcoholic Shay Ryan's (Stephen Graham) attempts to get clean and connect with his previously unknown special-needs son might end in tragedy for both of them.

Eddie McEvoy (Timothy Spall) must weigh the consequences of telling Margie about his fling with the new girl at Alpha Zero Cabs, Sandra (Ruth Jones).