Based on the English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith in the 1880s. The diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances, over a period of 15 months. The hapless Victorian diarist records the minutiae of life in the suburbs with a dry wit, sarcasm and mostly misunderstood humour, as he battles with impertinent tradesmen, exasperating friends and his wayward son Lupin's various misdemeanours.

A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral.

Ros Tyler wakes from a drugged sleep to find that her flatmate is dead and she herself has been viciously sexually assaulted. She has also suffered acute memory loss and has no recollection of events of the previous night. The DI leading the investigation finds himself falling for Ros and becomes convinced of the killer's identity, but his world is turned upside down when the CPS decide not to prosecute. After deciding to lie, Ros tells the court that she can identify her attacker. He protests his innocence but the decision goes against him. Soon she starts to receive anonymous letters from someone who knows that she has lied. Her relationship with Will changes and the pressures begin to show. She soon discovers that the truth can be more dangerous than a lie.