Upon the death of his father, Jake revisits the world he walked out on. Upon returning, he finds himself confronting all he has run away from, and all that he has become. His return is the catalyst that propels two relationships, four different people, into facing where they have become stuck. Each of them is faced with having to move forward, struggling between betrayal of another or betrayal of oneself.

英国知名编剧Jimmy McGovern( Accused, The Street, Cracker）带有个人经历色彩（虽然不太多）的争议剧（与当年RTD的Queer as Folk比投诉量……），描写的是利物浦小青年Danny Kavanagh热爱诗歌，心地善良但嗜赌成性，离家出走前往湖区寻找新的开始，与当地少女Emma相爱并结婚。意外怀孕使Emma放弃了上大学的机会而暗藏心结，Danny的好赌使新家庭争吵不断。初来乍到的他很快发现湖区小村风光优美的表面下，是一个个被压抑、封闭的沉闷生活扭曲的家庭。当几名少女不幸落水溺亡的悲剧发生后，Danny成了这个排外的村庄归咎责任的对象……（豆瓣John Simm小站）