23 May 2006
Desperation
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Who Gets the Dog
A drama about a couple on the edge of divorce, their solicitors, their daughter and of course, their dog.
Top Billed Cast
Kevin Whately Jack Evans
Alison Steadman Jenny Evans
Stephen Mangan Steve Hollister
Emma Pierson Tara Walker
Sinead Matthews Claire Evans
Deborah Findlay Pamela Wilson
Luke Mably Hugo Delaney-Jones
Martin Hutson Oliver Steinberg
Judy Flynn Sue Sullivan
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