​Flesh and Blood
Series 1 / Episode 4
Thursday 27 February 2020
21:00
ITV/STV/UTV

Devised by Sarah Williams
Written by Sarah Williams
Directed by Louise Hooper
Creative Director: Kate Bartlett
Series Producer: Letitia Knight
Executive Producer: Kate Bartlett
Executive Producer: Sarah Williams

Vivien tries to dismiss her children’s fears about Mark, even as serious doubts creep into her mind.

Jake’s chances of reconciling with Leila suffer a potentially fatal blow. Helen is desperate to patch things up with George, even as her career hangs in the balance.

While Natalie stands on the precipice between having and losing everything with Tony.

It all comes to a head at Vivien’s 70th birthday party, where events spiral into terrible tragedy...

Last in series. 

​Flesh and Blood
Series 1 / Episode 3
Wednesday 26 February 2020
ITV/STV/UTV
21:00

Devised by Sarah Williams
Written by Sarah Williams
Directed by Louise Hooper
Creative Director: Kate Bartlett
Series Producer: Letitia Knight
Executive Producer: Kate Bartlett
Executive Producer: Sarah Williams

Vivien and Mark plan their trip to India, but the children’s ongoing distrust of Mark starts to put a strain on the couple's relationship - despite neighbour Mary's attempts at reassurance. 

Meanwhile the siblings' private lives are unravelling: Helen's husband and daughter have both walked out on her; Natalie is close to a breakdown over her situation with Tony; and Jake increasingly relies on Stella for advice on getting back together with Leila.

But they drop everything when Jake unearths a darkly disturbing secret about Mark’s past, which makes them fear for their mother’s life.

​Flesh and Blood
Series 1 / Episode 2
Tuesday 25 February 2020
ITV/STV/UTV
21:00

Devised by Sarah Williams
Written by Sarah Williams
Directed by Louise Hooper
Creative Director: Kate Bartlett
Series Producer: Letitia Knight
Executive Producer: Kate Bartlett
Executive Producer: Sarah Williams

The three sprogs of Vivien are disturbed to discover their mother plans to move away to India with her new boyfriend, Mark.  Not only does she plan to immigrate, Vivien is making arrangements to sell the family home to fund her new lifestyle.

With Vivien's children (and nosey neighbour Mary) becoming increasingly concerned, is Mark's motives all that they appear to be?

Each of the siblings' personal lives are in tatters.

​Flesh and Blood
Series 1 / Episode 1
Monday 24 February 2020
ITV/STV/UTV
21:00

​Devised by Sarah Williams
Written by Sarah Williams
Directed by Louise Hooper
Creative Director: Kate Bartlett
Series Producer: Letitia Knight
Executive Producer: Kate Bartlett
Executive Producer: Sarah Williams

In the aftermath of a family celebration, a body lies on the beach, terribly injured - perhaps dead.  But who is it? 
 
Just a few weeks earlier, a family of adult siblings is shaken when their recently-widowed mother, Vivien, announces her love for a new man, retired surgeon Mark. Tensions rise as the siblings’ question why Vivien hasn’t mentioned Mark before and are forced to reassess her entire marriage to their father. Mark seems devoted to her, but isn’t it all a bit sudden? 
 
Even Vivien’s neighbour, Mary, is surprised by this turn of events and closely scrutinises the new arrival.  She feels protective of Vivien and this family she has known so well and for so long. 
 
At the same time, events in the siblings' own love-lives start to spiral out of control.  Vivien’s eldest daughter Helen is overloaded at work, unaware that her family is fracturing as husband George and daughter Lily feel ignored. 
 
Middle son Jake is a personal fitness instructor.  His marriage with Leila hit the rocks months ago thanks to Jake’s gambling.  In order to regain Leila’s trust and put his family back together, he'll need to pay back his debts.  With this in mind, a wealthy client offers him a highly unorthodox solution.
 
Vivien’s youngest daughter, Natalie, has been involved with Tony for nearly five years now.  However, she expertly conceals this as Tony happens to be her boss - and also married.  Natalie is growing worry that, despite his promises, Tony will never leave his wife, leads her down a dangerous path.
 
When Vivien suffers a health scare and Mark moves in to look after her, the siblings become alarmed about their mother's growing dependence on him and suspect that he’s only after her money.  But can they overcome years of sibling rivalry to truly put their mother’s health and happiness first?
 
Meanwhile Mary is quietly watching events unfold from her garden next door and dispensing tea, sympathy and advice to them all.

Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis, Russell Tovey, Grace Hogg-Robinson and Stephen Rea star in Flesh and Blood - a darkly witty and gripping four-part drama created and written by Sarah Williams, which explores family
dynamics and modern relationships as they spiral towards a tragedy and possible crime.

Joining the ensemble cast are Claudie Blakley, Lydia Leonard, Sharon Small, Lara Rossi, Keir Charles, Vincent Regan and David Bamber.

​Directed by BAFTA nominee and Grierson award winner Louise Hooper, Flesh and Blood is a modern story of three adult siblings - Helen (Claudie Blakley), Jake (Russell Tovey) and Natalie (Lydia Leonard) - who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien (Francesca Annis) declares she’s in love with a new man, Mark (Stephen Rea).