Monica Dolan – MRQE

Wallis & Edward (TV)

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England. Wallis and Edward is the first time that the events have been considered from Wallis’s point of view. The drama follows the beginning of their affair whilst Edward was Prince of Wales and Wallis was still married to Ernest Simpson.

My Name Is Leon (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Leon, a mixed-race boy, and Jake, his white baby brother, are separated after their mother has a breakdown. Leon is determined to find him and gets unexpected support along the way.

“W1A”

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The follow-up to ‘Twenty Twelve’ as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of ‘Head of Values’ at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

“Very English Scandal, A”

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

It’s the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he’s desperate to hide.

“Mr Bates vs. The Post Office”

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.

This Time Next Year

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Minnie and Quinn were both born in London on New Years Day, in the same hospital, one minute apart. Thirty years later and very different people they find themselves thrown together again in the same city on New Years Eve.

Typist Artist Pirate King

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.

“Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, The”

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy will be told in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The drama relates how Anne Darwin’s husband, a prison officer, came up with the hare-brained scheme to defraud insurance companies, unbeknownst to their two sons.

Cyrano

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for herand Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

The Dig

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.