Julie Kinsella

Lost soul Dermot is newly widowed and turns to an unusual pastime to process his pain. But his gatecrashing of every wake he can across rural county Antrim doesn’t go unnoticed. The new funeral director and her young son catch him in the act but then make him an offer he surely can’t refuse.

Keith Chegwin becomes embroiled in a murderous spree involving television presenters.

Big dreams, no qualifications and always herself. Mum’s been sectioned, Gran’s too busy, but after a messy break-up, wild child Alma aims to break free in Bolton.