Season 1
Moving On is a British television drama series produced by LA Productions which consists of five standalone contemporary dramas which are all linked by one central theme: how to "move on" and reach a turning point in your life.
The series premiered in the UK on BBC One on 18 May 2009. A second season will air in the UK in 2010.
Moving On premiered in South Africa on M-Net on Monday 7 December 2009, at 20h30. New episodes air weekly. There are five hour-long episodes in the first season.
Synopsis
Moving On is a five-part series about people making life-changing decisions, with a cast of top UK acting talent including Sheila Hancock, Lesley Sharpe, Richard Armitage, Dervla Kirwan and Ian Hart.
In Drowning Not Waving, a debt-ridden woman’s ex-boyfriend offers to buy her house and rent it back to her, but there’s a catch.
In The Rain Has Stopped, after a whirlwind holiday romance Liz plans to marry 54-year-old Damar, but her children are appalled.
Bully follows the increasingly strained relationships between two once-close families as they become more and more distant from each other following an uncomfortable holiday.
Material Gain highlights the dilemma facing 17-year-old Daniel, a boy with a secret.
The Butterfly Effect uncovers the tale of homeless centre worker, Sylvie Jackson, who is threatened by a local psycho. But can she find the courage to testify against him?
Cast
Drowning Not Waving
Writer: Sarah Deane
Director: Gary Williams
Christine Tremarco ... Ellie Morgan
Richard Armitage ... John Mulligan
Jo-Anne Knowles ... Maria
Sharon Duce ... Sue Morgan
Andrew Vincent ... Debt Collector
The Rain Has Stopped Writer: Karen Brown
Director: Gary Williams
Sheila Hancock ... Liz
Bhasker Patel ... Damar
Emma Lowndes ... Alice
Claire Hackett ... Julie
Paul Fox ... Mike
Danny Seward ... John
Emma Vaudrey ... Kay
Lauren Leak-Smith ... Lilly
Dominic Senior ... Joe
Bully Writer: Marc Pye
Director: Gary Williams
Lee Boardman ... Colin
Mark Womack ... Les
Julia Ford ... Jean
Claire Keelan ... Sonia
Jack Ryan ... Andrew
Luke Roskell ... Ryan
Material Gain Writer: Arthur Ellison
Director: Illy
Ian Hart ... Jake
Dervla Kerwin ... Laura
Jack McMullen ... Daniel
Neil Fitzmaurice ... Les
Ramon Tikaram ... Tony
Al T Kossy ... Harry
Eileen O'Brien ... Anne
Leanne Best ... Lesley
Guy Burnet ... Young Man
Butterfly Effect Writer: Esther Wilson
Director: Richard Standever
Lesley Sharp ... Sylvie
Joanne Froggatt ... Kellie
Charlie De'ath ... Sgt Connolley
Susan Cookson ... Barbara
Elliott Tittensor ... Jacko
Luke Bailey ... Zach
Lisa Millett ... Pat
Finn Atkins ... Stacy
Jennifer Hennessey ... Doctor
Colin Parry ... Police Officer 1
Michael Ryan ... Bloke
Michael Taylor ... Lad