PAULA

BBC Two, Thursday, 9pm

NEW three-part drama. Paula (Denise Gough) is a young chemistry teacher trying to end an affair with PE teacher Philip (Edward MacLiam), while at the same time struggling to cope with rats in her basement, her brother’s alcoholism and her dysfunctional family.

She hires handyman James (Tom Hughes) to exterminate the rats and has a reckless one-night stand with him – only to find her life turned upside down when Philip suddenly goes missing…