Glossy Noughties show with a dark underbelly

Escape to the beaches of California with the Noughties teen drama following Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), a troubled kid from the wrong side of the tracks whose world is turned upside down when a wealthy public defender takes him home. While Ryan struggles to fit in with his affluent new neighbours, bond with his adoptive brother and falls for girl-next-door Marissa (Mischa Barton, above right, centre), their seemingly perfect lives have enough skeletons in their closets to keep viewers hooked for all 92 episodes. All4, from Friday