Damned

- Season 1

(2016)

In the opening episode of the comedy about a group of long-suffering Children's Services social workers, former copper Nitin is tasked with grassing on the rest of the team as he has no personal allegiances - or friends.

An outbreak of punctuality surprises the cluster teams at Elm Heath. Rose uncovers an embarrassing truth while investigating an improper relationship between teacher and pupil while Nitin gets to clean the most toxic of kitchens.

Al is worried about homophobic abuse some gay parents are receiving and Nitin has accidentally posted his arse on Instagram. Everyone is unaware that one of them is about to be taken hostage by a violent man with two children in care.

Rose brings her mother, who has dementia, into work by passing her off as a work experience trainee in the hope that she can sneakily get her assessed by the Elderly Care team upstairs - a plan that is aided by a breaking news story.

Nitin is smartening himself up as Nat has fixed him up with a date. PC Harris calls an Emergency Strategy Meeting as he is convinced two missing Syrian orphans are an ISIS sleeper cell - whereas Martin pops to the shops to look for them.

It's Judgement Day at Children's Services and Denise wants all outstanding cases closing. That leaves Al trying to rehouse a large family of Syrian refugees while also trying to save his relationship with his girlfriend.