Count Alexander Rostov finds himself going from riches to rags following the Russian revolution. A Soviet tribunal banishes him to the attic room of an opulent hotel, where, oblivious to the world outside, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

A fresh relationship, a family, an intense female friendship. Tetraplegic artist Freya asks her chaotic best friend Jo to be her carer in her new home: her partner Abe’s house.