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Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

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Funny, real and touching stories of people at a crossroads, trying to move on.

Ordinary people, extraordinary moments. The acclaimed writer brings together A-list actors and new talent to tell funny, real and touching stories of people at a crossroads.

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Moving On: Series 3

Christine Bottomley

Dean Lennox Kelly

Annabelle Apsion

Michael Keogh

Christine Cox

Jimmy McGovern

Colin McKeown

Gary Williams

Lena Rae

Maddison Hayden

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On: Series 3: Episode 2: Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty

Episode 2

Episode 2: Tour of Duty

Series 3

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Army wife Caroline develops a close bond with rat catcher Sam.

Contemporary drama. Army wife Caroline develops a close bond with rat catcher Sam, but their friendship arouses suspicion around the barracks.

Caroline is an army wife who recently moved to barracks with a new baby. Her husband Tom is on his first tour away, and Caroline finds it hard to adjust to life alone. They keep in touch as much as they can, but it's hard work - the baby's had colic and won't stop screaming. The wives' network is strong, but Caroline is struggling to fit in. All the other women seem strong and calm, neat and tidy - why is she such a mess? 

Old hand Maggie can see Caroline is becoming a bag of nerves and tries to help. When it turns out that there are rats in the house, Caroline reaches breaking point, but Maggie calms her and puts her in touch with her husband's mate Sam, a rat catcher. Sam says it's going to take several weeks to get on top of the problem, as he doesn't want to put poison down with a baby in the house. He takes pity on Caroline's predicament. He can see how hard things are for her, and he unwittingly starts to take the place of Tom in the household - at the dinner table, with the baby, doing odd jobs about the house.

The attraction is clearly growing between Sam and Caroline, but they both resist. When there's a health scare with the baby, Sam is a rock for Caroline, but even when he stays over, he is on the sofa. However, Maggie is suspicious of the dramatic change in Caroline's outlook and gossip starts to spread. Caroline is snubbed by the wives at a memorial service and her protests at innocence are scoffed at.

Chastened by the priest's sermon about sacrifice and duty, Caroline goes to find Sam to tell him that they can't be friends any more, only to find that he has been beaten up as a warning. Caroline's heart goes out to Sam, and they end up in bed confessing their love for each other. They are interrupted by a phone call...

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On: Series 3

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Series of contemporary dramas about characters trying to 'move on' with their lives.

Series of contemporary dramas created by Jimmy McGovern, telling the stories of compelling characters who have reached a turning point in their lives and are trying to 'move on'.

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