Waiting for the Out

What it’s about

Dan Stewer takes a job teaching philosophy to male prisoners. Weekly discussions on dominance, freedom and luck force the men to confront their crimes, while Dan begins to fear that his own path leads to prison. His father, uncle and brother have all been incarcerated, and the work stirs deep anxiety about what he might become.

What hooks you

Jeanette Nordahl and Ben Palmer direct Josh Finan as Dan, with Stephen Wight as Lee Gifford and the cast including Phil Daniels and Nima Taleghani. The series is written by Dennis Kelly and Levi David Addai, with music by Sion Trevor. It was produced by Ken Horn and Louise Sutton for the BBC.

Who it’s for

It will appeal to those who like character-driven drama where ideas become personal, and to viewers drawn to stories about class, masculinity and the pull of inherited fate.