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Synopsis
Journey with our couple as they embark on their first year of married life
The last time we saw Ralph and Katie, they’d just had the wedding of the year. So, what happened next? Making a triumphant return to the beauty and splendour of the Lake District, we journey with our couple as they embark on their first year of marriage. Navigating their own way through life, love and independence, Ralph and Katie face many of the challenges faced by all newlyweds… but with the added blessing or complication that they both have Down’s syndrome.
Returning to our screens, Leon Harrop (Brassic, No Offence, The Street) and Sarah Gordy (The Long Call, Strike, Call the Midwife) will take Ralph and Katie on an emotional rollercoaster, supported by some new faces and the odd familiar overbearing parent…
Joining showrunner Peter Bowker are five of the UK’s best emerging d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent writers – Genevieve Barr, Annalisa Dinnella, Amy Trigg, Lizzie
Watson and Tom Wentworth. Jordan Hogg (Screw, Death in Paradise, Ackley Bridge) – a director with cerebral palsy – completes the team to bring this ground-breaking, heart-warming and perception-challenging series to a primetime, mainstream audience.
Ep1: A Friend in Need… (by Peter Bowker)
When Katie invites recently dumped friend Emma to stay, Ralph soon feels pushed out. Their newly hired PA, Danny, tries to help, but things backfire and Ralph must win Katie back.
Ep2: Valentine’s Day (by Amy Trigg)
A mysterious Valentine’s card for Katie sends Ralph’s imagination into overdrive: is it from the man who broke her heart? Meanwhile, Emma organises a Valentine’s fundraiser.
Ep3: Babysitter’s Club (by Annalisa Dinnella)
A mysterious Valentine’s card for Katie sends Ralph’s imagination into overdrive: is it from the man who broke her heart? Meanwhile, Emma organises a Valentine’s fundraiser.
Ep4: Empty Nest (by Genevieve Barr)
All is not well between Katie’s parents, and Katie worries that it might be her fault. Ralph falls out with Brian when he decides to paint the couple’s fence without asking them.
Ep5: Ralph’s Balls (by Tom Wentworth)
An unexpected health problem for Ralph prompts him and Katie to think about the future. Danny and Emma also make some big decisions.
Ep6: The Mothership Has Landed (by Lizzie Watson)
It’s Christmas, and Ralph and Katie realise they’re double booked. As a family row ensues, can they ever find some peace? Danny has a Christmas heart to heart with Tom.
Watch now on:
- Ralph : Leon Harrop
- Katie: Sarah Gordy
- Danny : Dylan Brady
- Tom: Matt Greenwood
- Louise (Ralph's mum): Pooky Quesnel
- Steve (Katie's dad): Nigel Betts
- Clare (Katie's mum): Sherry Baines
- Showrunner: Peter Bowker
- Director: Jordan Hogg
- Writers: Amy Trigg, Annalisa Dinnella, Genevieve Barr, Tom Wentworth, Lizzie Watson
- Executive Producers: Patrick Spence, Howard Burch, Lucy Richer, Peter Bowker, Kathryn Pugsley, Avi Nir, Keren Margalit