Years and Years

Series premiere. Manchester, 2019. As politician Vivienne Rook causes a scandal on live TV, the Lyons family is brought together when their youngest sibling Rosie goes into labor. At her bedside, brothers Stephen and Daniel, and grandmother Muriel, wonder what life will be like for baby Lincoln. Fast-forwarding five years into the future, to the London of 2024, Stephen and his wife Celeste worry about their socially-withdrawn daughter, Bethany, who's contemplating a major life choice. Back in Manchester, Daniel, who's now married to his boyfriend Ralph, finds himself falling for a Ukrainian refugee, Viktor. As the Lyons come together for Muriel's birthday, a call from their missing-in-action sister, Edith, brings extraordinary news that could change their lives forever.

As the world recovers, Stephen and Celeste face a very modern nightmare, Daniel fights to keep hold of Viktor, and Edith finally returns home, carrying a terrible secret with her.

Stephen and Celeste try to rebuild their shattered lives; Daniel's world turns upside down when Viktor is forced to flee Kiev; Edith's former life as an activist calls her back into action; Rosie loses her job to fully automated food service.

As events heat up across Europe, Daniel embarks on a quest to bring Viktor home, with help from Edith. Rosie sets up her own business with new boyfriend, Jonjo. With her suspicions confirmed, Celeste exposes Stephen's secret life to the family. Meanwhile, Viv Rook sets her sights on the ultimate prize: No. 10 Downing Street.

A new Britain begins to take shape with Viv Rook as Prime Minister. Edith tries to investigate mysterious stories about The Disappeared, while Rosie finds her estate fenced off by the privatized police. As the climate worsens, flooding creates British refugees, forcing Muriel to reveal problems of her own.

As Viv Rook's regime tightens its grip, the entire Lyons family fights back; Rosie stands up to the troops surrounding her home; when Bethany reveals the shocking truth about her father, Edith and Celeste form a secret alliance.