Leslie Philips is a bright young thing, good at his studies and the school cricket captain. Sohail Mahmood is his best friend. In their spare time, they play gin rummy. Sohail tells Leslie of strange goings on at the Mahmood household; recanting supernatural happenings occurring with alarming regularity. Strange visions and events start to afflict Leslie and his family after he tries to interact with the mysterious Mahmood family in an attempt to improve Sohail's quality of life. On the eve of Leslie & Sohail embarking on a working Mediterranean cruise during their summer vacation, Sohail...

Initially set in post Gulf War Iraq, A Pound of Flesh tells the tale of a middle class family and their struggle to leave Iraq for the freedom of the West. Drawing upon real life events, the family: Karim (father), Zaffer (son) and Sami (daughter) eventually escape with Karim's concubine Qozay. The family end up in Manchester and struggle as asylum seeking foreigners in trying to adjust and make a new life in the UK. Zaffer and Sami are gifted students who enrol in medical school and sixth form college respectively. Karim and Qozay now together in a new and free society eventually get...

How life changes in an instance. An single event can irrevocably change not only ones destiny but ones persona, psyche and outlook. Meet Ben: Thief, bodybuilder and Arnie fan with visions of being The Terminator. Undergoes a life changing event that takes his destiny in a whole new direction. Russell: Ageing boss of an East End firm struggling to stay in charge "for a few more years." Tomo: Feared general in the firm with ambitions to take over. Instigates a power struggle to depose the boss. Richter: Hardened enforcer, Tomo's right hand man, philosopher, pervert. Shaz the spaz: The...