Drama based on the novel by Candice Carty-Williams about the trials and tribulations of 25-year-old Jamaican British woman Queenie Jenkins' life. Starring Dionne Brown. Queenie is left shell-shocked when her long-term boyfriend Tom tells her they need a break.
As she moves into her new house share, Queenie tries to put on a brave face but when she realises that Tom isn't coming back any time soon, she takes steps to numb her loneliness.
Using men as a distraction from her heartbreak, Queenie settles in to peak fun mode but her demons quickly begin to catch up with her.
Queenie is forced to spend Christmas with her mum, triggering feelings she's been trying to hide and leading her further into self-sabotage.
A long line of rejection and betrayal bring Queenie to breaking-point as the past catches up with her.
The true extent of her childhood trauma becomes apparent as Queenie goes to therapy.
It's Queenie's birthday, and as she starts to recognise the progress she's making, she wonders if some hurdles with her mother are just too big to overcome.
As Queenie makes steps towards healing in a new flat of her own, she still has some difficult decisions to make about her future, and who she wants in it.