Set in the volatile criminal ecosystem of South East England, this bold, darkly comic crime series follows a chaotic network of dealers, opportunists, misfits, and survivors as they claw for power, protection, and purpose in a world where morality is negotiable and survival is everything.
At the centre stands Mike Henderson — a sharp, deeply unstable businessman running a vast drug operation through the cover of a legitimate haulage company. With international connections and the largest network outside London, Mike rules like a modern underworld monarch. Highly intuitive — almost psychic in his ability to read people — he is as psychologically fractured as he is formidable. His greatest threats are not just rival gangs but the relentless inner demons that distort his judgment and fuel his paranoia.
Orbiting Mike’s empire is Dean, an ex-builder and small-time dealer who never had the temperament for serious crime. Out of his depth and morally conflicted, Dean becomes a reluctant cog in Mike’s machine. While others chase power and dark intent, Dean’s goal is simple and almost impossible: survive, keep his soul intact, and find a way back to an ordinary life. His journey provides the emotional counterweight to the brutality of the world around him. His friend Tim struggles to keep him in the light and in this life.
The series unfolds through a motley ensemble of criminals, chancers, outsiders, and strong, complex female figures — each shaped by forces larger than themselves. Beneath the violence and absurdity lies a sharp psychological exploration of power, trauma, and choice. The show examines how war, poverty, abuse, mental illness, PTSD, addiction, and homelessness feed cycles of criminality — without excusing the terrible damage done.