Would Like to Meet

When 30-year-old Hayley, played by Lucy Gaskell, is diagnosed with a brain tumour she insists that her husband Phil, played by Gareth Farr, looks to the future, suggesting that he goes on a succession of blind dates. Phil hates the idea, but reluctantly agrees. However, when he turns up at the restaurant for his first date, he loses his nerve and instead meets up with his best mate, Lloyd, played by Renton Skinner. Lloyd is puzzled by Phil's worries, but suggests that Phil simply lies about the dates to Hayley. As time passes, Hayley's condition worsens and she has to relocate to a care home. Without her, Phil falls apart, letting the house go to ruin and losing interest in practically everything. But then, after his wife has kicked him out, Lloyd turns up, puts some structure back into Phil's life and introduces him to his friend Jess, played by Martha Cope. Immediately, Jess and Phil get on like a house on fire, making Phil reassess the whole idea of dating. But when he goes to tell Hayley about Jess she's drifting in and out of lucidity, and is apparently now against the idea of Phil being with anyone else, leaving him with a difficult decision to make...