After a successful pilot on Channel 4's comedy showcase strand last year, Plus One now has a series of its own - and deservedly so. The premise is simple: a sour gnome (Daniel Mays) is dumped by his girlfriend (Miranda Raison) in favour of Duncan from the boy band Blue (Duncan James). Eaten up with jealousy, the Mays character concocts increasingly desperate schemes to get even, which start badly and end in catastrophe. Although aimed at the under-40s, it incorporates such ancient virtues as character and narrative to go with the fantasy sequences and farcical mishaps. Give it a whirl.

Miranda Raison Interview

An interview with Miranda Raison, who plays Lindsay, Rob's ex.