Danny Dyer

This British series dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986, where the shoulder pads are big and ambitions even bigger.

Glen and his fiancée share a perfect, perfectly mundane life together. Sure, Glen's got crippling erectile dysfunction and Kirsty has a secret shoplifting habit, but they're happy. That is until his brother Lee comes crashing into their lives...

Disgraced ex-England football captain Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan (Vinnie Jones) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. There, he concocts a scheme with his fellow inmates.