Moving On: Season 8 (2016)

Mati has lived with his adopted mother Rosie and brother George, who has Down's syndrome, since he was seven years old. On his 18th birthday, in the midst of all the celebrations, he discovers that his leave to remain in the country has been declined. He's being deported. Devastated and terrified, he lies to Rosie that he can stay. The next day Mati leaves for work as normal but doesn't return.

Clare is a working mother of two boys. Her eldest is at university and her youngest, Matt, is at his first music festival. When he returns, she is so excited to see him, but his visit is short as he announces that he is going on holiday with his new girlfriend from the festival. Clare is devastated as she realises that her baby is growing up and away from her.

Separated from his wife, Liam has begun to move on with his life, but he still longs to be back with his family. When he and his new girlfriend bump into his daughter, Jess, he buys her alcohol for a party in a desperate attempt to reconnect. When Liam receives a call that Jess is in a coma after a drunken fall, he immediately knows it's his fault.

Nathan is a hardworking young man who wants nothing more than to move out and start a life for himself and his girlfriend, Lucy. However, he's not earning enough in his two part time jobs and needs a break. So, when he is offered the job at a luxury car factory he is ecstatic. What he doesn't realise is that it is a zero-hours contract.