Sparks

Ten powerful, authentic monologues from emerging UK talent, bringing a distinct and alternative view of what it means to be young today.

• Ep 1

  1.I Just Stabbed Someone

  20-11-20207m

  Through a rap narrative, grime artist Yizzy explores the tragic ramifications of knife crime - what if you could go back and redo that fatal moment?

• Ep 2

  2.The Birth of Venus

  20-11-20208m

  Venus dreams of launching a make-up brand and escaping the bullies at school. Does a safe future in the city beckon? There’s a lot to escape at home first... By Juno Dawson.

• Ep 3

  3.My Best Friend Married A Warrior

  20-11-20208m

  Aisha and best friend Jamillah were to be “influencers in a hijab – British Kylie Jenners” but after making a decision that would be seen as a betrayal, Aisha finds herself alone.

• Ep 4

  4.What Would You Do Frida?

  20-11-202010m

  Tilly never imagined her prom would be spent in the girl’s toilet hiding, but then Tilly's been an expert at hiding her body difference until tonight. So what now?

• Ep 5

  5.All The Small Things

  20-11-20208m

  It’s Zeena and Ziyad’s first date but they already have preconceptions about each other. Can a homemade biryani prove them both wrong and will they get their happy ending?

• Ep 6

  6.Gone

  20-11-20208m

  Sharday and Sam are celebrating Sharday’s sweet 16th, but a split second decision will change everything for them. Life will never be the same again.

• Ep 7

  7.Sparklers

  20-11-202010m

  Holly shares her first kiss with Ava, and reflects on her past now that she's able to be honest with herself.

• Ep 8

  8.The Main Part

  20-11-20208m

  Aspiring actor Nina has an agonising decision to make after she’s shamelessly typecast for the main part in a Bollywood school play, just because she’s ‘a bit brown’.

• Ep 9

  9.Shapes

  20-11-20207m

  Cassie Jenks’ plan to bunk off a school trip to an art gallery is abandoned when she connects with a painting.

• Ep 10

  10.Shahid's First Shave

  20-11-20209m

  Shahid is starting college but has a big dilemma: to shave or not to shave. On one hand a chance to reinvent himself, on the other an overbearing mum who won’t let him grow up.