The End of the Line

Episode 8 - Mona

Mona asks why people question her ability to teach children when she doesn't have kids of her own, and why she is determined to be honest with her students, especially when they live in a world that hands out medals just for showing up.
 
Mona - played by Romy Park.
Story by Romy Park and Mark Heywood.  Written and directed by Mark Heywood.

Episode 7 - Svetlana

As Svetlana waits for the regular weekly call from her mother, she ponders why her mum is always trying to set her up with a boy from back home, and whether the kindest thing she can do for the child she doesn't have is to not bring her into the world.
 
Svetlana - played by Lilia Nova.
Story by Lilia Nova and Mark Heywood.  Written and directed by Mark Heywood.

Episode 6 - Megan

After receiving the news that a close friend is pregnant, Megan imagines the next ten years of her life and the inevitable questions she will be asked about when she too will have a child.  A child she is adamant that she doesn’t want.
 
Megan - played by Victoria Emslie.
Story by Victoria Emslie and Mark Heywood.  Written and directed by Mark Heywood.

Episode 5 - Bryony

After several months off after a traumatic incident, Bryony has a difficult return to work at the restaurant during her first shift back.  She wonders why people think it is OK for strangers to ask her personal questions just because she is serving them their dinner.  We learn about her heartbreaking experience.
 
Bryony - played by Leah Gaffey.
Written by Helen Cattle. Directed by Mark Heywood.

Episode 4 - Mary

Mary looks back on her life and reflects on the two questions she gets asked most often.  She ponders the hypocrisy of language as it relates to gender, and asks why nobody ever asks a parent if they regret having children.  Completely at peace with her life choices, she is glad that she lives in her world, and no-one else's.
 
Mary - played by Polly Kemp.
Story by Polly Kemp and Mark Heywood.  Written and directed by Mark Heywood.
 

Episode 3 - Skylar

Skylar confides in her journal after a disastrous evening during which her date left, mid-burger when she told him she didn’t want kids. She considers setting up her own child-free members club as she reflects on how bad a date has to be for a guy to leave half his burger, and what the reaction would be a woman did something similar.
 
Skylar - played by Sivan Raphaely.
Written and directed by Mark Heywood.

Episode 2 - Louise

Louise ponders the news that her sister's diagnosis reveals the same mental health issue that affected their mother.  Reeling from the news that it may also impact her too, Louise wonders what sort of mother that would make her if she did have kids of her own, especially if that means passing it on to them.  She also considers whether the kindest thing she could do would be to let her husband find happiness and children elsewhere.
 
Louise played by Clare-Hope Ashitey.
Written and directed by Mark Heywood.

Episode 1 - Sally

Sally has ended her relationship with her partner because he wants kids, and she isn’t sure if she does – and either way she wants to be sure.  On her way home for Christmas, she reflects on what her family and friends will make of her decision.  As she does so, she recalls what he said about being an only child and that if he didn’t have kids, it would be “THE END OF THE LINE” for his family name.
 
Sally - played by Zara Day.
Story by Zara Day and Mark Heywood.  Written and directed by Mark Heywood.