Half Man

Continuing / 7:00pm BBC One 59 min.
Niall and Ruben are brothers. Not related in blood but the closest you can get. One, fierce and loyal. The other, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into each other�s lives through death and circumstance, all they have is each other... But when Ruben turns up at Niall�s wedding three decades later, everything seems different. He is on edge. Shifty. Not acting like himself. And soon, an explosion of violence takes place, catapulting us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day. Capturing 30 years in the lives of these broken men, Half Man explores brotherhood, violence and the intense fragility of male relationships. After all, when things fall apart... it is sometimes the closest relationships which break the hardest.

Season 1

6 Episodes

Episode 6 1x06
 May 29 2026
Episode 5 1x05
A surprise reunion between two men who were once close leads to an explosion of violence.
May 22 2026
Episode 4 1x04
2008. After a breakdown, Niall learns that Ruben has returned. Obsession takes hold, and a charged confrontation forces the brothers to face their fractured past.
May 15 2026
Episode 3 1x03
1993. Niall is conflicted when asked by his mother to lie in court about Ruben�s violence. Ruben seems to have changed for the better, so the decision weighs heavily on him.
May 08 2026
Episode 2 1x02
1989. Niall is struggling at university when he invites Ruben to join him and his flatmates for freshers week. What begins with excitement ends in devastating consequences.
May 01 2026
Episode 1 1x01
2018. It's Niall's wedding day as he follows his estranged �brother' Ruben into a barn, away from all his guests. Here, in an explosion of violence, Ruben brutally and shockingly attacks him. Understanding why proves to be the driving question of this drama as we are catapulted back through the decades.
Apr 24 2026