Sharon Horgan’s five-star series Youth explores ageing, confidence and the chaos of modern family life with cutting wit
She plays Alex, a former bookshop owner now working as a literary agent, juggling impossible clients and an exceptionally difficult son, Aran Murphy’s Ruari
Dating after divorce brings further awkwardness, including a disastrous encounter with Tim McInnerny
Anne Reid excels as an outrageous novelist, while Harriet Walter, Damian Lewis and Rupert Friend add plenty of comic sparkle.