It’s Keeley’s birthday and she could really do with some luck today. She’s defaulted on a payday loan, and the debt collectors are already knocking on her door demanding she pays off the £425 she owes. With nothing in her bank account, Keeley needs to think of a way to get the cash and fast… and winning the lottery would certainly solve all Keeley’s problems!
She’s been playing for years in a syndicate with the rest of the staff at Woodvale Kennels. They’ve never won big so far, but optimistic Keeley has a good feeling about this week’s draw. Of course, Keeley always has a good feeling about winning and her online gambling debt is proof of this. When Keeley takes the syndicate’s lottery ticket to the local shop to check, the newsagent Frank tells her she has won something… £500!
But when Keeley returns to work, the owner of the kennels has a special announcement about the future of Woodvale. Life is about to become much harder for everyone at the kennels. At least the £500 lottery win is something they can all celebrate.
But when they discover that Roxy’s numbers that week were alarmingly close to the winning lottery numbers… they realise they might have won more that £500 after all. Maybe even the jackpot of £27 million! Frank must have made a mistake with their ticket. They just need to find Frank so they can sort it all out… But what if it wasn’t a mistake?
Crew
- Director – Kay Mellor
- Producer – Josh Dynevor
- Writer – Kay Mellor
Cast
- Bruce Denise as Lorraine
- Emily Head as Colette
- Gaynor Faye as Cheryl
- Joe Sugg as Sam
- Josh Garland as Steward
- Katherine Rose Morley as Keeley
- Katie McGlynn as Georgina
- Kieran Urquhart as Jake
- Kym Marsh as Donna
- Liberty Hobbs as Gemma
- Lottie Gray as Eva
- Mark Benton as Graham
- Mark Sheals as Debt collector
- Neil Morrissey as Frank
- Oliver Anthony as Theo
- Poppy Miller as Alice
- Rita May as Nanna
- Ruben Reuter as Shane
- Taj Atwal as Roxy
Episode 1 of The Syndicate airs 30th March at 9pm on BBC One
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