It IS good TV, and it DOES pack an emotional punch (just try and get past episode 3 without turning into a blubbering mess), but... honestly? Exactly who has ever moved to London (or any big city) and lived with the exact same four or five people in the exact same flat for five years? And not changed their hairstyle in the intervening years...? I am awarding bonus points, though, for the packet of Golden Wonder crisps, and the brief clip of EastEnders featuring Nick Berry's era-defining mullet.
Andria Doherty as Colin's mum, though. Just fantastic.