Escorted

In a Yorkshire market town, a struggling married shoe shop owner secretly becomes a paid companion for professional women to save his failing business — but the emotional consequences threaten to destroy his marriage and the lives of the women who come to depend on him.

Max Taylor is a decent, ordinary man facing financial collapse. When he is mistakenly paid to escort a successful older woman to a social event, he discovers an unexpected way to solve his problems. Creating a discreet alter ego, Max begins offering companionship to professional women who need discretion, trust, and support.

However, Escorted is equally the story of the women he meets, and the woman he risks losing. His wife Hannah must confront the slow fracture of a long marriage built on trust. Chrissie, outwardly confident and successful, uses Max to maintain control of a carefully constructed life. Her daughter Donna, fiercely independent yet emotionally isolated, seeks connection on her own terms. Meanwhile, Mandy, Max’s outspoken high street neighbour and former partner, carries secrets of her own that bind their lives together. As their stories intertwine, the series examines how secrecy, loneliness, and survival shape ordinary lives.

Escorted combines the female perspectives of Doctor Foster with the grounded authenticity of Happy Valley and the mature relationship warmth of Last Tango in Halifax. Set in contemporary Britain, it balances emotional truth, humour, and the hidden lives of ordinary people.