Joe All Alone
An adaptation of a best seller by Joanna Nadin, about a 13 year old boy left behind by his mother and her unsavory boyfriend when they go away for a week.
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Drama, Family
An adaptation of a best seller by Joanna Nadin, about a 13 year old boy left behind by his mother and her unsavory boyfriend when they go away for a week.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Home Alone
28 mins
Joe and Asha are pursued down the platform at Paddington station by three men. Joe is caught and his backpack is ripped open, sending thousands of bank notes fluttering into the air. As Joe falls to the ground, we hear him start to tell us his story of how these events came to pass.
Episode 2
The Girl Next Door
28 mins
Joe fantasises about what he could do with the £20,000 he's found, but knows in his heart that the money means trouble and he quickly puts it back where he found it. Joe attempts to cut his hair like the pictures in Asha's magazine. The results are shocking - just as well he's not supposed to go out. However, when Joe's electric runs out he's forced to leave the house to top up the card.
Episode 3
No Way Out
28 mins
Joe gets ready for school but he looks a sorry sight. His mum should have been home three days ago, he has run out of money and is almost out of food. His fear of Dean still stops Joe from touching a penny of the money he found.
Episode 4
Escape
26 mins
Alone again, Joe loads the cash into his back pack along with a few clothes in preparation for running away early the next morning. Late that night, the threatening man (known as the Watcher) turns up demanding his money and tries to kick down Joe's door, but Joe is saved by his neighbour Kosmy. Early the next morning Joe leaves for Paddington Station and is unexpectedly joined by Asha.