The sixty-third TV show: #588 Clocking Off
They're the stories of employees of a textile factory in north west England. While focused around one or a few characters, the different people intersect and appear in different stories, as they normally would. It's a diverse range of stories, even as most tend to be pretty dramatic. It deals with different stories from cheating, to starting new relationships to an amnesia story that led to some harrowing discoveries. While mostly standalone, some parts of the stories overlap to create setup for more dramatic turns later in the series. The sense of continuity really helps, setting up a lot and giving us an easier in for later stories.
It's a difficult watch, though, as parts are quite harrowing and difficult to deal with. There are moments of levity, helped by some amazing performers who are able to layer their performance to really make the dilemmas clear, but there are often difficult moments and, especially in season two, some storylines that become hard to watch and deal with.
Even so, it feels like the series keeps the storylines real and grounded, which creates episodes that feel small enough to stay believable. In that sense, watching it really is worth it.