Escorted

Escorted is a 6 x 60’ drama set in a Yorkshire market town.

At 54, Max Taylor is a decent, middle-aged shoe shop owner facing financial ruin. Still carrying the loss of his son Jake, he is determined to save the family business he once hoped to pass on — or risk losing everything he holds dear.

When a chance encounter leads to a case of mistaken identity, Max is paid to accompany a successful professional woman to a charity event. Desperate for money, he makes a risky decision — to do it again.

What begins as a one-off solution quickly becomes a secret second life.

Operating under an alias, Max offers discreet companionship to professional women who need someone trustworthy by their side. Some need a date for an event; others need someone to listen, support them, or simply help them navigate situations they would rather not face alone. To his surprise, Max discovers an unexpected talent for helping people feel at ease.

Yet this is equally the story of the women he meets. Each client brings emotional complexity, drawing Max into lives that are lonely, guarded, ambitious, complicated and often more vulnerable than they first appear. Through them, he begins to question his assumptions about intimacy, trust and human connection.

At home, Hannah begins to notice subtle changes in the man she trusts most. As small lies become bigger deceptions, the strain on their marriage becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.

As Max becomes more involved in the lives of his clients, the lines between compassion, obligation and intimacy begin to blur. With his secret constantly at risk of exposure, he finds himself caught between the people who need him and the people he loves.

Blending warmth, humour and emotional tension, Escorted explores grief, loneliness, identity and human connection through a cast of richly drawn characters. At its heart is the story of a decent man trying to save the life he built, only to discover that the more indispensable he becomes to strangers, the greater the risk of losing everything that matters most.