Written by Bryan Elsley (Skins, The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star, Nature Boy, Rose and Maloney), Channel 4's provocative three-part drama focuses on seven former school friends whose lives are undergoing seismic change as they hit that landmark age. Starring Eddie Izzard, Joanne Whalley, Hugo Speer and Kerry Fox, "40" revolves around seven people whose lives are intimately linked by their hidden sexual and emotional secrets. Provocative and explicit, 40 deals with the pleasure as well as the pain of giving in to others, coming to terms with yourself and the shocking consequences of owning up.