The action picks up with the friends a few months after the events that took place in the finale of Series 1. Together they embark on even bigger and bolder misadventures around the fictitious rural Lancashire town of Hawley.
Vinnie, freshly out of prison, is jubilant to be reunited with his gang of mates but dismayed to learn that he now has the newly promoted Detective Carl Slater watching his every move. Vinnie knows he needs to keep out of trouble... but playing it safe has never been his strong point.
From discovering severed body parts to training racing dogs, then finding unexpected guests and causing mayhem at a murder mystery night, trouble is never far away when Brassic comes to town.
Reeling from the dramatic events of the Series 4 finale, Vinnie and the gang face big repercussions from their entanglements with the dangerous McDonagh brothers and powerful drug buyer Manolito. With both criminal big-wigs now on his case, Vinnie needs to negotiate his exit strategy - and fast. But there's a lot on his mind, especially as he's still trying to figure out what the hell is going on between him and Erin. Can they ever actually be together, and does she really want to share this unhinged and dangerous life with him?
Reeling from the explosive encounter with Manolito, the gang set about getting their lives back in order. Only now the landscape is changing, people are getting older and the question of growing up looms in the air. But what does 'growing up' mean to a bunch like this?