Joe All Alone: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Joe Holt is thirteen. When his mum and her unsavoury boyfriend Dean suddenly announce they're going on holiday, Joe's thrilled at the prospect of a break from trouble at school and tension at home… until it becomes clear that while his mum and Dean are heading off for Spain, Joe's being left behind in their Peckham flat. His mum calls it "a holiday at home". Dean calls it "a secret", and says Joe needs to keep out of sight for a week or face some nasty consequences.

Left ‘all alone' with £10 for the electric meter and a fridge half-full of leftovers, Joe plays X-box, stays up all night (and regrets it), makes a surprise friend in a girl called Asha who also seems to be parentless for the week, counts off the days… and discovers a sealed bag lodged in the lavatory cistern. Inside the bag is £20,000 in used cash. However, that's only the start of Joe's troubles. When the week's over, his mum and Dean don't show up and Joe knows life's about to get a whole lot more difficult…

Series details

• Title: Joe All Alone
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Children
• Premiere date: 2018-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBBC
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32320
• TVDB ID: 346069

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-04-09; final listed air date 2018-04-30; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Joe All Alone on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.