Ground Down 30 Min TV Comedy Drama
Meat industry exec Katy loses her job and fiancé the day she buys a fixer-upper she can no longer afford. Stranded in the hometown she planned to dazzle, she must rebuild a rundown farmhouse and her life
Synopsis
Katy Redvers, 38, is the self-proclaimed Beyoncé of Brisket—confident, corporate, and coated in affirmations. But in one spectacular morning, she loses her high-flying job, catches her fiancé mid-affair, and accidentally buys a derelict farmhouse in her East Yorkshire hometown. Broke and broken-hearted, Katy returns to Hornsea expecting to dazzle her past. Instead, she’s forced to live with her eccentric parents and face a community that remembers her as an oddity. Ground Down is a female-led series about coming undone—and the fierce, messy, hilarious business of putting yourself back together.
Awards and Results
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Semi-finalist - Female Pilot Club Competition
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Upcoming awards to be announced
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Themes that matter to viewers today
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Class, Aspiration & Impostor Syndrome: Katy’s belief that life might’ve turned out differently with an Oxbridge degree reflects the quiet shame and class hangups that still shape ambition, confidence, and self-worth.
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Toxic Positivity & Self-Help Culture: From vision boards to viral mantras, the show skewers the pressure to “manifest” your way out of a mental breakdown.
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The Loneliness of Self-Reliance: Ground Down explores the burden of having to rebuild your life without a safety net—when asking for help feels harder than pretending you're fine.
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Female Rage & Redemption: Katy’s cake-hurling, sweary breakdowns tap into the suppressed anger of women who’ve held it together for far too long.
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Small Town Reputations: Returning home means confronting the past—Ground Down explores the pressure of performing success when everyone remembers who you used to be.