Akeem is a refugee from war-torn Syria. Wasim is British - but he is also gay and Muslim and his family cannot accept his sexuality. Lori is transgender, and after years of abuse she has finally found a man she can love. But what do these three share in common with misfits like Paul and Nicola?

This is the story of five people who find themselves - each for a quite different reason - living in Brighton.

And it is the story of what happens to them once they get there.