The multi-part project "Mr Inbetween" tells the story of a forty-year-old man named Ray Shoesmith, who manages to combine incompatible things in his life. Despite being a good father and lover, and maintaining a friendly relationship with his ex-wife and the mother of his daughter, Ray works for a criminal authority and is forced to carry out dangerous tasks, including collecting debts and even committing murders. The lives of several people, including his own, often depend on Ray's good work.