When aspiring actor/bin man Samuel Jackson (no relation) discovers the mangled torso of a local councillor in a bin bag, life at the recycling plant is—literally—turned upside down.

The talented misfit Band of Brothers and Sisters who manage Salford’s garbage become the centre of an intense media storm, and exasperated, soon-to-be relocated Detective Shiela Winters is tasked with investigating the crime.

Grisly and bizarre discoveries are made in the landfill. Amongst the limbs, ball gags and exotic animal carcasses, DI Winters reluctantly uncovers a series of long-buried truths.

And while she investigates into local council politics, a police coverup, a corrupt zoo and long-forgotten hit-and-run…

Sam realises that all this unwelcome attention might be his one chance to get back onto Television.

Dirty Secrets is about big dreams and ugly realities, second chances and long-buried truths — and the things and people that get unwittingly thrown away.