Set in Lenadoon, West Belfast, Pulling Moves stars Ciaran McMenamin (Sunday), Simon Delaney (The Actors), Ciaran Nolan (Corner Boy) and Kevin Elliott (Short Back And Sides) as four lads trying to make their living doing as little hard work as possible, running scams which frequently get them into trouble and having a laugh as they chance their arms all over their hometown.

Written by Pearse Elliott, who was born and raised in West Belfast, and filmed extensively in that part of the city, the series captures the humour of that part of Northern Ireland’s capital. Elliot says, ‘The characters are based on people I’ve met over the years and some of the things I’ve got up to myself. I’ve tried to make the series very fresh and really capture the way people are, the way they talk and the real Irish humour that has always been a part of West Belfast.’

The 10 half-hour episodes follow Wardrobe (Delaney), Ta (McMenamin), Shay (Nolan) and Darragh (Elliott), around their native city as they become involved in insurance scams, dodgy pub quizzes, selling a dead cow, nobbled pigeon races and ‘dog-napping’.

Wardrobe is the squad’s leader and driving force. He has a soft heart but his passion for doing what’s right means he’s often on a short fuse. There’s only one woman in his life – his wee ma. He still lives at home and will do whatever it takes to keep his ma happy.

Ta lives with Una, the mother of his kids. Ta thinks respectability is boring. This sets him at odds with Una who yearns for a normal life without ‘moves’; marriage would be a start. Leaving the other three eejits behind and getting a proper job would be even better.

Darragh is the quiet type. Hugely attractive to all women except his ex-wife, the years he spent in H Block have left him estranged from her and his son, whom he only sees once a week. He is usually the voice of reason but the enigmatic and sexy Carol threatens to lead him astray.

Shay is the youngest and most inexperienced of the group and he can never do anything right. His mother despairs of him and wonders why he can’t be more like his sensible and hardworking 15-year-old sister, Niamh.

The squad operate mainly in and round West Belfast - a city within a city with a law and moral code of its own, where many people share a healthy disrespect for authority. The local shebeen, an Irish drinking den – usually illegal, with its surreal cast of characters is the place where many of their moves are born, and the place they retreat to, to lick their wounds.

The four lads can usually depend on each other when everything around them is falling apart. But hanging around the edges of this group is Hoker (Gerard Jordan), a darker presence. Hoker is a loner, ostracised from the local community because of his anti-social behaviour. Wardrobe hates Hoker. He is everything Wardrobe isn’t. Hoker always steps over the line. But Shay can’t help but secretly admire his old school friend, and if there’s a move that’s too dodgy for the squad, Hoker’s the only man for the job.

In episode one, the four lads work on a plan to help them make an dodgy insurance claim by getting a bus to crash into their car, but as usual, things don't go to plan. Trouble for Ta at home with his girlfriend, and for all four lads with Hoker, means that there are plenty more things to go wrong – and they do.

Producer, Grainne Marmion said, ‘Pearse has written a humorous and witty series which leaps from the page and screen. He has a unique voice in depicting real lives from the very heart of the local community in a warm and engaging manner. It is a strong reminder of the heart and soul of the people of Northern Ireland.’