The Attic is the story of two young couples who are tormented in their homes. Both couples live in separate towns. All they have in common, with each other, is the type of homes they live in. Both couples live in terraced houses in older districts of their towns. Their aims are simple, buy small, renovate and sell on. Then when circumstances, such as the arrival of a family, deem it necessary they will upgrade to a bigger more suitable property. A ruthless property developer has targeted both couples. He wants their homes for two very different reasons. Mandy and John Downing are his first target. He wants their home as part of his twisted plan to gain revenge on his grandfather, a man he has never met. Alice and Raymond Dunbar are the other target. This home is located in an area where vast amounts of money are involved. Their home is the prime target. He will do anything, legal or otherwise, to get what he wants.