Masters of Sex

2013 • Channel 4
4.3
177 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (12)

1 Pilot
08/10/13
Season-only
Noted obstetrician Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) teams up with divorced mother Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) to conduct pioneering research that unleashes the sexual revolution.
2 Race to Space
15/10/13
Season-only
When he's forced to relocate his study to a St. Louis brothel, Masters (Michael Sheen) has no choice but to rehire Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) in order to make things work.
3 Standard Deviation
22/10/13
Season-only
As Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) bristles at the hiring of a new female doctor, Masters (Michael Sheen) worries that conducting their study in a brothel is jeopardizing the results. Haas (Nichols D'Agosto) fights to be allowed to deliver quadruplets.
4 Thank You for Coming
29/10/13
Season-only
Painful memories of his childhood cause Masters (Michael Sheen) to question his own his ability to be a good father. Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) is surprised by the arrival of her ex-husband.
5 Catherine
05/11/13
Season-only
As Masters (Michael Sheen) is haunted by memories of his childhood traumas, Haas (Nichols D'Agosto) looks to advance his career by dating Scully's (Beau Bridges) teenage daughter.
6 Brave New World
12/11/13
Season-only
As Masters (Michael Sheen) and Libby (Caitlin Fitzgerald) struggle with the fallout from her miscarriage, Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) proposes a study that challenges Freud's theories of female sexual response. An unsatisfying sex life at home leads Margaret Scully (Allison Janney) to volunteer for the study.
7 All Together Now
19/11/13
Season-only
When he and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) study their own sexual relationship, Masters (Michael Sheen) must deal with the consequences in his marriage. As Margaret (Allison Janney) uses her husband's business trip to spend time with Langham (Teddy Sears), a mugging puts Scully's (Beau Bridges) secret life at risk of being exposed.
8 Love and Marriage
26/11/13
Season-only
As Masters (Michael Sheen) and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) set out to film their work, the end of her affair leads Margaret (Allison Janney) closer to the truth about Scully's (Beau Bridges) secret.
9 Involuntary
03/12/13
Season-only
As Masters (Michael Sheen) and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) push the filming of their subjects to a risqué and possibly illegal level, their intimate rapport causes his mother to question the relationship.
10 Fallout
10/12/13
Season-only
As the hospital is preoccupied with a nuclear disaster drill, a study participant's pregnancy further divides Masters (Michael Sheen) and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan). Margaret (Allison Janney) learns the truth about her husband, and Haas (Nicholas D'Agosto) finds his days at the hospital may be numbered.
11 Phallic Victories
17/12/13
Season-only
As Masters (Michel Sheen) struggles to carry on without her, Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) looks to help Dr. DePaul promote her work on women's health. When Haas (Nicholas D'Agosto) babysits while Johnson attends a conference, he squares off with her ex-husband.
12 Manhigh
17/12/13
Season-only
Masters' (Michael Sheen) presentation of the sex study to his colleagues ignites a firestorm of protest and leaves Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) struggling with the fallout. Scully (Beau Bridges) tells Margaret (Allison Janney) the truth about his sexual history, while Haas (Nicholas D'Agosto) looks for a job in California.

About this show

Future episodes of this show are being made available to Google Play on a delayed basis and will be made available for purchase individually as soon as possible.
Chronicles the unusual lives, romance and pop culture trajectory of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who were real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality.

Ratings and reviews

4.3
177 reviews
walter msechu
4 November 2015
Fabulous series, Very well written - A superbly-written and brilliantly acted study of humanity. Awaiting for the next season! totally recommend.....
Tony Jefferies
13 October 2014
Can not get episode no 10 why paid for series in advance this is vary poor ,on apples I tunes store all episodes are available sort this out Google taking money and not supplying the goods is wrong
13 people found this review helpful
Bec Pearce
25 August 2014
The performances from Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplin are stunning. See season 2 episode 3 'Fight' for a masterclass in acting.
8 people found this review helpful