Normal People

4.2

5 reviews

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Normal People: Series 1 episodes (16)

1 Episode 1

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In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of the school’s social scene, begin an intense, secret affair.

2 Episode 2

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Marianne and Connell’s affair continues, but the pressures of the outside world start to take their toll

3 Episode 3

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Connell betrays Marianne by making a cowardly choice. Marianne withdraws from school, causing Connell intense guilt.

4 Episode 4

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Connell finds college lonely; Marianne finds instant popularity. After running into each other they decide to try to be friends.

5 Episode 5

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Connell joins Marianne’s social circle but doesn’t fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.

6 Episode 6

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Connell and Marianne are together, but when he loses his job and she has an upsetting trip home, they withdraw from each other.

7 Episode 7

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Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.

8 Episode 8

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Connell visits Marianne at her family’s summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.

9 Episode 9

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Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship; in Dublin Connell enjoys an uncomplicated relationship with Helen.

10 Episode 10

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After the suicide of a schoolfriend, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.

11 Episode 11

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In Sligo, Marianne and Connell try to navigate friendship. A fight between Marianne and Alan causes a rift with her family.

12 Episode 12

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Their final year in Trinity, Marianne and Connell are fully together - but how it will endure after they graduate is uncertain.

101 Trailer

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Trailer for Normal People

102 Adapting the Novel

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Bonus Episode: Adapting the Novel

103 Creating the Characters

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Bonus Episode: Creating the Characters

104 The world of Normal People

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Bonus Episode: The world of Normal People

About this show

In a school in a small-town west of Ireland, Connell (Paul Mescal) is a well-liked, good looking and athletic football player. Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is a proud, intimidating and unpopular loner who actively avoids her classmates and challenges teachers’ authority. Sparks fly between the two when Connell comes to pick up his mother Lorraine (Sarah Greene) from her job at Marianne’s house and a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers – one they are determined to conceal from their peers. A compulsive modern love story, Normal People sees the pair weave in and out of each other’s lives and explores just how complicated intimacy and young love can be.

Ratings and reviews

4.2

5 reviews