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  • BBC Three

Normal People

Drawn together. Driven apart.

  • 2020
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~30m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 8.1/10

Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.

Latest: Miniseries · 2020

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Apr 26, 2020 · 29m

    In a school in small-town west of Ireland, Connell is a well-liked, good looking and athletic student. Marianne is a proud, intimidating and unpopular loner who actively avoids her classmates and questions her teachers’ authority.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Apr 26, 2020 · 28m

    Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why he didn’t see his friends at the weekend and evades questions on his mother’s job at Marianne’s house. A girl in his friendship group, Rachel, gets impatient with Connell’s lack of interest and tensions build for Connell.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Apr 26, 2020 · 33m

    The night of the Debs is approaching and the girls at school have organised a fundraising event. Marianne has been asked to help and is out of her comfort zone. At the club, one of Connell’s friends Karen does her best to show Marianne some kindness but Rachel behaves coldly towards her.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Apr 26, 2020 · 31m

    Months later, school has finished and Connell arrives at Trinity College, Dublin. He has found a room in a house-share and meets his new housemate Niall. Despite his efforts, he feels out of place and struggles to articulate himself when surrounded by his eloquent and wealthy peers.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Apr 26, 2020 · 31m

    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. E6. Episode 6

    Apr 26, 2020 · 33m

    Connell and Marianne are back together. Connell has gained confidence in college; giving presentations in class and getting good grades but is reluctant to show Marianne affection in front of her friends. Will the two be able to admit that they are together?

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