

1.046 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestAs Emma deliberates whether she can go through with her wedding, both she and Ben must weigh up what it would take to put their difficult pasts to rest.
Three people experience tragedies they feel they will never overcome. They attempt to find hope and love again in the future, but worry that the past always hold them back.
Acting
Barden and Lawtey crush the 'fine, I'm fine' energy.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like humans talking.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jamie Davis wrote this after losing his own partner, which explains the raw specificity of the grief scenes. The cat was unscripted and stayed in because Lawtey actually teared up.
This dropped during the 'sadcom' boom post-Fleabag, but critics dismissed it as derivative. The 5.4 rating is brutal — only 12 votes, so it's basically undiscovered.