9.559 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestAs the action moves to 1990, Jack decides to sell the flat, so Orla organises a final get-together for the friends. Victor is the last to arrive, bringing with him a revelation that stirs up old ghosts and secrets from the past - but that proves to be only the beginning in an evening of shocking confessions and angry truths. Finally, back in 2012, the sixth flatmate arrives to help - and it is clear that the consequences of that day 22 years earlier still haunt them. Claire Foy, Sam Claflin, MyAnna Buring and Lee Ingleby star.
In 1965, seven students meet and, despite being an assorted mix of people, become friends while they share a flat together in London. As time passes, their lives intertwine with each other as they feel the impact of political developments and the outbreak of war and disease.
Acting
Dual casting young/old actors is *chef's kiss* perfect.
Production
Six decades of British life recreated with painful accuracy.
Writing
Paula Milne's script stabs where it hurts most.
Creator
Paula Milne
MyAnna Buring
Lilly
Sam Claflin
Jack
Michael Kitchen
Jack (present day)
Lindsay Duncan
Lilly (present day)
Claire Foy
Charlotte
David Gyasi
Victor
Hugh Quarshie
Victor (present day)
Jessica Gunning
Orla
Sorcha Cusack
Orla (present day)
Reece Ritchie
Jay
Ramon Tikaram
Jay (present day)
Lee Ingleby
Alan
Paul Copley
Alan (present day)
Akshay Kumar
Aasif
Rebecca Calder
Alicia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sam Claflin filmed this right before The Hunger Games made him famous — this is his 'before' era.
The flat itself becomes a character; its decay mirrors the friends' broken promises to change the world.
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