The Best Episodes of One Day Season 1

1988. On the night of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time. It's an evening of almost-romance, and a morning of missed opportunity.

Director: Molly Manners

Writer: Nicole Taylor

1989. The year has taken Dex and Em in very different directions. From a villa in Rome and a minibus in the Midlands, they both ponder what comes next.

Director: Molly Manners

Writer: Nicole Taylor, Bijan Sheibani

1990. Life in London isn't what Em was expecting. In a creative drought, she's working in a shabby restaurant, where she gets a visit from Dex.

Director: Molly Manners

Writer: Nicole Taylor

1991. On holiday together in Greece, Emma has plans for how to keep things platonic. Dexter would rather reminisce about the night they met.

Director: Kate Hewitt

Writer: Nicole Taylor

1992. After a heavy night out, a hungover Dexter goes home to visit his family. Shocked at the terrible state he's in, his mother takes him to task.

Director: Kate Hewitt

Writer: Vinay Patel, Anna Jordan

1993. Dex gets his moment in the spotlight, while it's opening night for Em's play. She boosts her actors' confidence, while he suffers a dent to his.

Director: Kate Hewitt

Writer: Bijan Sheibani

1994. The friends go for a glamorous but disastrous dinner together. Dexter's keen to show off his lavish new lifestyle, but Emma isn't impressed.

Director: John Hardwick

Writer: Nicole Taylor

1995. On the last day of the school term, Emma gets into a compromising position at work. When she gets home, things become even more uncomfortable.

Director: John Hardwick

Writer: Anna Jordan

1996. Dexter wants to impress his new girlfriend's parents, but the visit doesn't go according to plan. Over dinner, he gets a call from his agent.

Director: John Hardwick

Writer: Bijan Sheibani

1997. The two bump into each other at a university friend's wedding. After an awkward reunion, they get lost in conversation together.

Director: Luke Snellin

Writer: Nicole Taylor

1998. Dexter's still adjusting to domestic life. On an evening in, he finds an old mixtape from Emma and calls her to chat about times gone by.

Director: Luke Snellin

Writer: Nicole Taylor

1999. A troubled Dexter visits Emma, who's thriving in Paris. As they wander the streets, the memory of their encounter months before hangs in the air.

Director: Luke Snellin

Writer: Nicole Taylor

2000. 2001. 2002. Em and Dex's bond grows tighter as the years pass. Her writing's going well, and he starts his own business.

Director: Luke Snellin

Writer: David Nicholls

2003. 2004. 2007. Unable to contemplate the future, Dexter looks back on his and Emma's intertwined past — and gets a visit from some familiar faces.

Director: Molly Manners

Writer: Nicole Taylor