- 8.4/105 votes
#1 - Effy
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2010
Effy has been in a psychiatric hospital recovering. After lots of sessions with her counsellor John Foster, he tells her she is ready to go back home.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 8.1/1013 votes
#2 - Cassie
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2007
Cassie's family and friends are too wrapped up in their own worlds to notice that she's not eating - but there is someone who cares.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.8/1013 votes
#3 - Sid
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2007
Sid's in trouble. Deep trouble. His coursework hasn't made the grade, he's grounded, and as sexually frustrated as ever. Will Sid buckle down and focus on his future or will he continue to be hypnotized by his best friend's girlfriend?
Director: Minkie Spiro
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.8/105 votes
#4 - Thomas
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2010
Thomas experiences a life-changing event, causing him to question everything - his faith, his family and even his choice of friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.7/103 votes
#5 - Grace
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2011
Grace has always believed in fairytales and happy endings, but she is forced to face reality when Rich meets her father.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.5/102 votes
#6 - No Talking
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2020
In the wake of Michael’s death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul’s attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren’s fixation on work doesn’t help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.4/105 votes
#7 - Fire (1)
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2013
Working as an assistant at a hedge fund in the city, Effy becomes increasingly addicted to status. The risks she takes to get ahead become more and more extreme.
Director: Charles Martin
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.3/104 votes
#8 - Rich
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2011
Rich uses his taste in extreme music to keep the world, especially girls, at bay. When Alo finds Rich's perfect woman, Rich is forced to into pairing up with Grace to learn how to chat up girls.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.0/1012 votes
#9 - Tony
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/2008
Tony's world is a strange one. Isolated and alone, he is desperate to find the way back to himself. He tries to act normal, but bumping into Sid and Michelle at a club sends him spiralling again.
Director: Harry Enfield
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.0/105 votes
#10 - Fire (2)
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2013
Effy finds herself playing with fire.
Director: Charles Martin
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.0/101 votes
#11 - No Exit
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/6/2020
It’s half term and Luke is responsible for taking Lenny the class bear on an adventure. Lenny has been to Italy, Peru and beyond, but Paul can’t even manage to get the family and the godforsaken bear out of the house to the local park.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 7.0/101 votes
#12 - No Connection
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/2021
Paul fears his culturally fragmented family has lost a vital connection. Gentrification impacts Jim and Jackie as the last of their old neighbours move out and more young professionals move in.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Jamie Brittain
- 6.2/109 votes
#13 - Cook
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2009
It's Cook's 17th birthday, and half the college have been invited to his Uncle Keith's pub to witness a night Cook believes will go down in history.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jamie Brittain