The Best Episodes Written By Jamie Brittain

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(7 votes)

   #1 - Effy

   S4:E73/11/2010

   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.

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   7.9/10(20 votes)

   #2 - Cassie

   S1:E22/1/2007

   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.

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   7.9/10(8 votes)

   #3 - Rise (1)

   S7:E57/29/2013

   Working as a drug dealer and gangster run-around, Cook finds himself in hot water after his boss asks a favour of him.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Rich

   S5:E22/3/2011

   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.

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   7.5/10(19 votes)

   #5 - Sid

   S1:E52/22/2007

   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?

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6. 

   7.4/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Thomas

   S4:E11/28/2010

   Thomas experiences a life-changing event, causing him to question everything - his faith, his family and even his choice of friends.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Grace

   S5:E73/10/2011

   Grace has always believed in fairytales and happy endings, but she is forced to face reality when Rich meets her father.

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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Fire (2)

   S7:E27/8/2013

   Effy's glamorous life begins to unravel as her company faces financial difficulties and her friend Naomi embarks on a grueling treatment plan.

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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #9 - Fire (1)

   S7:E17/1/2013

   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.

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    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - No Talking

    S1:E63/30/2020

    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.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Rise (2)

    S7:E68/5/2013

    Cook gets more than he bargained for from the women in his life. They have varying expectations of him but Cook rises to their challenges - to explosive effect.

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12. 

    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Tony

    S2:E63/17/2008

    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.

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13. 

    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - No Exit

    S1:E74/6/2020

    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.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - No Connection

    S2:E33/29/2021

    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.

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    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Cook

    S3:E21/29/2009

    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.

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