Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
Cast: Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones
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Miniseries
12 episodes
1. Episode 1In a school in small-town west of Ireland, Connell is a well-liked, good looking and athletic student. Marianne is a proud, intimidating and unpopular loner who actively avoids her classmates and questions her teachers’ authority.TV-MACC29minApr 26, 2020
2. Episode 2Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why he didn’t see his friends at the weekend and evades questions on his mother’s job at Marianne’s house. A girl in his friendship group, Rachel, gets impatient with Connell’s lack of interest and tensions build for Connell.TV-MACC28minApr 26, 2020
3. Episode 3The night of the Debs is approaching and the girls at school have organised a fundraising event. Marianne has been asked to help and is out of her comfort zone. At the club, one of Connell’s friends Karen does her best to show Marianne some kindness but Rachel behaves coldly towards her.TV-MACC33minApr 26, 2020
4. Episode 4Months later, school has finished and Connell arrives at Trinity College, Dublin. He has found a room in a house-share and meets his new housemate Niall. Despite his efforts, he feels out of place and struggles to articulate himself when surrounded by his eloquent and wealthy peers.TV-MACC31minApr 26, 2020
5. Episode 5Connell joins Marianne's social circle but doesn't fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.TV-MACC31minApr 26, 2020
6. Episode 6Connell and Marianne are back together. Connell has gained confidence in college; giving presentations in class and getting good grades but is reluctant to show Marianne affection in front of her friends. Will the two be able to admit that they are together?TV-MACC33minApr 26, 2020
7. Episode 7Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.TV-MACC27minApr 26, 2020
8. Episode 8Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.TV-MACC28minApr 26, 2020
9. Episode 9Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship.TV-MACC22minApr 26, 2020
10. Episode 10After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.TV-MACC26minApr 26, 2020
11. Episode 11Marianne has returned to Carricklea for the summer. She and Connell spend their weekends together, even though he is still living in Dublin. After a night out together, they start to discuss their friendship and inevitably their attraction.TV-MACC28minApr 26, 2020
12. Episode 12Marianne and Connell are back in Dublin and together as a couple. Life is calm and they are at ease with each other. Then Connell receives news that he has been offered a place to study in New York. Neither of them know how to process the news and so they decide to let it sit.TV-MACC23minApr 26, 2020
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Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ed Guiney, Lenny Abrahamson, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton
- Studio
- Element Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
