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Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
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Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
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Episode 1
Tony's a smart kid. So smart he believes that he can get his best mate Sid laid... and make a profit.
Directed by Paul GayWritten by Bryan ElsleyGuest stars Kaya Scodelario, Morwenna Banks, Siwan Morris, Harry Enfield, Georgina Moffat, Peter Capaldi, Stephen Walters, Louise Downie
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Paul GayWritten by Bryan Elsley, Jamie BrittainGuest stars Arabella Weir, Siwan Morris, Danny Dyer, Stephen Walters, Daniel Kaluuya, Robert Wilfort, Duncan Duff, Neil Morrissey
Episode 3
How can Jal come within an ace of winning the Young Musician of the Year competition in the face of total indifference of all those around her?
Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Bryan ElsleyGuest stars Kaya Scodelario, Mark Monero, Victoria Wicks, Georgina Moffat, Iddo Goldberg, Pooky Quesnel, Giles Thomas, Stephen Walters
Episode 4
Happy-go-lucky party animal Chris wakes up one morning to find his mum's gone away for a few days and left him a grand. But what do you do after you've thrown a party to end all parties and blown all the money?
Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Jack ThorneGuest stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Siwan Morris, Sarah Lancashire, Geoffrey Hughes, Jack O'Connor, Stuart Powell
Episode 5
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?
Directed by Minkie SpiroWritten by Jamie BrittainGuest stars Josie Lawrence, Georgina Moffat, Peter Capaldi, Robert Wilfort
Episode 6
What happens when two friends suddenly run up against the limits of their friendship? Maxxie and Anwar are about to find out.
Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Ben Schiffer, Simon AmstellGuest stars Olga Fedori, Siwan Morris, Daniel Kaluuya, Robert Wilfort, Tadas Gryn, Tessa Bell-Briggs
Episode 7
Time's up for Tony. His girlfriend Michelle just isn't going to take it anymore. Nor is she going to take her mum's latest husband Malcolm; toy boy, business failure and serial idiot to boot.
Directed by Paul GayWritten by Bryan ElsleyGuest stars Arabella Weir, Siwan Morris, Danny Dyer, James Buckley, Georgina Moffat, Peter Capaldi, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Daniel Kaluuya
Episode 8
Has nobody noticed that Effy, Tony's little sister, never utters a word? Has nobody ever noticed that she sneaks out at night? Tony has. And Tony doesn't care about anybody or anything - except his little sister.
Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Jack ThorneGuest stars Kaya Scodelario, Morwenna Banks, Dorothy Atkinson, Tom Payne, Harry Enfield, John Weldon, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Stephanie Houtman
Episode 9
It's taken quite a lot of time and effort for everyone to fall out with each other. But they've worked at it and they certainly aren't in the mood for apologies. Anwar's crazy birthday party offers a chance for scores to be settled.
Directed by Adam SmithWritten by Bryan ElsleyGuest stars Kaya Scodelario, Nina Wadia, Siwan Morris, Inder Manocha, Daniel Kaluuya, Miriam Ahmed, Hannah Kumari, Alastair G. Cumming
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Nicholas HoultTony Stonem
Dakota Blue RichardsFranky Fitzgerald
Alexander ArnoldRich Hardbeck
Mike BaileySid Jenkins
Freya MavorMini McGuinness
April PearsonMichelle Richardson
E4United Kingdom
Company PicturesUnited Kingdom
