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Brief Encounters

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 6 episodes·ITV1·Drama·1h·Created by Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling

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In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Brief Encounters S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 10.0With the business going well, Steph makes her first mistake - a decision which will have far-reaching consequences. Nita puts her family first.
  2. 02Brief Encounters S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 10.0It is all about to kick off at Dawn's wedding reception with Steph's marriage being tested, while Pauline makes a drastic decision to save hers.
  3. 03Episode 6S01E06 · 10.0

Castfull cast & details

Sophie RundleSophie RundleStephAngela GriffinAngela GriffinNitaSharon RooneySharon RooneyDawnPenelope WiltonPenelope WiltonPaulinePeter WightPeter WightBrianKarl DaviesKarl DaviesTerryDon GiletDon GiletKieranWill MerrickWill MerrickRussell

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 9.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Brief Encounters S01E01Episode 1July 4, 2016 8.0Steph persuades well-to-do Pauline to host an Ann Summers party, but are Pauline's friends really the right crowd to sell to?
  2. S01E02Brief Encounters S01E02Episode 2July 11, 2016 9.0Steph has found out that her husband Terry slept with Lisa and believes that her marriage is over. Since her mother died, the bubbly and out
  3. S01E03Brief Encounters S01E03Episode 3July 18, 2016—Steph agrees to go out on a date - but is her husband Terry really out of the picture? With Dawn's help, Pauline decides to host her first p
  4. S01E04Brief Encounters S01E04Season's bestEpisode 4July 25, 2016 10.0With the business going well, Steph makes her first mistake - a decision which will have far-reaching consequences. Nita puts her family fir
  5. S01E05Brief Encounters S01E05Episode 5August 1, 2016 10.0It is all about to kick off at Dawn's wedding reception with Steph's marriage being tested, while Pauline makes a drastic decision to save h
  6. S01E06Episode 6August 8, 2016 10.0

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