Normal People (2020–2020)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Romance1 season, 12 episodes
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Plot

Normal People tracks the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne and Connell from the end of their school days in small-town west of Ireland to their undergraduate years at Trinity College. At school, he's well-liked and popular, while she's lonely, proud and intimidating. But when Connell comes to pick up his mother from her cleaning job at Marianne's house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers - one they are determined to conceal. A year later, they're both studying in Dublin and Marianne has found her feet in a new social world but Connell hangs at the side lines, shy and uncertain.

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  1. 01Normal People S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.6In 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.
  2. 02Normal People S01E10Episode 10S01E10 · 8.5After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.
  3. 03Normal People S01E08Episode 8S01E08 · 8.5Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2020Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Normal People S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1April 26, 2020 8.6In a school in small-town west of Ireland, Connell is a well-liked, good looking and athletic student. Marianne is a proud, intimidating and
  2. S01E02Normal People S01E02Episode 2April 26, 2020 8.4Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why
  3. S01E03Normal People S01E03Episode 3April 26, 2020 8.4The 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
  4. S01E04Normal People S01E04Episode 4April 26, 2020 8.0Months later, school has finished and Connell arrives at Trinity College, Dublin. He has found a room in a house-share and meets his new hou
  5. S01E05Normal People S01E05Episode 5April 26, 2020 8.3Connell joins Marianne's social circle but doesn't fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her n
  6. S01E06Normal People S01E06Episode 6April 26, 2020 7.9Connell and Marianne are back together. Connell has gained confidence in college; giving presentations in class and getting good grades but
  7. S01E07Normal People S01E07Episode 7April 26, 2020 8.3Marianne and Connell are seeing other people and realise (too late) that their break-up was due to a misunderstanding.
  8. S01E08Normal People S01E08Episode 8April 26, 2020 8.5Connell visits Marianne at her family's summer home in Italy, where tensions between her and Jamie are at an all-time high.
  9. S01E09Normal People S01E09Episode 9April 26, 2020 7.8Marianne, studying abroad, pursues an unhealthy relationship.
  10. S01E10Normal People S01E10Episode 10April 26, 2020 8.5After a tragic event, Connell struggles with severe depression. Marianne remains a lifeline for him from abroad.
  11. S01E11Normal People S01E11Episode 11April 26, 2020 7.8Marianne has returned to Carricklea for the summer. She and Connell spend their weekends together, even though he is still living in Dublin.
  12. S01E12Normal People S01E12Episode 12April 26, 2020 8.3Marianne 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 n

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Cast

Paul MescalPaul MescalConnell WaldronDaisy Edgar-JonesDaisy Edgar-JonesMarianne Sheridan

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