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The Lovers

TV·2023–2023·1 season, 6 episodes·Sky Atlantic·Drama, Comedy·44m·Created by David Ireland

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Janet is a foul-mouthed, hilarious, Belfast supermarket worker who doesn’t care about anything, including her life. Seamus is a handsome, self-centered, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend. When they unexpectedly meet, they instantly clash – and yet also find themselves inextricably drawn to each other.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Lovers S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0Seamus and Janet meet in Belfast and, after a glorious night of laughter and sexual tension, Janet makes a shocking suggestion.
  2. 02The Lovers S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 8.0It's over between Janet and Seamus, but Janet's boss urges her not to give up. Can they find a way back to each other?
  3. 03The Lovers S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.5Seamus' girlfriend whisks him away for the night and drags Janet along, too. An agonising night of lies and subterfuge ensues.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2023Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Lovers S01E01Episode 1September 7, 2023 6.3A love story about two people who appear to be utterly wrong for each other, but may be entirely right, begins.
  2. S01E02The Lovers S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2September 14, 2023 8.0Seamus and Janet meet in Belfast and, after a glorious night of laughter and sexual tension, Janet makes a shocking suggestion.
  3. S01E03The Lovers S01E03Episode 3September 21, 2023 7.5Seamus' girlfriend whisks him away for the night and drags Janet along, too. An agonising night of lies and subterfuge ensues.
  4. S01E04The Lovers S01E04Episode 4September 28, 2023 7.5At last, the day has come: the affair is on! But when they realise they've both 'caught feelings', things take a different turn.
  5. S01E05The Lovers S01E05Episode 5October 5, 2023 7.5Janet visits London to be with Seamus and have some touristy fun. But it's clear the lovers are keeping secrets from each other.
  6. S01E06The Lovers S01E06Episode 6October 12, 2023 8.0It's over between Janet and Seamus, but Janet's boss urges her not to give up. Can they find a way back to each other?

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