The best episodes of Two Weeks in August
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- 01
Zoe and her family arrive on a remote Greek island, hoping a holiday reunion with friends will be an escape from reality. But can she keep pretending when her husband Dan's dark secret threatens to ruin everything?A hedonistic first night party is the release they all need. But it sets off a chain of events that will change them all forever. Zoe begins to wonder if there are bigger forces at play. We are in Greece after all, land of the gods.
- 02
On an ill-fated group boat trip, Zoe tries to pretend last night's betrayal didn't mean anything. But Dan's behaviour threatens to push Zoe over the edge.Nat uses the kiss to drive a wedge between Jacob and his boyfriend Will, who has shown up uninvited. Solomon is the only one who doesn't know what happened last night - does Zoe tell him and destroy two marriages? Jess is forced to take drastic action to avoid confrontation.
- 03
The group are trapped indoors by a heatwave and Jess determines to get her family on the next boat home. Tensions mount as the power shorts, the stolen money resurfaces and unwanted visitors threaten to destroy Zoe's chance at happiness with Solomon. Can she escape what the Fates seem to have in store for her? Nat and Jacob have some making up to do but as the temperature soars, they too are pushed to breaking point. This isn't going to end well.
- 04
The group have been kicked out of the villa and Zoe's disappearance prompts a frantic search. Nat's co-dependency with Jacob is challenged when unexpected guests trigger an awkward run-in with the local police. Unable to face up to her actions, Zoe is on a dangerous quest for answers. What is her connection to this island? Can she ever go back to who she was? And even if she could, is it more important to be happy or good?
- 05
It's Jacob's birthday, and everyone notices there's something up with Zoe. She punishes Dan as she focuses on Solomon's big career break. Dan's romantic trip might offer hope, but it triggers deeply buried memories for Zoe. Did she choose this island for a reason?Jacob is trying to hide his age from Will, not helped by Will's Gen Z mates gatecrashing their night out at a local taverna. When Jess goes on the attack to save her own skin, Zoe is left with nowhere to go but out.
- 06
Zoe feels liberated at a ‘Gods and Monsters' party hosted by eccentric local expats Flick and James, while Dan spirals into a dark place back at the villa. News of their separation destabilises each of the friends as the party takes unexpected turns.The frisson between Zoe and Solomon becomes undeniable. Avery is drawn to Jon, Jacob goes on an unexpected sexual odyssey, and Nat blows up her life. When Zoe listens to what her visions might be telling her, will she go too far?
- 07
Accusations fly when the housekeeper reveals she saw Jon desecrating her local chapel with ‘one of them' last night. On a group outing to an ancient temple, Zoe, Solomon and Jacob are caught in a terrible car accident that threatens to ruin their lives not just the holiday. As Solomon admits his failings to Zoe, Jacob starts to suspect she is the one to blame for all this. Nat desperately tries to undo a drunken mistake leaving Jess and Dan alone together for the first time since the kiss.
- 08
Zoe is looking to a future with Solomon, but her awakening seems to have deadly consequences as a wildfire threatens the island. Not everyone will make it home and none of them can go back to who they were. Jacob can't outrun his problems, and Nat must choose her future. Losing Zoe will drive Dan to take dangerous risks and force them both to confront the truth about who they are and what they want. Zoe will have to make a painful decision to step into her life anew.
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