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Wanderlust

TV·2018–2018·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Comedy·57m·6.0·Created by Nick Payne

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Joy Richards is a therapist trying to find a way to keep the spark with her husband, Alan, after a cycling accident causes her to reassess their relationship. As family, friends, neighbours and clients live their lives, stories of love, lust and forbidden desire emerge.

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  1. 01Wanderlust S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 6.3After years of marriage, Joy and Alan Richards find themselves in a sexual rut. Therapist Joy is trying to find a way to keep her spark with her husband, following a cycling accident which has put their sex life on hold. Suddenly, they find themselves drawn to new people.
  2. 02Wanderlust S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 6.2Alan has sex with Claire whilst Joy does the same with social worker Marvin. Alan is aroused to hear his wife's account of her evening but the pair are interrupted by daughter Laura, dead drunk after her boyfriend left her. After confessing all to her colleague Angela, Joy decides to tell Marvin about her arrangement with Alan.
  3. 03Wanderlust S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 6.0Joy and Alan explain their arrangement to Laura and her siblings Naomi and Tom — who seems upset by the news. Nonetheless, Joy prepares to meet for sex with Marc but bumps into old flame Lawrence whilst keeping from Laura Jason's troubled past.

Cast

Toni ColletteToni ColletteJoy RichardsSteven MackintoshSteven MackintoshAlan RichardsJoe HurstJoe HurstTom RichardsEmma D'ArcyEmma D'ArcyNaomi Richards

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2018Aired 5.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Wanderlust S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 4, 2018 6.3After years of marriage, Joy and Alan Richards find themselves in a sexual rut. Therapist Joy is trying to find a way to keep her spark with
  2. S01E02Wanderlust S01E02Episode 2September 11, 2018 6.2Alan has sex with Claire whilst Joy does the same with social worker Marvin. Alan is aroused to hear his wife's account of her evening but t
  3. S01E03Wanderlust S01E03Episode 3September 18, 2018 6.0Joy and Alan explain their arrangement to Laura and her siblings Naomi and Tom — who seems upset by the news. Nonetheless, Joy prepares to m
  4. S01E04Wanderlust S01E04Episode 4September 25, 2018 4.9Joy and Alan go on a double date with Claire and Marc which invigorates the Richards' sex life though Alan is forced to confess the arrangem
  5. S01E05Wanderlust S01E05Episode 5October 2, 2018 4.6In the midst of all the turbulence in her life, Joy's regular sessions with Angela become an in-depth exploration of the secrets Joy has bee
  6. S01E06Wanderlust S01E06Episode 6October 9, 2018 4.0Joy and Alan face up to the seismic changes in their lives and try to decide if their choices are the right ones. After a tense encounter wi

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