From school to college, Normal People follows Connell and Marianne as they weave in and out of each other’s lives in a show that explores how complicated young love can be.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of the school’s social scene, begin an intense, secret affair.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
Marianne and Connell’s affair continues, but the pressures of the outside world start to take their toll.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Connell betrays Marianne by making a cowardly choice. Marianne withdraws from school, causing Connell intense guilt.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
Connell finds college lonely; Marianne finds instant popularity. After running into each other they decide to try to be friends.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
Connell joins Marianne’s social circle but doesn’t fit in. He apologises for how he treated her; she reconsiders her relationship with her new boyfriend, Gareth.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
Connell and Marianne are together, but when he loses his job and she has an upsetting trip home, they withdraw from each other.
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Paul Mescal
Eliot Salt
India Mullen
Aislin McGuckin
Desmond Eastwood
Sarah Greene
Fionn O'Shea
Leah McNamara
Eanna Hardwicke
Sebastian De Souza