The BEST episodes of This Life season 1

Every episode of This Life season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of This Life season 1!

Cult drama series about a group of aspiring young lawyers sharing a shabby house in London, charting their careers and personal lives.

Last Updated: 8/27/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
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Cheap Thrills
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8.00
5 votes

#1 - Cheap Thrills

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/6/1996

Milly is losing patience with Egg's novel-writing career. Meanwhile, Anna stirs up trouble at chambers when she tries to liven up the boss's party.

Directors: Nigel Douglas
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Let's Get It On
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8.00
4 votes

#2 - Let's Get It On

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/3/1996

Milly is feeling let down and confused, Egg is sure that he has been two-timed, Anna has to decide between youth and experience, and Warren discovers that alcohol doesn't help one's powers of persuasion.

Directors: Nigel Douglas
Writer: Amy Jenkins
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Living Dangerously
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7.91
35 votes

#3 - Living Dangerously

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/1996

Egg takes on a medical negligence case and becomes emotionally involved with a client who has cancer. Meanwhile, Warren discovers the truth about Delilah, and Miles chooses a bad person in whom to confide about his love life.

Directors: Sam Miller
Writer: Amy Jenkins
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Coming Together
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7.88
42 votes

#4 - Coming Together

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/1996

Anna attends an interview at a well-to-do firm of solicitors to find herself confronted by old flame Miles. While Miles considers her application, his colleague Milly and her partner Egg wonder how to fill the house they have rented, and the fifth member of the group, Warren, is also interviewed for a job.

Directors: Sam Miller
Writer: Amy Jenkins
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Sex, Lies and Muesli Yoghurt
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7.88
32 votes

#5 - Sex, Lies and Muesli Yoghurt

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/1996

Delilah outstays her welcome. Anna resorts to devious means to get her way. Warren loses his cool over a muesli yoghurt.

Directors: Audrey Cooke
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Happy Families
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7.86
35 votes

#6 - Happy Families

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/25/1996

Anna hopes to rekindle her romance with Miles - but he is less than keen. Milly makes good career progress, but Egg struggles adjust to his job - and with living with Warren.

Directors: Sam Miller
Writer: Amy Jenkins
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Brief Encounter
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7.80
5 votes

#7 - Brief Encounter

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/29/1996

Anna has a passionate one-night stand, but discovers that there's no such thing as casual sex. Miles resents his father's interference at work, and Warren finds it easier to confide in a stranger than in his own brother.

Directors: Audrey Cooke
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Just Sex
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7.40
5 votes

#8 - Just Sex

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/13/1996

Warren falls in love, but when his romance turns sour he makes the decision not to live a lie. Meanwhile, Milly and O'Donnell are becoming increasingly close at work, and Jerry finds an unexpected ally in Anna.

Directors: Nigel Douglas
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Father Figure
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7.40
5 votes

#9 - Father Figure

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/20/1996

O'Donnell could prove to be Milly's knight in shining armour, but will she risk her relationship with Egg for a romantic fantasy? Meanwhile, Anna decides that an older man is just what she needs, and Miles deals with a flasher who claims to be a nudist.

Directors: Nigel Douglas
Writer: Amy Jenkins
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Fantasy Football
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7.20
5 votes

#10 - Fantasy Football

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/1996

Egg takes his work worries to a therapist, but finds that football is the only way forward. Meanwhile, Miles thinks that his days are numbered when Delilah agrees to take an HIV test, and Anna gets an interesting offer when she uses her feminine charms to get work.

Directors: Audrey Cooke
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Family Outing
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7.20
5 votes

#11 - Family Outing

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/1996

Warren fears that Kira might 'out' him to the rest of the family. Anna tries her hand at marriage guidance. And Miles beats his father at his own game.

Directors: Audrey Cooke
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