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

First Aired

1996-03-18
Last Aired

1997-08-07
Creator

Amy Jenkins
Genre

Drama
Seasons

2
Episodes

32
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

london, england roommates lawyer young adult

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Coming Together

Anna attends an interview at a well-to-do firm of solicitors to find herself confronted by old flame M...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-03-18

2. Happy Families

Anna hopes to rekindle her romance with Miles - but he is less than keen. Milly makes good career prog...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-03-25

3. Living Dangerously

Egg takes on a medical negligence case and becomes emotionally involved with a client who has cancer. ...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-04-01

4. Sex, Lies and Muesli Yoghurt

Delilah outstays her welcome. Anna resorts to devious means to get her way. Warren loses his cool ove...More

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

40mins 1996-04-08

5. Fantasy Football

Egg takes his work worries to a therapist, but finds that football is the only way forward. Meanwhile...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-04-15

6. Family Outing

Warren fears that Kira might 'out' him to the rest of the family. Anna tries her hand at marriage guid...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-04-22

7. Brief Encounter

Anna has a passionate one-night stand, but discovers that there's no such thing as casual sex. Miles r...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-04-29

8. Cheap Thrills

Milly is losing patience with Egg's novel-writing career. Meanwhile, Anna stirs up trouble at chambers...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-05-06

9. Just Sex

Warren falls in love, but when his romance turns sour he makes the decision not to live a lie. Meanwh...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-05-13

10. Father Figure

O'Donnell could prove to be Milly's knight in shining armour, but will she risk her relationship with ...More

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.Less

40mins 1996-05-20

11. Let's Get It On

Milly is feeling let down and confused, Egg is sure that he has been two-timed, Anna has to decide bet...More

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.Less