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One Day tells the story of Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew who, on 15th July 1988, the night of their graduation, speak for the very first time. The next morning, they go their separate ways but where will they be on this one ordinary day the next year, and the year after that, and every year that follows? Each episode finds Dex and Em, one year older, on this one particular date, as they grow and change, move together and apart, experience joy and heartbreak. One Day is a decades-spanning love story, based on the…
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Season 114 episodes · 2024+
Episode 1 · 8 Feb 2024 · 39 min
Episode 1
1988. On the night of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time. It's an evening of almost-romance, and a morning of missed opportunity.
Episode 2 · 8 Feb 2024 · 27 min
Episode 2
1989. The year has taken Dex and Em in very different directions. From a villa in Rome and a minibus in the Midlands, they both ponder what comes next.
Episode 3 · 8 Feb 2024 · 22 min
Episode 3
1990. Life in London isn't what Em was expecting. In a creative drought, she's working in a shabby restaurant, where she gets a visit from Dex.
Episode 4 · 8 Feb 2024 · 28 min
Episode 4
1991. On holiday together in Greece, Emma has plans for how to keep things platonic. Dexter would rather reminisce about the night they met.
Episode 5 · 8 Feb 2024 · 33 min
Episode 5
1992. After a heavy night out, a hungover Dexter goes home to visit his family. Shocked at the terrible state he's in, his mother takes him to task.
Episode 6 · 8 Feb 2024 · 27 min
Episode 6
1993. Dex gets his moment in the spotlight, while it's opening night for Em's play. She boosts her actors' confidence, while he suffers a dent to his.
Episode 7 · 8 Feb 2024 · 31 min
Episode 7
1994. The friends go for a glamorous but disastrous dinner together. Dexter's keen to show off his lavish new lifestyle, but Emma isn't impressed.
Episode 8 · 8 Feb 2024 · 29 min
Episode 8
1995. On the last day of the school term, Emma gets into a compromising position at work. When she gets home, things become even more uncomfortable.
Episode 9 · 8 Feb 2024 · 24 min
Episode 9
1996. Dexter wants to impress his new girlfriend's parents, but the visit doesn't go according to plan. Over dinner, he gets a call from his agent.
Episode 10 · 8 Feb 2024 · 32 min
Episode 10
1997. The two bump into each other at a university friend's wedding. After an awkward reunion, they get lost in conversation together.
Episode 11 · 8 Feb 2024 · 19 min
Episode 11
1998. Dexter's still adjusting to domestic life. On an evening in, he finds an old mixtape from Emma and calls her to chat about times gone by.
Episode 12 · 8 Feb 2024 · 27 min
Episode 12
1999. A troubled Dexter visits Emma, who's thriving in Paris. As they wander the streets, the memory of their encounter months before hangs in the air.
Episode 13 · 8 Feb 2024 · 26 min
Episode 13
2000. 2001. 2002. Em and Dex's bond grows tighter as the years pass. Her writing's going well, and he starts his own business.
Episode 14 · 8 Feb 2024 · 36 min
Episode 14
2003. 2004. 2007. Unable to contemplate the future, Dexter looks back on his and Emma's intertwined past — and gets a visit from some familiar faces.