Fleabag
Episode 1
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2016-07-21
Synopsis
Angry, pervy, outrageous and hilarious, Fleabag arrives with a bang, as she spins through the city grasping at anyone and anything that might keep her head above water.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Fleabag opens its catalog run with “Episode 1” (2016-07-21). Short-run perfection argument; auteur comedy-drama. Phoebe's double life as writer-star and the finale boundary.
In the series
This episode is part of Fleabag (2016–2019) on BBC/Amazon.
Fourth-wall confession as weapon — hot priest discourse included.
Key cast
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag
- Sian Clifford as Claire
- Olivia Colman as Godmother
- Andrew Scott as The Priest
- Bill Paterson as Dad
- Brett Gelman as Martin