Fleabag
Season 1
6 listed hours · 2016–2019 · BBC/Amazon
From the desk
How this season is filed
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's confession machine as a closed novel: fourth-wall grammar, a second season that risks a priest, and the rare comedy-drama that treats stopping as craft.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Fleabag (2016–2019) on BBC/Amazon as the first listed season of 2 — 6 listed hours, 2016-07-21–2016-08-25 from “Episode 1” (S01E01) to “Episode 6” (S01E06). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Episode 1
The look-to-camera contract. Funny as a defense, already a tell.
- S01E04 Episode 4
The joke grows a shadow. First-run viewers often date the turn to this hour.
- S01E06 Episode 6
Season one puts the confession down. The aside is no longer free.
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S01E01 Episode 1
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 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.
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S01E02 Episode 2
Haunted by memories of her dead best friend, dumped by her emotionally-fragile boyfriend, and now desperately trying to sell her stolen goods, Fleabag attempts to rekindle romantic fires to distract her from the mayhem of her life.
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S01E03 Episode 3
Fleabag helps her inappropriate brother-in-law buy a present for Claire, who is organising her own surprise birthday party. Meanwhile, on the hunt for a date, Fleabag reconnects with a toothy friend.
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S01E04 Episode 4
Fleabag and her sister Claire reluctantly visit a female-only, silent retreat, courtesy of their father. Their enforced silence is interrupted, however, by an unusual neighbouring weekend workshop, explosive secrets coming to light, and a surprising connection with an old acquaintance.
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S01E05 Episode 5
On the anniversary of her mother's death, Fleabag and Claire return to their family home for the annual memorial lunch. Although this time there is an interloper… Things get heated between Fleabag and her Godmother who muscles her way into the occasion and reveals plans for her Sex-hibition.
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S01E06 Episode 6
Fleabag takes a date to her Godmother's Sex-hibition only to discover a few shocks are in store for her, including a declaration of love, a familiar piece of work, and an entire wall of surprises. But where is Claire? The season finale forces Fleabag to face up to her actions, and to finally reveal what happened to her beloved friend, Boo.
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