

2016–2016 · ITV1 · Ended
Take four women all struggling to find happiness and fulfilment, add a touch of glamour, gutsy humour and a desire to improve their lot in life and Brief Encounters is born.Set in the early ‘80s, the six-part series introduces Steph, Pauline, Nita and Dawn as unlikely entrepreneurs who begin to sell exotic lingerie - to the dismay (and often delight) of their loved ones.The series is inspired by chapters telling the story of the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business found in Good Vibrations, Jacqueline Gold's memoir.
Monday at 21:00 (Europe/London)
This series has ended.
Last aired
S01E06 · Episode 6
2016-08-08
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Episode 1
2016-07-04 · 60 min
Episode 2
2016-07-11 · 60 min
Episode 3
2016-07-18 · 60 min
Episode 4
2016-07-25 · 60 min
Episode 5
2016-08-01 · 60 min
Episode 6
2016-08-08 · 60 min
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IMDb · Sep 7, 2018
Brief Encounters review – dildo-wielding Ann Summers parties meet Thatcherism
The Guardian · Jul 5, 2016
Acorn TV Acquires ITV Dramedy ‘Brief Encounters’; Sets U.S. Premieres For ‘The Code’ & ’19-2′
Deadline · Aug 30, 2016
ITV cancels Brief Encounters after just one series
Radio Times · May 22, 2017
ITV axes DCI Banks after six years - and Brief Encounters is cancelled too
Digital Spy · Nov 9, 2016
For a show about sex, the Brief Encounters finale was delightfully chaste - review
The Telegraph · Aug 8, 2016
Angela Griffin Talks Special Character Connections in ITV’s New Comedy-Drama Brief Encounters
The British Blacklist · Jul 4, 2016
Brief Encounters: ITV to make ‘gutsy’ drama series about Ann Summers' infamous parties
Stylist · Dec 4, 2015