Normal People
"Drawn together. Driven apart."
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.


Connell and Marianne’s relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why he didn’t see his friends at the weekend and evades questions on his mother’s job at Marianne’s house. A girl in his friendship group, Rachel, gets impatient with Connell’s lack of interest and tensions build for Connell.