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Brief Encounters is a British comedy-drama series created by Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling. The series is loosely based on Gold Group International CEO Jacqueline Gold's 1995 memoir, Good Vibrations, and details the beginning of the Ann Summers retailer company, through four women who see the potential of finding happiness and fulfillment by selling lingerie and sex toys to women in the privacy of their own homes. The series was produced by CPL Productions for broadcast on ITV and aired from 4 July to 8 August 2016. Filming took place between January and April 2016 in Sheffield. It was well received by critics gaining 8.4 out of 10 on IMDB.
Original Release
07/04/2016
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sophie Rundle | Steph |
Angela Griffin | Nita |
Sharon Rooney | Dawn |
Penelope Wilton | Pauline |
Peter Wight | Brian |
Karl Davies | Terry |
Ben Bailey Smith | Johnny Daniels / Johnny |
Will Merrick | Russell |
Don Gilet | Kieren / Kieran |
Chloe Pirrie | Hellie |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 04 July 2016 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 11 July 2016 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Monday, 18 July 2016 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Monday, 25 July 2016 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Monday, 01 August 2016 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Monday, 08 August 2016 |
Directors
Joss Agnew, Marek Losey, Jill Robertson
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sophie Rundle | Steph |
Angela Griffin | Nita |
Sharon Rooney | Dawn |
Penelope Wilton | Pauline |
Peter Wight | Brian |
Karl Davies | Terry |
Ben Bailey Smith | Johnny Daniels / Johnny |
Will Merrick | Russell |
Don Gilet | Kieren / Kieran |
Chloe Pirrie | Hellie |
Souad Faress | Widowed Linda |
Theo Graham | Richie |
Felicity Montagu | Joan / Steph's Mum |
Kent Riley | Barry |
Gina Bramhill | Lisa |
Daniel Sharp | Dean |
Fin Campbell | Stanley |
Pippa Haywood | Bunny |
Samuel Edward-Cook | Dougie |
Rob Norbury | PC Martin |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sarah T. Davies | Executive Producer |
Arabella McGuigan | Executive Producer |
Oriane Messina | Executive Producer |
Fay Rusling | Executive Producer |
Danielle Lux | Executive Producer |
Jo Willett | Producer |
Anne-Louise Russell | Producer |
Carolyn Parry-Jones | Producer |