Scripted series · Channel 4
Lovesick
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Johnny Flynn
Dylan Witter
22 eps
Antonia Thomas
Evie Douglas
22 eps
Daniel Ings
Luke Curran
22 eps
Joshua McGuire
Angus Baker
17 eps
Vicki Pepperdine
Doctor
1 eps
Kim Allan
Catriona
1 eps
Daisy Beaumont
Vicar
1 eps
Scott Gilmour
Best Man
1 eps
Sharon Young
Jemima
1 eps
Dafydd Llyr-Thomas
Brian
1 eps
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Anna Leslie
1 eps
Cara Theobold
Ilona
1 eps
Oliver Coopersmith
Scott
1 eps
Tom Stourton
Ivan
1 eps
Natalie Burt
Cressida Evans
1 eps
Isabelle Joss
Receptionist
1 eps
Mike Wozniak
Doctor
1 eps
Molly Innes
Female Patient
1 eps
Rosalie Craig
Bethany
1 eps
Clare Wille
Diana
1 eps
Tala Gouveia
Naomi
1 eps
Duncan Pow
Gareth
1 eps
Sharon MacKenzie
Phoebe's Mother
1 eps
Sara Vickers
Cara
1 eps
Elena Saurel
Bianca
1 eps
Solomon Israel
Greg
1 eps
John-Luke Roberts
Nathan
1 eps
Susannah Fielding
Phoebe
2 eps
Lolly Adefope
Charlotte
1 eps
Kieran Hodgson
Simeon
1 eps
Tom Cox
Andy
1 eps
Oliver Powell
Ed
1 eps
Jaz Deol
Adal
1 eps
Claudia Jessie
Tasha
1 eps
Eleanor Wyld
Gabby
1 eps
Alex Lowe
Steve
1 eps
Paul Ritter
Peter
1 eps
Melanie Hudson
Martha
1 eps
Siobhan Redmond
Janie
1 eps
Tony Gardner
Julian
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lovesick actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lovesick reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
After finding out he has an STI, Dylan must get back in touch with every girl he has ever had sex with to let them know the bad news.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 22 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20146 episodes
6.2IMDbWith friends Luke and Evie at his side, Dylan notifies all his past sexual partners that he has chlamydia, reliving his romantic missteps as he goes.
Best episode · S01E06 Phoebe
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20168 episodes
6.2IMDbA conflicted Dylan tries to sort out his tangled romantic life in the present as he continues to track down his former flings.
Best episode · S02E08 Abigail (Part 2)
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20188 episodes
5.0IMDbEvie must come to terms with her feelings for Dylan, just as his relationship with Abigail gets more serious. Meanwhile Luke struggles in his new quest for love and Angus faces the reality of marrying someone he barely knows.
Best episode · S03E08 Evie (Part Two)
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Phoebe
Dylan sets about tracking down Phoebe who hasn't returned any of his messages. This prompts a flashback to six years ago when the gang are at a pub quiz.
- Directed by Gordon Anderson
- Written by Tom Edge
S01E03
Cressida
In a flashback to 10 months earlier, Luke drags Dylan and Evie to a posh party in the country. Luke is desperate to sleep with his childhood crush Ilona, who's on his 'things to do before I die' list.
- Directed by Elliot Hegarty
- Written by Tom Edge
S01E04
Jane
In a flashback to three years earlier, it's Evie's birthday and she plans to tell Dylan about her feelings for him over a quiet dinner, but the evening gets hijacked by their friends.
- Directed by Gordon Anderson
- Written by Tom Edge
S01E01
Abigail
Dylan must contact all the girls he has slept with to inform them he has chlamydia. He casts his mind back to Abigail and a flashback reveals a defining moment he'd tried to forget...
- Directed by Elliot Hegarty
- Written by Tom Edge
S01E02
Anna
In a flashback to 18 months ago, Luke is enjoying the best sex of his life with psychology student Cleo, but he's keen to avoid deep conversation in case she realises that he's actually quite shallow.
- Directed by Elliot Hegarty
- Written by Tom Edge
S01E05
Bethany
In a flashback to four years earlier, Dylan panics that he's in a serious relationship with Bethany, while Luke has trouble with his new boss Diana.
- Directed by Gordon Anderson
- Written by Tom Edge
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Charlie LeechProducer
- Tom EdgeExecutive Producer
- Murray FergusonExecutive Producer
- Andy BakerExecutive Producer
- Ed MacDonaldProducer
Writing
- Tom EdgeWriter
Direction
- Elliot HegartyDirector
- Gordon AndersonDirector
Cinematography
- Simon VickeryDirector of Photography
Music
- Si BeggOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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