Scripted series · Netflix
One Day
Twenty years. Two people.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ambika Mod
Emma
14 eps
Leo Woodall
Dexter
14 eps
Amber Grappy
Tilly
8 eps
Emily Butcher
Caroline
1 eps
Brendan Quinn
Callum
6 eps
Essie Davis
Alison
4 eps
Tim McInnerny
Stephen
6 eps
Tim Preston
Gary
1 eps
Mathilde Storm
Tove
1 eps
Freya Parker
Tracey
1 eps
Emily Eaton-Plowright
Candy
1 eps
Ike Bennett
Kwame
1 eps
Anthony Calf
Sid
1 eps
Ella-Rae Smith
Naomi
1 eps
Amy Booth-Steel
Scottie
1 eps
Alex Gibson-Giorgio
Paddy
1 eps
Jonny Weldon
Ian
6 eps
Beth Lindsey
Sarah
1 eps
Robert Cawsey
Pete
1 eps
Sophie Wolff
Tara
1 eps
John Macmillan
Aaron
2 eps
Meghan Treadway
Kate
1 eps
Sam Swann
Damian
1 eps
Jeremiah Burlen
Martin
1 eps
Jodie Price
Sonya
2 eps
Natasha Joseph
Mrs. Grainger
1 eps
Anne Bird
Mary
2 eps
Mark Rowley
Phil Godalming
2 eps
Charlie Norton
Kyle
1 eps
Tom Claxton
Drew
1 eps
Jo-Anne Stockham
Donna
1 eps
Will Hislop
Toby
2 eps
Rebekah Murrell
Suki
2 eps
Gareth Evans
Gavin
1 eps
Adam Loxley
Graham
4 eps
Eleanor Tomlinson
Sylvie
5 eps
Finlay Alderson
Sam
1 eps
Angus Alderson
Murray
1 eps
Toby Stephens
Lionel
1 eps
Joely Richardson
Helen
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How One Day actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
One Day reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After spending graduation night together, Emma and Dexter go their separate ways — but their lives remain intertwined.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
1988. On the night of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time. It's an evening of almost-romance, and a morning of missed opportunity.
- Directed by Molly Manners
- Written by Nicole Taylor
S01E13
Episode 13
2000. 2001. 2002. Em and Dex's bond grows tighter as the years pass. Her writing's going well, and he starts his own business.
- Directed by Luke Snellin
- Written by David Nicholls
S01E07
Episode 7
1994. The friends go for a glamorous but disastrous dinner together. Dexter's keen to show off his lavish new lifestyle, but Emma isn't impressed.
- Directed by John Hardwick
- Written by Nicole Taylor
S01E05
Episode 5
1992. After a heavy night out, a hungover Dexter goes home to visit his family. Shocked at the terrible state he's in, his mother takes him to task.
- Directed by Kate Hewitt
- Written by Vinay Patel, Anna Jordan
S01E04
Episode 4
1991. On holiday together in Greece, Emma has plans for how to keep things platonic. Dexter would rather reminisce about the night they met.
- Directed by Kate Hewitt
- Written by Nicole Taylor
S01E11
Episode 11
1998. Dexter's still adjusting to domestic life. On an evening in, he finds an old mixtape from Emma and calls her to chat about times gone by.
- Directed by Luke Snellin
- Written by Nicole Taylor
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Molly Manners
- Written by Bijan Sheibani, Nicole Taylor
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Kate Hewitt
- Written by Vinay Patel, Anna Jordan
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
- David NichollsExecutive Producer
- Roanna BennExecutive Producer
- Nige WatsonProducer
- Jude LiknaitzkyExecutive Producer
- Nicole TaylorExecutive Producer
Writing
- David NichollsWriter
- Vinay PatelWriter
- Bijan SheibaniWriter
- Anna JordanWriter
- Nicole TaylorWriter
Direction
- Molly MannersDirector
- John HardwickDirector
- Luke SnellinDirector
- Kate HewittDirector
Cinematography
- Ollie DowneyDirector of Photography
- Álvaro GutiérrezDirector of Photography
- Jonas MortensenDirector of Photography
- Nick CookeDirector of Photography
Music
- Anne NikitinOriginal Music Composer
- Jessica JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Tim MorrishOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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