Scripted series · Netflix
Sex Education
Growth is a group project.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Asa Butterfield
Otis Milburn
32 eps
Gillian Anderson
Jean Milburn
32 eps
Ncuti Gatwa
Eric Effiong
32 eps
Emma Mackey
Maeve Wiley
32 eps
Kedar Williams-Stirling
Jackson Marchetti
32 eps
Thaddea Graham
Sarah 'O' Owens
8 eps
Mimi Keene
Ruby Matthews
25 eps
Anthony Lexa
Abbi Montgomery
8 eps
Connor Swindells
Adam Groff
32 eps
Tanya Reynolds
Lily Iglehart
22 eps
Aimee Lou Wood
Aimee Gibbs
32 eps
Dua Saleh
Cal Bowman
16 eps
Patricia Allison
Ola Nyman
21 eps
Mikael Persbrandt
Jakob Nyman
20 eps
Chinenye Ezeudu
Viv Odusanya
24 eps
Alistair Petrie
Michael Groff
32 eps
Rakhee Thakrar
Emily Sands
18 eps
Jemima Kirke
Hope Haddon
8 eps
George Robinson
Isaac Goodwin
22 eps
Anne-Marie Duff
Erin Wiley
14 eps
Hannah Gadsby
Celia
8 eps
James Purefoy
Remi Milburn
5 eps
Jim Howick
Colin Hendricks
20 eps
Sami Outalbali
Rahim
16 eps
Chris Jenks
Steve Morley
18 eps
Felix Mufti
Roman
8 eps
Reda Elazouar
Beau
8 eps
Alexandra James
Aisha
8 eps
Samantha Spiro
Maureen Groff
25 eps
Anna Francolini
Gloria
8 eps
Bella Maclean
Jem
8 eps
Lisa McGrillis
Joanna
8 eps
Edward Bluemel
Sean Wiley
6 eps
George Georgiou
Yousef
3 eps
Dan Renton Skinner
Swimming Instructor
3 eps
Lily Newmark
Ruthie
3 eps
Deobia Oparei
Mr. Effiong
6 eps
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Roz Marchetti
13 eps
Mirren Mack
Florence
3 eps
Jack Helsby
Man on Bus
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Sex Education actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Sex Education reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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.
The story
What it's about
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 32 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20198 episodes
7.6IMDbInsecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mom. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex-therapy clinic.
Best episode · S01E01 Episode 1
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20208 episodes
7.3IMDbOtis finally loosens up—often and epically—but the pressure’s on to perform as chlamydia hits the school and mates struggle with new issues.
Best episode · S02E07 Episode 7
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20218 episodes
7.1IMDbWord of the "sex school" gets out as a new head teacher tries to control a rambunctious student body and Otis attempts to hide his secret hookup.
Best episode · S03E05 Episode 5
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20238 episodes
6.1IMDbWith Maeve in America and Moordale closed, Otis must find his footing at free-spirited Cavendish College — but he's not the only sex therapist on campus.
Best episode · S04E01 Episode 1
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
Despite the ministrations of sex therapist mom Jean and encouragement from pal Eric, Otis worries that he can't get it on. He's not the only one.
- Directed by Ben Taylor
- Written by Laurie Nunn
S02E07
Episode 7
Welcome to the morning after. "Sex kid" has made a huge mess—and just can't stop barfing. Chaos comes to class, and in detention, the girls bond.
- Directed by Ben Taylor
- Written by Laurie Nunn
S01E08
Episode 8
Otis feels violated by Jean's new book, and Maeve takes the fall for her brother. Eric serves detention with an old foe, while Lily's body betrays her.
- Directed by Kate Herron
- Written by Laurie Nunn
S01E05
Episode 5
An explicit pic puts a mean girl on the spot. Maeve wants to track down the shaming culprit, forcing Otis to make a tough choice on an important day.
- Directed by Kate Herron
- Written by Laura Hunter, Sophie Goodhart
S01E02
Episode 2
Egged on by Maeve—and finding that dispensing sex tips is tougher than he thought—Otis tries offering free advice at a classmate's house party.
- Directed by Ben Taylor
- Written by Laurie Nunn
S01E07
Episode 7
The big dance brings out the best, and the drama, in Moordale's student body. Otis finds a date, Maeve gets her dress, and Eric returns with style.
- Directed by Kate Herron
- Written by Sophie Goodhart
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Laurie Nunn
Showrunner
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Jamie Campbell
Executive producer
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Clare Couchman
Executive producer
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Joel Wilson
Executive producer
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Ben Taylor
Executive producer
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Temi Wilkey
Writer
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Laura Hunter
Writer
Laura Neal
Writer
Rosie Jones
Writer
Mawaan Rizwan
Writer
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Alice Seabright
Writer
Sophie Goodhart
Writer
Richard Gadd
Writer
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Selina Lim
Writer
Freddy Syborn
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jamie CampbellExecutive Producer
- Laurie NunnExecutive Producer
- Clare CouchmanExecutive Producer
- Joel WilsonExecutive Producer
- Ben TaylorExecutive Producer
- Jon JenningsProducer
Writing
- Temi WilkeyWriter
- Laura HunterWriter
- Laura NealWriter
- Rosie JonesWriter
- Mawaan RizwanWriter
- Alice SeabrightWriter
Direction
- Alice SeabrightDirector
- Kate HerronDirector
- Runyararo MapfumoDirector
- Sophie GoodhartDirector
- Dominic LeclercDirector
- Ben TaylorDirector
Cinematography
- Jamie CairneyDirector of Photography
- Oli RussellDirector of Photography
Music
- Oli JulianOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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