Brief Encounters
Created by Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling
On ITV1
A warm, character-driven ensemble drama about ordinary women finding agency and connection through a business venture in 1980s Britain.
In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.
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Like Brief Encounters
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Brief Encounters
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Brief Encounters, But Darker
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Like Brief Encounters, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
