Brief Encounters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Take four women all struggling to find happiness and fulfilment, add a touch of glamour, gutsy humour and a desire to improve their lot in life and Brief Encounters is born.

Set in the early ‘80s, the six-part series introduces Steph, Pauline, Nita and Dawn as unlikely entrepreneurs who begin to sell exotic lingerie - to the dismay (and often delight) of their loved ones.

The series is inspired by chapters telling the story of the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business found in Good Vibrations, Jacqueline Gold's memoir.

Series details

• Title: Brief Encounters
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-07-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-08-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 9816
• IMDb ID: tt5256926
• TVDB ID: 313785

Cast and credited roles

• Sophie Rundle — Stephanie "Steph" Kirke
• Penelope Wilton — Pauline Spake
• Angela Griffin — Nita Dempsey
• Sharon Rooney — Dawn Toxton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-07-04; final listed air date 2016-08-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Brief Encounters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.