# Fleabag (2016)

> A grieving London woman who addresses the camera directly navigates love, sex, family, and her own self-sabotage with brutal wit.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59042

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 27 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, drama
- Created by: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Network: BBC Three, BBC One
- Cast: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Jenny Rainsford, Andrew Scott, Sean Richards-Mulzac, Tree Waller-Bridge, Sarah Daykin, Jordan Long
- TMDB rating: 8.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5687612/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Tone: sardonic, bittersweet, confessional, tender

## What critics say

Acclaimed as a sharp, bold and emotionally raw comedy whose fourth-wall storytelling and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's writing and performance set it apart, though some viewers find its humor and tone abrasive.

## Synopsis

Fleabag follows an unnamed young woman in contemporary London who runs a failing café with her best friend, sleeps around to fill an emptiness she cannot name, and speaks directly to the audience with sardonic candor. Her life is shaped by the recent death of her mother, a grieving father lost in his own routines, and a sister who is the picture of composure. Each episode mixes sharp, frequently uncomfortable humor with moments of startling tenderness, as she makes choices that wound the people she loves and herself. The show's direct address creates a conspiratorial intimacy, turning her private shame into shared confession. Its tone swings quickly between farce and heartbreak, so a joke can land on the same beat as a wound. Across two short seasons, the series builds a portrait of guilt, desire, and the difficulty of letting people in. It is a bitter, funny, and deeply humane study of a woman trying to feel something real.

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