You’d need the self-control of a Buddha to not binge-watch BBC series Normal People in a couple of sittings. The TV show, based on Sally Rooney’s book of the same name, has shattered records by racking up sixteen million iPlayer requests in its first week alone.
If you’re late to the party, the story follows teenagers Connell and Marianne, played by Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones, who spend their teens and early adulthood falling in and out of a relationship.The sizzling chemistry, combined with the way the show deals with sexual consent and mental health, makes the show equal parts passionate and poignant.