You & Me - Season 1 ◉

The story follows Ben (Harry Lawtey), a journalist who falls into a whirlwind romance with Jess (Sophia Brown) after a chance meeting at a bus stop. Their relationship moves quickly until a catastrophic event on the day they become parents changes everything.

The first season of , a British three-part romantic drama that debuted on ITVX in 2023, explores the messy, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful realities of love and loss. Unlike traditional romantic comedies, the series focuses on how three people— Ben , Emma , and Jess —navigate life-altering tragedies and attempt to find a second chance at happiness. Plot and Structure You & Me - Season 1

The series is uniquely structured across , showing the "then" and the "now" as the characters' lives eventually collide. The story follows Ben (Harry Lawtey), a journalist

The miniseries features a cast of established and rising British talent: You & Me (TV Mini Series 2023) - IMDb Unlike traditional romantic comedies, the series focuses on

Years later, Ben remains stuck in a rut of grief while raising his children. He eventually meets Emma (Jessica Barden), an aspiring theatre actress who is also hiding her own traumatic past behind her professional success. Cast and Creative Team

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Michele Majer

Michele Majer is Assistant Professor of European and American Clothing and Textiles at the Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture and a Research Associate at Cora Ginsburg LLC. She specializes in the 18th through 20th centuries, with a focus on exploring the material object and what it can tell us about society, culture, literature, art, economics and politics. She curated the exhibition and edited the accompanying publication, Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke, which examined the phenomenon of actresses as internationally known fashion leaders at the turn-of-the-20th century and highlighted the printed ephemera (cabinet cards, postcards, theatre magazines, and trade cards) that were instrumental in the creation of a public persona and that contributed to and reflected the rise of celebrity culture.

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