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Drifters

7.1(19)
First Aired:October 31, 2013
Seasons:4 seasons
Episodes:24
Status:Ended

Comedy series about three young women living in Leeds who've graduated, had a year out, and are now struggling to find a job they're passionate about, a place to live that is half decent and a boyfriend they actually like. A sitcom about making terrible decisions, but having a brilliant time doing it. The show focuses on Meg, her eccentric cousin Bunny and their friend Laura as they discover that life might just be a bit tougher than they had imagined. From demeaning Promotions jobs complete with mad outfits to pursuing the men of their dreams - yet dating the men of their nightmares - the girls face '#FML-worthy' disasters in both their work and personal lives.

Cast

Jessica Knappett

Jessica Knappett

Meg

Lydia Rose Bewley

Lydia Rose Bewley

Bunny

Lauren O'Rourke

Lauren O'Rourke

Laura

Philip McGinley

Philip McGinley

Mark

Seasons

Home

E1Home

24m6.7

Oct 31, 2013

Meg and her cousin Bunny return home to Leeds, having cut short their gap year trip round India. They're greeted at the airport by their best friend Laura but - disaster - also by Meg's stalker-ish ex-boyfriend Mark. As far as Mark's concerned, they're still together. Unsurprisingly the homecoming doesn't run smoothly - and then there's also the small matter of finding a house and finding a job.

Scabies

E2Scabies

24m7.0

Oct 31, 2013

Bunny and Laura are amazed when Meg scores a hot date while out on the street promoting a smartphone. But it's not until the girls end up gatecrashing a party that things get really complicated.

Work Experience

E3Work Experience

23m6.3

Nov 7, 2013

Meg finally gets a break when she's offered an internship at a local radio station. Can she seize her chance and make a big impact at Pennine Hits? And Laura suspects Gary of cheating on her.

Dry Run

E4Dry Run

23m6.3

Nov 14, 2013

The girls are appalled when they realise that Meg hasn't had sex in nearly a year. Urged on by Bunny and Laura, Meg agrees to pick someone to have sex with who should be grateful.

Friend Night Stand

E5Friend Night Stand

23m7.0

Nov 21, 2013

Meg makes a new friend and brings her back to the flat, but the others think Ellie may have misunderstood the situation.

Nineties Night

E6Nineties Night

24m7.3

Nov 28, 2013

Mark reinvents himself as a DJ and asks Meg to help out at his 90s Night. Meg agrees out of sympathy, but things don't go quite as expected.

Rock 'n' Roll

E1Rock 'n' Roll

24m6.0

Oct 23, 2014

Meg is traumatised when her parents announce a trial separation. But perhaps fit new neighbour Scott, who offers to practise his counselling skills on her, can ease the pain?

Truth or Dare

E2Truth or Dare

24m6.0

Oct 30, 2014

Meg organises a girls' night in, as they're all broke and single. The night spirals out of control when Laura and Bunny insist they play Truth or Dare.

Goole

E3Goole

24m6.0

Nov 6, 2014

Meg realises that everyone she knows is on the new dating app BangR. Anxious to prove to Mark that she's winning their break-up, she joins up and scores a date with a fit bloke.

Leia

E4Leia

23m5.0

Nov 13, 2014

Beautiful, free-spirited Leia arrives. Meg and Bunny know Leia from their trip to India, and everyone thinks she's amazing - except Meg.

Hen Don't

E5Hen Don't

24m5.0

Nov 20, 2014

Meg finds herself organising a hen do. Unfortunately, it clashes with a romantic date she can't get out of. While Meg struggles to run between both events, Bunny and Laura have troubles of their own.

Meg's New Job

E6Meg's New Job

23m5.0

Nov 27, 2014

Meg scores a job at trendy charity HumanKind UK. All she has to do is win over her cool boss Rebecca, and fit in with the general hip office vibe. No problem, right?

Roomies

E1Roomies

24m5.0

Oct 22, 2015

Mark wants to move out of the flat, which is great because Meg wants Bunny to move in. But who is going to get the big bedroom?

Skint

E2Skint

24m

Oct 29, 2015

The girls' finances are at rock bottom and when there is not enough money for food, Meg comes up with an unusual solution. Bunny has an audition that requires mastery of a regional accent, while Laura goes for a job as a waitress at Uncle Sam's Saturday Shack.

Vanilla

E3Vanilla

23m

Nov 5, 2015

A meeting with an old school friend brings an exciting job opportunity for Meg, Gary reveals a surprising internet enthusiasm, while Bunny is on the run from her dad, having maxed-out her emergency credit card.

Hot and Cold

E4Hot and Cold

23m

Nov 12, 2015

Meg finds herself in a relationship with a guy she nicknames 'Hot and Cold'. Has she got herself a boyfriend or just a casual sex partner?

Plus One

E5Plus One

24m

Nov 19, 2015

Meg desperately needs a plus one for a very important occasion, Laura's patience is stretched thin when Gary's best friend Maggot comes to stay with them, and Bunny takes it upon herself to do Meg a favour.

Wedding

E6Wedding

24m

Nov 26, 2015

It's Meg's little brother's wedding day and Meg is determined not to feel bad about being single. Bunny tests her theory that it's easy to pull at weddings, while Laura faces accusations of disloyalty.

In series four, Meg is in a new relationship, but it's not all plain sailing

Halloween

E1Halloween

24m

Oct 10, 2016

Laura announces to her hot new colleagues that the girls are having a sexy Halloween house party, but the night doesn't go to plan

The Third Way

E2The Third Way

24m

Oct 17, 2016

Meg is struggling to make a go of her relationship with dependable but boring Andrew, Laura tries to dump Gary for good this time, and Bunny becomes a relationship guru. Maybe Hot and Cold has the solution to all this relationship drama when he explains to Meg about 'the third way'... no need to be tied down by labels, we should all sleep with whoever we want.

Big Break

E3Big Break

23m

Oct 24, 2016

Bunny is thrilled to get her big break in showbiz when she's cast in a film alongside celebrity cage fighter Alex Reid. Laura discovers a little thing called sick pay, while Meg talks herself onto Bunny's film as the work experience girl.

Homeless

E4Homeless

24m

Oct 31, 2016

When a plan to make money by renting out the flat goes wrong, the girls find themselves homeless on the weekend of their school reunion

Sober

E5Sober

23m

Nov 7, 2016

Meg, Laura and Bunny decide to detox for a while. Even better, they sign up for a charity mud-running event. But when Laura finds a new man, Bunny has a little health issue and Meg gets some family news, they find themselves unprepared as the race day dawns.

Funeral

E6Funeral

23m

Nov 14, 2016

Bunny has won three tickets for Glastonbury on e-bay but Meg's parents want her to organize Granny Primrose's funeral that weekend. Fortunately Meg is able to shift it from Saturday to Friday morning and hurry the service through though the presence of spaced-out, randy Hot and Cold threatens everything, especially when he gives Meg some happy pills. The girls finally make a break for it but they have reckoned without one major setback.

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Comedy series about three young women living in Leeds who've graduated, had a year out, and are now struggling to find a job they're passionate about, a place to live that is half decent and a boyfriend they actually like. A sitcom about making terrible decisions, but having a brilliant time doing it. The show focuses on Meg, her eccentric cousin Bunny and their friend Laura as they discover that life might just be a bit tougher than they had imagined. From demeaning Promotions jobs complete with mad outfits to pursuing the men of their dreams - yet dating the men of their nightmares - the girls face '#FML-worthy' disasters in both their work and personal lives.

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