This Way Up: Season 1

2019

Created by Aisling Bea
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6 episodes
Comedy

Half-hour comedy series created by and starring Aisling Bea (Quiz) as a young woman piecing her life back together from... More

Half-hour comedy series created by and starring Aisling Bea (Quiz) as a young woman piecing her life back together from the wreckage of a nervous breakdown. Co-stars Emmy-nominee Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe).

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Where to watch This Way Up: Season 1

This Way Up: Season 1 is available to stream in... More the United Kingdom now on Channel 4.

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This Way Up: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

After being dropped from a dinner party invitation, Aine calls... More an old friend from rehab for some company only for things to take an unexpected turn. Shona connects with new friend Charlotte.

Episode 2

Aine interviews for a new tutoring job teaching a young... More French boy, who has recently lost his mother, but she's at risk of missing her first lesson and badly letting him down.

Episode 3

Aine and Richard's relationship gets complicated when she is inadvertently... More invited for dinner but leaves early after an awkward misunderstanding

Episode 4

Aine and Shona's mother is over from Ireland to visit... More Vish's family. Tensions are high, as Aine and her mother haven't spoken in months, while Shona feels stuck in the middle.

Episode 5

A text from her ex Freddie catches Aine by surprise.... More Later, a spontaneous night out with Bradley and his friends gives her the chance to let her hair down.

Episode 6

Romance blooms between Aine and Richard, but she's caught off... More guard when she turns up unexpectedly to find another woman in his house.

This Way Up: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

93_%28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
94_%10 reviews
Audience score rating

"It's basically Watch The Throne for fans of brilliant sharp-tongued Irishwomen."

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Independent

"Frequently idles in neutral territory that is neither comedic nor dramatic."

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The Times

"I don't remember the last time I saw a character in a comedy this clearly defined as being not funny in such a realistic way."

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Hollywood Reporter

"It's a smart, sweet, sad, winning little show, and the season goes down easily in one burst."

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Rolling Stone

"It's very good, and it's warm and clever, and it will - or would - precisely hit the spot for a lot of people, if only they can find it."

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NPR

"Bea and Horgan's performances are smart, playful, nimble, and rooted in empathy."

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Decider

"Makes the wise choice to treat its six-episode season as a reason to luxuriate in smaller moments rather than speed through them for the sake of shoehorning in extra plot developments."

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IndieWire

"Unfortunately, the show's humor proves to be more realized than its dramatic dimensions."

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Vulture

"It's a pleasant diversion if you're looking for something to binge quickly..."

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New York Post

"There has been a lot of mental health depicted on TV and it's always on the way down. What I like about this one is it deals with trying to put yourself back together, rather than falling apart."

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