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Episodes is a British–American sitcom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, which premiered on Showtime on January 9, 2011,[1] and on January 10, 2011, on BBC Two. The show follows Sean and Beverly Lincoln, a British writing couple who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful show, Lyman's Boys, as an American series.[2]

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray release
US series premiere US series finale UK series premiere UK series finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 7 January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09) February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20) January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10) February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21) June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)[3] February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)[4] August 2, 2012 (2012-08-02)[5]
2 9 July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26) May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06) January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)[6] July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)[7] —
3 9 January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12) March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16) 2014|5|14} — — July 14, 2014 (2014-07-14)[8] —

Episodes

Series 1 (2011)

No. in
show 		No. in
series 		Title Directed by Written by U.K. air date U.K. viewers
(millions) 		U.S. air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Episode One"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJanuary 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)1.86[9]January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)0.77[10]
After winning another BAFTA for their hit sitcom, Lyman's Boys, Sean and Beverly Lincoln are approached by American television executive Merc Lapidus who woos them into re-creating their sitcom for an American audience. After initial hesitation, they decide to accept his offer and make the journey from London to Los Angeles. On their first day in pre-production Sean and Beverly are told that Julian Bullard, who stars in the British television programme Lyman's Boys, will need to re-audition for the American adaptation. They also learn that Merc has lied to them and has never even seen an episode of their show. Bullard is not given the job and Matt LeBlanc is given the role instead.
22"Episode Two"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJanuary 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)1.53[11]January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)0.44[12]
Merc invites Sean and Beverly to an elegant dinner party at his house. At the party, Matt flatters Sean and flirts with Beverly. Matt convinces Merc to change his character from an aged headmaster to a hockey coach, and the name of the show to "Pucks!"
33"Episode Three"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJanuary 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)1.16[13]January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)0.33[14]
The first reading of Pucks! is disrupted by Merc's crass etiquette. Sean and Matt travel to Las Vegas while Beverly is left at home, bitterly disappointed with the changes that Matt has suggested to the show. Matt convinces Sean about the changes. Sean develops a man-crush on Matt in the face of his charm, wealth, and celebrity. Beverly is also surprised to learn that Morning Randolph, who plays their central female part, is apparently much older than she looks.
44"Episode Four"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffery KlarikJanuary 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)1.09[15]January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30)0.56[16]
Filming for the Pucks! pilot begins. Matt hits the drink after he loses his court case over custody of his children. With a photographer waiting to capture Matt driving after drinking alcohol, Sean and Beverly go to pick him up. Beverly and Matt appear to make amends. The morning after, however, Matt's attitude towards Beverly returns.
55"Episode Five"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffery KlarikFebruary 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)1.33[17]February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)0.38[18]
Matt invites Sean to a 'Rape Prevention Task Force' gala, where more of Morning's secrets are revealed. Beverly and Carol get stoned and bond over stories of their love lives. Beverly becomes paranoid that Sean is falling for Morning. Sean finds Morning's sex tape on the internet, and watches it while masturbating, unaware that Beverly is watching him.
66"Episode Six"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikFebruary 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)1.12[19]February 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)0.49[20]
Beverly decides to leave Los Angeles for good, but is involved with a head on collision with Matt's car after she confronts Sean about his relationship with Morning. Sean has lunch with Merc in an attempt to salvage the Pucks! pilot when Carol reveals that he has become bored with the show. Beverly and Matt have sex when he takes her back to his house following the crash, after finally getting their differences out into the open.
77"Episode Seven"James GriffithsDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikFebruary 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)1.06[21]February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)0.59[22]
With the pilot episode of Pucks! wrapped up, Sean and Beverly plan on returning to the UK. Merc thinks the pilot is terrible and states that it will not result in a full season. Sean visits Matt and discovers the truth about what happened between him and Beverly, leading to a fist fight between Sean and Matt. All three end up back at Sean and Beverly's house and while arguing about the whole situation they receive an unexpected call from Merc to say that the pilot was a hit with the test audience and that they have a hit show to write.

Series 2 (2012)

No. in
show 		No. in
series 		Title Directed by Written by U.K. air date U.K. viewers
(million) 		U.S. air date U.S. viewers
(million)
81"Episode One"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)1.24[23]July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)0.49[24]
Sean and Beverly's marriage is in tatters and they are living apart, after Beverly's fling with Matt just before their new US sitcom Pucks! opens to appalling reviews yet unexpectedly high ratings. Matt's attempts to be friendly with Sean again are rebuffed. After Sean's birthday celebration, Morning kisses him several times and indicates she wants to develop a closer relationship.
92"Episode Two"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikMay 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)1.03[25]July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08)0.37[26]
Sean and Morning have slept together the night before the second week's dreadful viewing figures are released, with Pucks! being bested by the talking dog show. Merc's wife Jamie has sex with Matt in his dressing room. Merc and his creative team try to brainstorm a replacement project for Pucks!. After a concerted effort Matt finally schmoozes his way back to being friends with Sean and Beverly with gifts of two cars.
103"Episode Three"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikMay 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)1.03[27]July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)0.42[28]
Matt and Jamie's affair continues. Merc's father dies leaving Sean, Beverly, and Matt struggling to decide what condolence gift they should buy to stay in Merc's good books. Morning accidentally reveals to Beverley that she had slept with Sean on his birthday. Merc interrupts his father's funeral service to talk business on a cell phone. Beverly cries about the loss of their marriage while standing at the grave-side.
114"Episode Four"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJune 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)0.77[29]July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)0.38[30]
Pucks! numbers continue to tumble. Beverly is surprised Sean now has a Facebook page. He mentions to Matt that someone named "Labia" has added him and Matt warns him that Labia is his stalker and advises him to unfriend her. Beverly and Sean are pressured by the network to shift the show's focus more towards the students, which leads to Matt having a temper tantrum. After a difficult dinner meeting with Merc, Matt gets drunk and threatens to both leave the show and tell Merc about his affair with Jamie; Beverly pleads with him not to and Matt eventually agrees.
125"Episode Five"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJune 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)0.97[31]July 29, 2012 (2012-07-29)0.24[32]
Matt's young stalker, Labia, turns up while he and Sean are in a restaurant, despite a 500-foot restraining order; she found out where Matt would be dining due to a status that Sean made, as Sean has not yet unfriended her. Matt reveals that she has been stalking him for fifteen years, since he took her to Disneyland as an eight year old. Carol insists Merc takes her away for a weekend to celebrate their 5th 'anniversary' together. Jamie then tries to book the weekend away with Matt, but she and Merc use the same travel agent and the resulting confusion comes close to exposing both their extra-marital affairs. Morning's disastrous plastic surgery to one side of her face causes camera angle problems during filming of the show.
136"Episode Six"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)0.87[33]August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)0.33[34]
Matt discovers stalker Labia topless in the kitchen of his rental home and throws her out. Merc asks Matt to get a Friends co-star to appear in Pucks!, but after several terse and embarrassing phone calls all he can get is Gunther (James Michael Tyler) after nobody will give him Jennifer (Aniston)'s latest cell number. Techies fix Morning's face with bluescreen tape and $40,000 worth of CGI and Beverly is introduced to Morning's younger (though he appears far older than her) brother, Rob, who she flirts with slightly. Matt asks Sean and Beverly to write a speech for him, but they struggle with the task late into the night, get drunk and start making love on a desk; it ends badly, with Sean finding it too hard to forgive her for her fling with Matt, walking out and leaving a bereft Beverly.
147"Episode Seven"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJune 22, 2012 (2012-06-22)0.68[35]August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12)0.34[36]
Merc and Carol ask Sean and Beverly to convince Matt to reverse his recent 'chunky' weight gain. Matt's ex-wife Diane is furious that stalker Labia has turned up at the boys' school. Matt is offended by the suggestion he has gained weight but, during filming, the bulge in his trousers turns out to be loose candy and chocolate bars. Later, Jamie tries to comfort him and assure him she wouldn't care if he was overweight but Matt argues with her, resulting in her walking out and telling him to "call her when he's acting like a human." Beverly 'moves on' and reluctantly goes on a dinner date with Morning's brother, Rob, but the date keeps being interrupted- one of the interruptions being a phone call that turns out to be Sean who s distraught on hearing that Beverly is on a date- and they agree to try again the following day. Matt sits at home morosely filling his face with cheesecake, then drunkenly rings Labia and invites her to visit.
158"Episode Eight"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJune 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)0.95[37]August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19)0.41[38]
Labia has stayed the night with Matt who regrets his decision to ask her over, though they spend the day together at the studio, to Sean and Beverly's horror and disapproval.. A newspaper article hints that Merc is under threat from the network and he tries to get new programme ideas from his clueless team, who are obviously struggling with the pressure he is putting on them. Sean quizzes Beverly about her date and is obviously dealing with it badly. Matt tries to gently persuade Labia to move on, but she refuses and tells him that she will always be there for him, no matter what he looks like or how much money he earns. Labia prepares to leave, but Diane rings Matt's phone and is horrified when she answers it. Network head, Elliot Salad, takes Carol out for a drink and tells her that Merc will be out after his 'Man of the Year' award and that Carol is slated to replace him. Beverly phones Sean and tells him that she will cancel her date with Rob if he tells her that there is a chance they will get back together, but Sean tells her to go, though he seems to regret the decision after he hangs up. After their second dinner date Beverly and Rob kiss.
169"Episode Nine"Jim Field SmithDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikJuly 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)1.04[39]August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)0.41[40]
Carol still feels that Merc will never leave Jamie, but she forces Beverly to reveal Jamie's affair with Matt. Matt's lawyer rings to tell him that Diane is starting proceedings to remove his visitation rights. Carol tells an incredulous Merc about Jamie's affair and he flies into a rage. During Merc's 'Man of the Year' celebration the network is packing up and clearing out his office ready for his dismissal. After Merc confornts Matt in the men's lavatory, the night descends into one big brawl, with all affairs out in the open. Merc begins acting violently towards Matt and subsequently Sean and Beverly as they try to control him, shocking everyone including Carol, who reveals to Merc that he has been fired. At first she begins to comfort him, but after he lashes out at her and decides to stay with Jamie, Carol orders him out her car, seemingly ending her relationship with him. Matt is on the way to hospital with a dislocated arm due to Merc's attack, and Beverly are bruised, but finally reconcile.

Series 3 (2014)

No. in
show 		No. in
series 		Title Directed by Written by U.K. air date U.K. viewers
(millions) 		U.S. air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
171"Episode One"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAJanuary 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)0.86[41]
The morning after Merc's "man of the year" ceremony, Merc goes to Matt's house to win Jamie back, but doesn't prevail. At the network, Carol is emotional to begin work replacing Merc, but when she gets excited about it, learns that Merc is actually going to be replaced by Castor Sotto. Meanwhile, Matt gets a DUI with his kids in the car, and Sean and Beverly are back together but Beverly is worried to tell him that she slept with Rob that Wednesday.
182"Episode Two"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAJanuary 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)TBA
Beverly wants to start off her relationship with Sean with a clean slate, but Sean can't get over the fact that she slept with Rob. Carol finally meets Castor Sotto, the man who is stated to replace Merc, and tries to get on his good side. Matt deals with the aftermath of his DUI by meeting Diane's new boyfriend.
193"Episode Three"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAJanuary 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)TBA
Matt tries to get off of 'Pucks!' when he is offered a part to a brilliant show on NBC. The only issue is that the writer is Sean and Beverly's nemesis Andrew. Meanwhile, Carol is able to talk Castor out of canceling 'Pucks!' and gets him to move the show to a new timeslot, promising higher ratings.
204"Episode Four"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAFebruary 2, 2014 (2014-02-02)0.47
Matt is scheduled to appear on the Jay Leno show where he is offended to be the second guest. Meanwhile, when Merc comes into the office to pitch some show ideas he is offended by Castor's absence.
215"Episode Five"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAFebruary 9, 2014 (2014-02-09)TBA
Sean and Beverly seek help for their marriage, but accidentally find themselves with a sex therapist. Merc steals all of Jamie's paintings and Matt goes to save the day. Meanwhile, the network press event starts and Pucks! is pulled from the schedule.
226"Episode Six"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAFebruary 16, 2014 (2014-02-16)TBA
After hearing that Pucks! has been pulled from the schedule, Sean and Beverly begin to prepare to go home, but that can be complicated when Sean lets a fan submit one of his old scripts to FOX in his honor. Elsewhere, Matt is angry to find out that they already casted at the NBC pilot, and Morning's sister comes to visit.
237"Episode Seven"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAFebruary 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)TBA
Sean is intrigued when Eileen tries to get him to do a pilot she believes has potential, but can't get Beverly on board, who is already planning on their return to London. Meanwhile, Matt is unhappy to discover that Labia has moved on from him, and Carol thinks it is time to take her relationship with Castor to the next level, but isn't aware of his true intentions.
248"Episode Eight"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAMarch 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)TBA
It's the final day of shooting Pucks! And Beverly gives Carol an ultimatum when she reads the script and wants to turn it into a TV show. Meanwhile, NBC wants Matt to audition for the role in Andrew's pilot, especially when they hear a rumor that he is going into rehab that Matt thinks was started by his father.
259"Episode Nine"Iain B. MacDonaldDavid Crane & Jeffrey KlarikTBATBAMarch 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)TBA
Sean and Beverly are the subject of a bidding war between Eileen, Carol, and CBS, with Beverly urging Sean to ignore them and go home to London; Matt gets angry when NBC, once again, tells them that he has to audition. But when things start to go their way, the network pulls a wild card that could affect Matt at NBC and the Lincolns in London.

Series 4

On December 11, 2013, Episodes was renewed for a nine-episode fourth series to be filmed in 2014.[42]

References

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