| "Episode 1" | |
|---|---|
| Fleabag episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 2 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Harry Bradbeer |
| Written by | Phoebe Waller-Bridge |
| Editing by | Gary Dollner |
| Original air date | May 17, 2019 |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Guest appearance | |
| Maddie Rice | |
"Episode 1" is the first episode of the second series of Fleabag, and the seventh overall. The episode was written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and directed by Harry Bradbeer. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 17 May 2019 along with the rest of the series.
The episode takes place during an engagement dinner for Fleabag's dad and Godmother, picking up one year after the finale of series one. Fleabag is introduced to the Priest who will officiate the wedding. After her sister, Claire, has a miscarriage in the restaurant bathroom, Fleabag tells the dinner guests that the miscarriage was her own in an attempt to help conceal it. She hits Claire's husband in the face and gets a bloody nose after he shoves her.
The episode was hailed by critics as a "cinematic comedy masterpiece" and received three 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[1][2]