'The best Netflix drama of 2024 isn't what you think - and it made everyone cry'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen was the last occasion we all found ourselves shedding tears in front of our television screens, yearning to relive the past five hours?
The answer is February 8, when Netflix unveiled its adaptation of David Nicholls' emotionally charged novel One Day. Set within the University of Edinburgh, Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley cross paths on graduation night and attempt a one-night stand - while their romantic endeavour proves disastrous, it gives birth to a beautiful friendship.
The pair hail from entirely different backgrounds: Emma is an eccentric working-class girl with dreams as vast as the heavens, while Dex is a handsome lad whose sole ambition after post graduation is to travel - seriously, he struggles to even comprehend the idea of a career.
When they're together? They're simply rom-com perfection, reports the Mirror. As they go their separate ways post-university, viewers are taken on a twenty-year journey through their individual but often intertwined lives - navigating terrible jobs, tumultuous marriages, and even a Parisian love affair.
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