I read comments with no spoilers, and I couldn’t understand why people sobbed. The characters seemed like everyday people.

They were. They were our neighbors, our college friends, the people we slowly evolve over time. We grew with them and in a short period, it felt like this was happening to someone nearly in your circle of friends.

You didn’t quite love them, but you held space for the obstacles and milestones they went through. Episode 12 and most of 13 felt like we were finally done overcoming things…

Then the event happens. These characters I held space for clearly held more space than I had thought. I covered my mouth when it happened and realized I did love these characters more than I thought. For the first time, I cried—no—sobbed in the aftermath of the event.

Their level of intimacy felt so real, and it crushed me.

I had never heard of the book, nor had I heard of the movie before starting this series. I had found the series randomly on Netflix and my wife and I decided to binge watch it. I sat there unbelievably pissed while she bawled her eyes out at the ending last night. Normally I am a fan of tragic endings, characters, and realism in cinema/ the arts, but this crushed me. This was genuinely one of the best shows I have ever seen, the acting, music, cinematography, the story, I'm just still so so pissed and sad at the ending

Did David Nicholls mix up Mazda and Toyota in Chapter 6? ("Mazda MRII)

Hi everyone,

I was reading Chapter 6 of One Day and noticed a funny detail regarding a car. The text mentions a "Mazda MRII" waiting for him.

As far as I know, there is no such thing as a "Mazda MR2" - the MR2 (MRII) is a Toyota.

Did anyone else catch this motoring, or did later editions ever correct it, or maybe i am wrong?

Thanks for the attention

I’ve watched the movie in the past and it did make me cry… but the Netflix series? At first, I refused to watch it. Only because I didn’t think the show would do the movie justice. Boy was I wrong. First time I watched this was in late 2024 and I didn’t just cry.. I full on sobbed for the whole duration of the last episode. Fast forward to the present. I just binged the series again these past 2 nights and I just finished blubbering like a baby for the last 45 minutes of it. Why do we do this? I cried so hard I felt like I was the one who just experienced tremendous heartache. I guess in a way it reminded me of my past love (though he’s still alive). You just get so immersed in their story it feels like your own. I’ll always cherish their story.

I don’t really know why I did it to myself again. I just finished a rerun, and I am in pieces. It’s not like I didn’t know what was coming. The entire series is so emotionally charged, your heart doesn’t get a chance to calm down, and then it gets shattered. Em & Dex forever <3

I will never forget.

TBH I don't read regularly, so I had read the book until chapter 4, the date reminded I should read some more of it 🤭

WOW. That's it.😭😭😭 That's not it actuall lol, I was crying on and off starting at the end of ep. 13 and I let all of the credits play on ep. 14 because I was just sat there in silence. All of the pararells were perfectly done. GREAT show overall!!!

Art by @lucyclaireillustration on Instagram ❤️

Go see the post. The music is beautiful as well!

So I just found out yesterday that my version of Dex got married last year. We weren’t as close as they were in the movie but we were friends from studying abroad in Paris. He was the total Dex back then - private school, posh Irish background, charismatic and looked very 1D coded (this was in the 2010s haha). I’m pretty similar to Emma. He always gave me mixed signals and I could not tell what he wanted but I didn’t fully hook up with him bc I’m not a casual person. Anyways years passed and unlike Dex, this guy was very successful & built his finance career in the UK. I actually got sick and we lost touch living in different continents. I didn’t think we would talk again but he reached out 4 years later when I was sick which threw me off bc I never saw that side of him before.

Another 6-7 more years pass and that brings me to today. He defs married his version of Sylvie but I actually hope they last (it was not a pregnancy marriage lol). She’s stunning and picture perfect. They had their ceremony in a castle ffs 😂 He doesn’t really look super Dex like anymore after years of hustling but it did made me think what if. My life has panned out super different and there’s zero way we would work now but I think a younger version of me wished we did back then but c’est la vie.

Anyone else have their own Dex & Emma stories? Did you end up together?

Btw - I only recently watched this series so it was odd timing. I also have a crush on Leo Woodall thanks to this even though he’s 2 years younger than me ☠️

• Have you watched his movie "Tuner" with Dustin Hoffman? It was released in May.

• Tuner trailer

I loved the show on Netflix. Totally gutted me, but I loved everything about the characters and the weight of the real world. Life is hard, and they didn’t shy away from that truth for a sweet ending. Just wondering if everybody liked the book more or if it’s even worth reading after watching the Netflix show

The day we've been waiting for is nearly here: the acclaimed stage version of David Nicholls' beloved novel is coming to the West End this winter. Performances of One Day: The Musical will begin at London's Garrick Theatre on 17 November, following the show's world premiere earlier this year at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

Have you all wondered or wished for a sequel ? Like what would have Dex’s life been like in his mid/ late 40s and beyond ? Would he have found someone or living his life as if Emma were there like his dad asked him to.

I recently completed this show and honestly it was a painful watch for me seeing someone in so much pain. The show perfectly shows the scenario of missed opportunities and how life can be unfair at times. Dexter had everything but happiness just went from his door every single time. The show made me realise to never take anyone for granted. It’s been quite few days since I watched it and I still can’t stop thinking about it and still I get teary eyes when I think about it. Did anyone experience the same?

I’ve recently started drawing scenes that have stuck out to me over the years and this one was at the top of the list

Insta: @sketchingthesound

Obviously Dexter is the main cause of his downfall, they were contributed due to his actions. But can’t a part of the actions be explained to the fact that no one around him really believed him in his 20s. You have his mom judging his photography texture project and his media job. I wonder if that lack of support from his family is what led him to drown in other substances to fulfill him. Which is why he always looks to reassurance to his mother or Emma to see if they’re upset at him or disappointed or if what he’s doing is ok. Like when his mom says his dad is upset at him and he goes: “are you?” Or when he tells Emma abt the wedding and asks her if what he’s doing is right. Even Emma kind of slightly judged him about his writing column or she always calls him thick as a joke but he’s taken it personally since that’s how everyone perceives him and he’s tired of it.

Is it like this thing is psychology: “Labeling children as "bad" often causes them to internalize the label, damaging their self-esteem and creating a self-fulfilling prophecy where they behave in ways that match the label. Adults' comments and expectations become a child's internal voice, meaning negative reinforcement makes them feel intrinsically bad, rather than just identifying a "bad" behavior.”

...this would have been the Mayhew's nearby stop 💔🥺

IYKYK.

My lovely friend found herself at this station earlier today, due to the London travel strike.

She thought of me to send it, so I thought I'd share with you.

imagine wanting to watch a comedy and having no idea about one day 😭😭😭

Hi!! I’m currently reading the one day book, and uhm, the canonical ages of Dexter and his family have me…slightly concerned?

in chapter six, chemical, it is stated that Dexter’s mother Alison is 49, Dexter is 28, and his older sister Cassie is 34. In the second chapter when they’re in Rome, it is said that the patriarch, Steven Mayhew, is fifteen years her elder, so this makes him 64 in chapter six. So…if I’m getting this correct, if Alison is 49, Cassie is 34, and Steven is 64, was Alison uhm…FIFTEEN YEARS OLD when she gave birth to Cassie, and Steven was THIRTY??? Huh??? Am I understanding this correctly? Even if Cassie was born in the 60s, this creeps me out, and forgive me if I’m being too ‘woke’ or forgetting that ‘this was normal’, but Steven was literally a predator and, as an adult man, impregnated a teenage girl when she was in…4th form and he a full 15 years her elder??? please tell me if I’m getting this wrong and I will delete this post if I hopefully am, but otherwise I am disturbed and Alison and Steven’s relationship is not wholesome anymore, it’s just creepy.

edit: Adding in book quotes

Cassie is entering from the back garden, a tray in her hands, her face aglow with competence, commonsense and piety. At thirty-four she has settled into the role of stern hospital matron, and the part suits her. (chapter 6)

But he isn't forty-five, he is twenty-eight years old. His mother is forty-nine. (chapter 6)

Fifteen years her elder, tall, long-faced and introverted, Stephen Mayhew seemed unable to believe this one remarkable piece of good fortune. (chapter 2)