BBC’s Normal People: how does episode 1 compare to Sally Rooney’s book?

Normal People TV show: Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne in BBC Three’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel

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BBC’s Normal People: how does episode 1 compare to Sally Rooney’s book?

By Hollie Richardson

5 years ago

The BBC Three TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s second novel, Normal People, is available to stream from Sunday 26 April. But is it as good as the book? One writer watched the first episode to find out. Beware: spoilers ahead.       

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