Episode 5 is the fifth episode of the fourth season of Sex Education. It is the twenty-ninth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Jean struggles to find joy in motherhood. Between heated debates and a hot date with a grieving Maeve, can Otis perform? Jackson has an identity crisis.
Plot[]
Maeve and Sean arrange their mother's funeral. Joy's doctor is worried that Jean may have postnatal depression. Jackson resolves to discover his father but does not tell his mothers. Otis is guilty about sleeping with Ruby. In a debate, O accuses Otis of having views like his misogynist father, and several students reveal that O ghosted them. O reveals she is asexual and apologises for her behaviour. Jean's producer hires O as a permanent co-host. Aimee tells Maeve about Isaac but Maeve defers the conversation. Eric's church's soup kitchen loses its funding and Abbi pledges proceeds from the Cavendish fundraiser to the programme. Maeve and Otis date, but are joined by Joanna who has been stood up by Dan. Joanna and Maeve get drunk and have to leave the cinema. Aisha tells Cal she is in a polyamorous relationship, and they go on a date. Viv, Beau, and Jackson attend the cinema, where Beau is jealous of Viv and Jackson's closeness. Maeve and Otis trespass on the Moordale campus and start to have sex. They stop when Otis reveals his night with Ruby, and the police arrive. Jean is called to collect Otis, and meets Maeve for the first time.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn
- Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn
- Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong
- Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley
- Connor Swindells as Adam Groff
- Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson Marchetti
- Alistair Petrie as Michael Groff
- Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee Gibbs
- Mimi Keene as Ruby Matthews
Recurring[]
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Minor[]
- Sam Parks
- Sarah Toogood
- Marva Alexander
Trivia[]
- Otis and Maeve's first official date.
- Aimee and Isaac confess their feelings towards each other.
- Jean and Maeve finally meet.
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