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  1. Episode 15

    15/15Ian McEwan's study of shame and forgiveness, of the need for and difficulty of absolution.

  2. Episode 14

    14/15As the day of reckoning arrives, Briony ponders novels.

  3. Episode 13

    13/15As the troops reach the capital, Briony realises that she wants to try to make amends.

  4. Episode 12

    12/15Briony considers her past and future.

  5. Episode 11

    11/15Robbie tries to survive in wartime. Help is at hand.

  6. Episode 10

    10/15The retreat to Dunkirk means Robbie's fortunes hang in the balance.

  7. Episode 9

    9/15Time has passed, and Robbie is serving in the military.

  8. Episode 8

    8/15Briony tells her story, and all must live by the consequences.

  9. Episode 7

    7/15Briony sets out to search for the missing twins.

  10. Episode 6

    6/15A tender moment in the library and a pair of runaways.

  11. Episode 5

    5/15Three lives draw nearer to the edge in a portrait of the power of fantasy over reality.

  12. Episode 4

    4/15As Briony leaves childhood behind, Robbie is writing a letter that will change his life.

  13. Episode 3

    3/15The temperature rises as the afternoon turns to evening on the Tallis's Surrey estate.

  14. Episode 2

    2/15Briony witnesses a meeting at the fountain, and the chocolate millionaire arrives.

  15. Episode 1

    1/15Briony witnesses a moment by a fountain, and changes the lives of three people forever.