Note: The following contains spoilers for the “One Day” ending.
“One Day” showrunner Nicole Taylor wanted to be as faithful to David Nicolls’ book for her Netflix adaptation into the 14-episode television series, but she couldn’t include everything.
In the show, which follows a similar plot to the film also based on Nicholls’ best-selling book, Emma Morley (Ambika Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) meet on their university graduation night, which seems like it might lead to a one night stand but actually sparks the 20 years of friendship and more. In a flashback scene to the day after they spend a night together, Woodall’s Dexter thinks back to how Emma almost left things as they were between them.