Compulsion: Season 1

2022
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After surviving a tragedy, paramedic Jenny Challoner struggles with PTSD. Concealing her suffering from husband Chris, friend Alison and daughter... More

Where to watch Compulsion: Season 1

Compulsion: Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on TVNZ+.

Compulsion: Season 1 episodes

EPISODE 1.1

Episode 1

After surviving a tragedy, paramedic Jenny struggles with PTSD and... More her life spirals out of control when she falls into a gambling addiction. Concealing her suffering from husband Chris, best friend Alison and daughter Rosie, Jenny returns to work, but she is unable to deal with her crippling anxiety. During a public meltdown, a stranger comes to Jenny's aid, Sasha, and the pair strike up a bond. Later, Jenny makes a confession to Sasha about the extent of her gambling addiction.

EPISODE 1.2

Episode 2

Chris is rocked to the core when he uncovers the... More truth about Jenny's gambling. In desperation, Jenny revisits Sasha and they discuss a plan to steal drugs from Jenny's workplace as she tries to come up with a way to secure the first instalment of her repayment to loan shark Connie Bertram.

EPISODE 1.3

Episode 3

Jenny is confronted by a heartbroken Chris, who has discovered... More another secret she has been hiding. Finding sanctuary at Sasha's, Jenny feels her resolve weakening as the lure of the poker tables, and a shiny new bank card, becomes almost too hard to resist.

EPISODE 1.4

Episode 4

With Sasha - and Jenny's money - nowhere to be... More found, Jenny chases the only lead she has - loan shark Connie Bertram, who agrees to help Jenny find her quarry - for a price. As she waits on news, Jenny is pressured by Raj to confess to the drugs thefts and resign, but Jenny's fed-up of being bullied and decides to give back as good as she gets.