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Breeders

The Instagram parents are lying.

2020
star 6.9
layers 4 Seasons

Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.

Episodes

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No Sleep
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S1 E1

No Sleep

The children won’t sleep – Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children’s inability to go the f**k to sleep.

No Places
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S1 E2

No Places

Luke's parents and the surprising arrival of Ally's estranged father cause Paul and Ally to scrutinize their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they will go for the sake of their kids.

No Accident
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S1 E3

No Accident

Ally attempts to acclimatize to Michael's continued presence while Paul begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.

No Lies
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S1 E4

No Lies

Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.

No Dad
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S1 E5

No Dad

Paul and Ally are thrilled that Sprout the family gerbil has finally died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is more difficult than they thought as grief manifests itself in mysterious ways and throws the family off course.

No Talking
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S1 E6

No Talking

In the wake of Michael’s death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul’s attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren’s fixation on work doesn’t help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.

No Exit
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S1 E7

No Exit

It’s half term and Luke is responsible for taking Lenny the class bear on an adventure. Lenny has been to Italy, Peru and beyond, but Paul can’t even manage to get the family and the godforsaken bear out of the house to the local park.

No Honeymoon
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S1 E8

No Honeymoon

Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah (Stella Gonet) doesn’t understand why they are even bothering to get married.

No Cure (1)
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S1 E9

No Cure (1)

Family life is thrown off kilter as Ally spends her weekdays in Berlin and weekends in London. Paul, Luke and Ava try to muddle through without her, but the children aren’t sleeping again and it takes its toll on Paul.

No Cure (2)
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S1 E10

No Cure (2)

Luke’s condition worsens and he is admitted to a specialist pediatric unit. As Paul, Ally and their parents desperately wait for news, stress and fear cause cracks to form within the family.

Top Cast

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Paul Worsley

Daisy Haggard

Daisy Haggard

Ally Grant

Oscar Kennedy

Oscar Kennedy

Luke Worsley

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Zoë Athena

Ava Worsley

apartment Production Companies

Avalon Television Avalon Television
BBC BBC
BSB BSB
FX Productions FX Productions

public Production Countries

United Kingdom United States of America