5.326 minSeason 4 • Episode 10
LatestJackie’s health is continuing to worsen. Paul helps out a distressed Luke but finds himself in more conflict with Ally. At Baby Jay’s naming party, Ava declares her love, and Paul makes an offer that will take him and Ally back in time.
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.
Acting
Freeman's volcanic suppressed rage is *chef's kiss*.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll feel personally attacked.
Direction
Tight 25-min bursts of emotional whiplash.
Creator
Simon Blackwell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Martin Freeman based Paul's rage on his own parenting moments, telling reporters 'I've said worse things than Paul.'
Creator Simon Blackwell (Veep, Peep Show) specifically wrote it as antidote to saccharine family sitcoms, calling most TV parents 'psychopaths who never lose their temper.'
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