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Chaotically hopefulBritish cringe-comedyFound-family feels

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27 min

Season 5 • Episode 1

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Rollercoaster

Jul 8, 2026

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Overview

All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they're ready to be parents?

Content warning

mean spirited joyful cynical cheerful comforting aggressive authoritarian hopeful harsh adoption+2 more

Redefining familyGrief and persistencePerformance of competenceCommunity as survival

Standout Aspects

Writing

Dialogue that stings then hugs you

Acting

Smith and Spall's exquisite comedic timing

Production

North London as cozy-dystopian character

Best for:Streaming·Date Night·Solo

Heads up:Emotional·Triggers

Creator

Andy Wolton

First AiredMay 1, 2020

Status●Airing

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons5·Episodes40

Top Cast

Rafe Spall

Jason

Esther Smith

Nikki

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Esther Smith and Rafe Spall improvised extensively; their chemistry was so immediate that Wolton rewrote Jason to match Spall's natural warmth.

Cultural

The show quietly revolutionized British comedy by centering working-class adoption without poverty porn—Nikki and Jason's financial precarity is constant but never their defining trait.

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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