Trying
2020
77%
A thirtysomething couple discovers the one thing they want in life is the only thing they can't have in an eight-part Apple TV comedy drama written by Andy Wolton and directed by Jim O'Hanlon (Catastrophe). The series centres on Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith), who plan to spend the rest of their lives together, binge-watching TV series they missed and raising a family. Unfortunately, fate deals them a cruel blow and Jason and Nikki learn they will not be able to conceive a child together. Unperturbed, the lovebirds decide to pursue adoption and they work closely with a counsellor (Imelda Staunton) to pass the gruelling interview process with flying colours. The stress of proving themselves as would-be parents puts a strain on Jason and Nikki's relationship and they turn to family and friends for support
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Current Season: Season 4 (2024)
We fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki and Jason are experienced adopters who have built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess, starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
Series 1 starts with Nikki and Jason becoming devastated when they're told they'll never conceive a child.
Having been approved by the adoption panel, Nikki and Jason now find that matching with a child is not as easy as they thought...
Nikki and Jason wake up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity.
We fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki and Jason are experienced adopters who have built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess, starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
