Breeders
- TV sitcom
- Sky One / Sky Comedy
- 2020 - 2023
- 40 episodes (4 series)
Dark comedy starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard as stressed parents. Also features Alun Armstrong, Joanna Bacon, Alex Eastwood, Eve Prenelle, Patrick Baladi and more.
Streaming rank this week: 321
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - No Sleep
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th March 2020
- Time
- 2am
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Martin Freeman | Paul |
| Daisy Haggard | Ally |
| Alun Armstrong | Jim |
| Joanna Bacon | Jackie |
| Patrick Baladi | Darren |
| Stella Gonet | Leah |
| Tim Steed | Carl |
| George Wakeman | Young Luke |
| Jayda Eyles | Young Ava |
| Hammed Animashaun | Binman |
| Dan Mersh | Binman |
| Michael Clark | Dunk Man |
| Jack Myers | Dunk Man |
| Keir Charles | Dan |
| Martha Howe-Douglas (as Martha Howe Douglas) | Amber |
| Francisco Labbe | Waiter |
| Funmbi Omotayo | Pastor |
| Lonyo Engele | Police Officer |
| Simon Blackwell | Writer |
| Sean Gray | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sarah Dempster | Script Consultant |
| Ben Palmer | Director |
| Toby Welch | Producer |
| Simon Blackwell | Executive Producer |
| Chris Addison | Executive Producer |
| Michael Wiggs | Executive Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Martin Freeman | Executive Producer |
| David Martin | Executive Producer |
| Josh Cole | Executive Producer |
| Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
| Dan Kay | Line Producer |
| Ben Palmer | Co-executive Producer |
| Mark Henson | Editor |
| Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
| Sarah Crowe | Casting Director |
| Oli Russell | Director of Photography |
| Rebecca Duncan | Costume Designer |
| Jo Jenkins | Make-up Designer |
| Oli Julian | Composer |
| David Chalstrey | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Breeders review
The filth and the fury of modern parenting.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 13th March 2020Breeders review
Martin Freeman is the perennially good-natured screen everyman. But in the new Sky comedy Breeders, which he co-created, his character Paul is forced to concede: "I'm not a nice man."
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th March 2020Breeders, review
There's a top notch team of writers behind these middle-class Macbeths, but the humour never quite rings true.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 12th March 2020Breeders, review
Martin Freeman's sweary parenting comedy may be sharp, but it's unlikeable and cruel.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 12th March 2020Breeders episodes 1 and 2 review
Simon Blackwell and Chris Addison's funny, frank new parenting comedy is taboo-breaking and part of a growing trend.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 12th March 2020It is hard to feel anything for Breeders parents
It may be that I'm getting a bit soft in my old age, but I think the tone is all wrong.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 11th March 2020