Trying. Image shows from L to R: Nikki Newman (Esther Smith), Jason Ross (Rafe Spall)
Trying

Trying

  • TV sitcom
  • Apple TV+
  • 2020 - 2024
  • 32 episodes (4 series)

Comedy about a young couple planning to adopt a baby. Stars Rafe Spall, Esther Smith, Imelda Staunton, Darren Boyd, Phil Davis and more.

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Trying. Image shows from L to R: Jason Ross (Rafe Spall), Nikki Newman (Esther Smith)

Series 3 (2022)

The eight episode third series picks up with Nikki and Jason being thrown straight into the deep-end up as they become 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. The couple's relationships with each other and their loved ones are tested as they desperately try to hold onto their sanity and navigate the roller coaster of parenthood.

Series 4 (2023)

We fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki and Jason are experienced adopters having 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

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