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.
- Returns on Wednesday 22nd May on Apple TV+ with Series 4, Episode 1
Streaming rank this week: 436
Press clippings Page 3
Rafe Spall on Trying
Spall stars alongside Esther Smith in the tender, funny and compassionate comedy about a 30-something couple who try for adoption after realising they're unable to have children themselves.
Tim Dams, Variety, 7th May 2020Trying, review
Apple TV's first British comedy isn't as funny or as quirky as it's trying to be.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st May 2020Review: Trying, Apple TV+
Apple TV+'s first British original comedy is an interesting one. It both plays it very safe, with its cosy thirtysomething Camden Town environment and also goes into some unusual territory as it deals with a young couple going through the difficult process of adopting.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st May 2020Trying review
Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are brilliant as the couple considering adoption - and rising above the absurdities of their painful plight.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 1st May 2020Trying review
Super charming adoption comedy is an instant Apple TV+ delight.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 1st May 2020Trying review
Trying works because of its tremendous cast and its sweet but never cloying approach to maturity, relationships, and, of course, parenthood.
Kevin Yeoman, Screen Rant, 30th April 2020Rafe Spall interview
The lead of new comedy series Trying talks about acting with his father, Timothy, and why he misses coverage of Brexit.
James Rampton, i Newspaper, 30th April 2020Rafe Spall and Esther Smith interview
We're spending so much time together as well, it's such a relief to know that you're going to be going into work every day and you like the person that you're spending all your time with.
Stefan Pape, Hey U Guys, 28th April 2020Esther Smith interview
Sitting at the table, watching old sitcoms out of the corner of her eye while having tea with her family, helped Esther Smith develop her comic chops.
Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail, 24th April 2020Apple TV+ announces first British comedy, Trying
Computer giant Apple has announced the first British series for its new streaming platform, Apple TV+. Trying stars Rafe Spall, Esther Smith and Imelda Staunton.
British Comedy Guide, 20th January 2020