Breeders

The children won’t sleep – Paul (Martin Freeman) and Ally (Daisy Haggard) thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children’s inability to go the f**k to sleep.

Luke’s parents evening and the surprise arrival of Ally’s estranged father (Michael McKean) cause Paul and Ally to examine their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they are willing to go for the sake of their children.

Ally attempts to acclimatise to Michael’s continued presence while Paul, suspected of intentionally hurting his mum, begins to question if his accident-prone son’s frequent injuries might actually be his fault. Written by Simon Blackwell; directed by Ben Palmer.

Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can’t adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke’s hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exists puts Paul’s claim that he never lies to the test. Written by Barunka O’Shaughnessy; directed by Ben Palmer.

Paul and Ally are thrilled that Sprout the family gerbil has finally died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is more difficult than they thought as grief manifests itself in mysterious ways and throws the family off course. Written by Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling; directed by Ben Palmer.

In the wake of Michael’s death, the family stay with Darren (Patrick Baladi) at his country house, but Paul’s attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren’s fixation on work doesn’t help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.