About
All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they're ready to be parents?
Cast
Rafe Spall
as Jason
Esther Smith
as Nikki
Scarlett Rayner
as Princess
Cooper Turner
as Tyler
Seasons
Season 1
Series 1 starts with Nikki and Jason becoming devastated when they're told they'll never conceive a child.
Season 2
Having been approved by the adoption panel, Nikki and Jason now find that matching with a child is not as easy as they thought...
Season 3
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.
Season 4
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.
Episodes
Season 1
Nikki and Jason
When they learn that another round of IVF would be too expensive and unlikely to succeed, Nikki and Jason start exploring
The Ex-Girlfriend
Jason gets in touch with an ex before social services interviews her. Nikki goes out with her sister, Karen, and her unpleasant boyfriend
Tickets for a Queue
Nikki and Jason go to a picnic with other potential adopters—and get intimidated by the quality of their competition.
Rainbow Castle People
After a wild night out with Erica and Freddy, Nikki and Jason are faced with potentially disastrous consequences the next morning.
Someone Else's Kids
Deciding that they need more hands-on experience looking after kids, Nikki and Jason agree to babysit their friends' children for a day.
Show Me the Love
Jason starts getting cold feet about the whole process after a mandatory training session. Karen tells Nikki some bad news.
Good Old Family Map
Nikki grows paranoid about Jason after reading a suspicious text on his phone. A family gathering takes a turn for the worse.
We Know the Way Out
Despite the added irritation of a new roommate, it's time for Nikki and Jason to face the adoption panel.
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