Original title
Can't Cope, Won't Cope
Released
9/19/2016
Origin country
IE
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Deadpan Pictures
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
12
A darkly comic drama about two young women, as one of them starts to spiral out of control. Aisling used to getting her own way and Danielle, never one to hog the spotlight, is only too happy to go along with it. But things are changing. Reality is about to hit them, and hit them hard
It’s Thursday night, the girls are out. Bright lights, high hopes. Friday’s hangover is worsened by Aisling’s annual review in work. The company actually want her to upskill and they’re planning to pay her more, like. Her worst nightmare. Likewise Danielle has a creative wobble in college with mounting pressure from her lecturer to really push her work before her end of year exhibition. To block it all out, the girls hit the town. A typical drunken night ensues and Danielle leaves Aisling to the boy who’s flirting with her. Danielle is accompanied home by a rickshaw driver and Aisling wakes up in a bed that may be too close to home…
A brutal hangover and work pressures mount for Aisling, but she deals with them as only she can, quickly and with surprising success. Celebrations ensue when Aisling gets the company out of hot water. When the company drinks turn into a fully fledged night out, Danielle joins Aisling and the girls take off on a giddy adventure to the beach where they come across an empty car with the keys still in the ignition. The night takes a turn when Aisling takes the fun a step too far and Danielle is hit by reality.
Aisling gets herself in trouble at an important business dinner and the outcome leaves her skating on thin ice. Danielle's attempts to help only make matters worse.
Aisling returns to her home town of Mallow at the behest of her mother, who has some stunning news to impart.
Aisling and Danielle go on a day trip to spend quality time together, but things go wrong when they miss their bus back to Dublin and home truths come out in a raging argument.
Aisling faces some serious consequences for her actions and must act quickly to ensure that Danielle is not drawn into the mess.
Aisling and Danielle struggle to cope with the normality that has come from them being apart. Aisling is stuck in small-town Mallow, where her mother is constantly leaving her holding the baby, while Danielle is settling into the Vancouver arts community with varying degrees of success and avoiding contact from Aisling at all costs. Return of the comedy drama, starring Seána Kerslake and Nika McGuigan.
Aisling bonds with her new housemate Joe, who takes her under his wing to help her get act together, while Danielle is starting to struggle in Vancouver.
Aisling lands a new job which comes with a new love interest and manages to re-connect with Danielle who is struggling with life in Vancouver.
Aisling tries to figure out what Ryan's feelings are for her when he asks her to accompany him on a business trip, while Danielle throws a party and a drunken tantrum in Vancouver.
Aisling takes things further with Ryan, but then Danielle comes home from Canada and work life is not so rosy for her after all. Comedy drama, with Seána Kerslake and Nika McGuigan.
Aisling finds herself torn between Danielle and Joe as her new life starts to crumble. Comedy drama, starring Seána Kerslake and Nika McGuigan. Last in the series.
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