Older not wiser.
Original title
Trying
Released
5/1/2020
Origin country
GB
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
BBC Studios, BBC Studios Comedy Productions
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
32
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?
Series 1 starts with Nikki and Jason becoming devastated when they're told they'll never conceive a child.
When they learn that another round of IVF would be too expensive and unlikely to succeed, Nikki and Jason start exploring
Jason gets in touch with an ex before social services interviews her. Nikki goes out with her sister, Karen, and her unpleasant boyfriend
Nikki and Jason go to a picnic with other potential adopters—and get intimidated by the quality of their competition.
After a wild night out with Erica and Freddy, Nikki and Jason are faced with potentially disastrous consequences the next morning.
Deciding that they need more hands-on experience looking after kids, Nikki and Jason agree to babysit their friends' children for a day.
Jason starts getting cold feet about the whole process after a mandatory training session. Karen tells Nikki some bad news.
Nikki grows paranoid about Jason after reading a suspicious text on his phone. A family gathering takes a turn for the worse.
Despite the added irritation of a new roommate, it's time for Nikki and Jason to face the adoption panel.
Having been approved by the adoption panel, Nikki and Jason now find that matching with a child is not as easy as they thought...
Nikki and Jason have been approved to adopt, but they're finding the matching process a challenge. Social worker Penny has a plan.
Penny sends Nikki and Jason to a fancy-dress party that could change their lives. Nikki helps her sister, Karen, choose a wedding dress.
Jason's ex threatens to come between him and Nikki at a family funeral. Karen struggles to get Scott involved in their wedding planning.
Nikki and Jason make a hopeful visit on their adoption journey. Nikki sets Erica up with Jason's friend. Karen is drawn to Deven, a single dad.
Nikki and Jason search for a bigger, child-friendly flat. Nikki fights for a promotion at work. Karen is tempted to cheat.
Jason plays detective after a problem is revealed at Ben and Denise's party. Freddy struggles in his relationship.
Planning Scott's stag night is a headache for Jason. Karen shares a secret with Nikki. Erica and Freddy's relationship begins to blur.
Nikki and Jason must make a huge decision in a small amount of time.
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.
Jason and Nikki wake up as the new parents of two kids they’ve barely met. But will they be able to keep both?
Jason worries that Tyler will be bullied at school. Nikki has to fire someone at work. Bad news from the landlord forces Jason to take a big gamble.
On a camping weekend, Nikki and Jason try to bond with the kids. At home, Karen faces an existential crisis and Freddy realizes he’s lonely.
Planning Tyler’s birthday party proves trickier than Nikki and Jason expected—especially when Karen shares some difficult news.
Jason makes a huge sacrifice for Tyler. Nikki attempts some tough love with Princess. Freddy tries a different sort of group therapy.
Jason and Nikki’s future with the kids appears to be in jeopardy after a mistake. Tyler says goodbye to a friend. Scott lands a book deal.
Scott’s book launch doesn’t go according to plan. Jason struggles with his new job. Nikki finally masters tough love.
As Nikki and Jason prepare to find out if they can keep the kids forever, they make an impulsive decision that requires their family’s help.
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.
A loss brings the family together—and also threatens to tear it apart.
Nikki's impulsiveness sparks an unexpected night out with Jason and a mystery man.
A family party leads to a life-changing decision for the birthday boy.
On a mission to help Tyler fit in, Jason starts a junior soccer team. Nikki, Karen, and Princess travel to Brighton—and one of them has a secret.
A celebratory spa visit is surprisingly stressful. Jason's plan to bond his team spins out of control.
Jason and Nikki's good intentions are derailed by old friends while, unbeknownst to them, their family is about to be rocked.
Nikki looks for answers in Spain. Back at home, Jason has to call in reinforcements to avert a disaster.
Scott reaches the point of no return. Jason and his team face a moment of truth. Princess makes a huge discovery.
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