The week in TV Breeders; The Trouble With Maggie Cole; Child of Our Time and more
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Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard impress in a sweary parental comedy, while Dawn French’s village busybody is Pam Ayres without the laughs
Breeders | Sky OneThe Trouble With Maggie Cole (ITV) | ITV HubChild of Our Time (BBC Two) | iPlayerBetter Call Saul | NetflixInside No 9 (BBC Two) | iPlayerMrs Fletcher | Sky Comedy
Breeders burst scatologically on to our screens, with Martin Freeman proving, if he has to prove anything now, that he’s something of a whiz back where we first encountered him – comedy. It’s an intense, often scabrously funny series about the perils of parenthood, yet as far from Outnumbered – even from Motherland – as it’s possible to get and still have a related premise. Continue reading...