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Season 1 – Babies

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Lisa and Stephen navigate pregnancy loss amid everyday life; through grief and isolation, their bond grows stronger as they find healing through hope, humor, and love.

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 2d
4/5
It is almost too painful, too intense, too real. Go to Full Review Sarah Dempster Guardian 2d
5/5
The series is a feat of narrative engineering. So many expertly assembled little cogs and pistons working in harmony. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) 3d
3/5
Long stretches where Lisa and Stephen wordlessly watch TV, or have an interminable conversation about poached eggs, will sap your will. But the performances are affecting and the emotions ring absolutely true. Go to Full Review Helen Hawkins The Arts Desk 3d
5/5
One of the beauties of the series is the way it inches towards a new version of happiness, and gradually shows Stephen and Lisa’s lives being transformed. Go to Full Review Ed Power Irish Times 3d
It’s not clear what point Babies is making beyond the trite observation about the unfairness of a universe where terrible people get to have kids while well-meaning ones go through heartbreak. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paapa Essiedu

Stephen

Siobhan Cullen

Lisa

Jack Bannon

Dave

Charlotte Riley

Amanda

Nadine Marshall

Patty

Amy Trigg

Rachel

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 30, 2026 Lisa and Stephen try to get pregnant again; a dinner with Dave and Amanda exposes hidden tensions. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 31, 2026 Lisa and Stephen navigate pregnancy loss amid everyday life; through grief and isolation, their bond grows stronger as they find healing through hope, humor, and love. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 30, 2026 Lisa and Stephen navigate pregnancy loss amid everyday life; through grief and isolation, their bond grows stronger as they find healing through hope, humor, and love. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 30, 2026 Lisa and Stephen navigate pregnancy loss amid everyday life; through grief and isolation, their bond grows stronger as they find healing through hope, humor, and love. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 30, 2026 Lisa and Stephen navigate pregnancy loss amid everyday life; through grief and isolation, their bond grows stronger as they find healing through hope, humor, and love. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 30, 2026 Lisa and Stephen navigate pregnancy loss amid everyday life; through grief and isolation, their bond grows stronger as they find healing through hope, humor, and love. Details
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Season Info

Director
Stefan Golaszewski
Executive Producer
Stefan Golaszewski, Ruth Kenley-Letts, Richard Laxton, Neil Blair
Network
BBC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 30, 2026