Episode 1
No Sleep
The children won’t sleep – Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children’s inability to go the f**k to sleep.
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TV series
Breeders
2020TV-MA4 seasons6.8 / 10
The Instagram parents are lying.
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
No Places
Luke's parents and the surprising arrival of Ally's estranged father cause Paul and Ally to scrutinize their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they will go for the sake of their kids.
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Episode 3
No Accident
Ally attempts to acclimatize to Michael's continued presence while Paul begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.
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Episode 4
No Lies
Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.
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Episode 5
No Dad
Paul and Ally are thrilled that Sprout the family gerbil has finally died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is more difficult than they thought as grief manifests itself in mysterious ways and throws the family off course.
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Episode 6
No Talking
In the wake of Michael’s death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul’s attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren’s fixation on work doesn’t help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.
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Episode 7
No Exit
It’s half term and Luke is responsible for taking Lenny the class bear on an adventure. Lenny has been to Italy, Peru and beyond, but Paul can’t even manage to get the family and the godforsaken bear out of the house to the local park.
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Episode 8
No Honeymoon
Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah (Stella Gonet) doesn’t understand why they are even bothering to get married.
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Episode 9
No Cure (1)
Family life is thrown off kilter as Ally spends her weekdays in Berlin and weekends in London. Paul, Luke and Ava try to muddle through without her, but the children aren’t sleeping again and it takes its toll on Paul.
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Episode 10
No Cure (2)
Luke’s condition worsens and he is admitted to a specialist pediatric unit. As Paul, Ally and their parents desperately wait for news, stress and fear cause cracks to form within the family.
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More about Breeders
Cast
Martin FreemanPaul Worsley
Daisy HaggardAlly GrantEve PrenelleAva Worsley
Alex EastwoodLuke Worsley
Oscar KennedyLuke WorsleyZoë AthenaAva Worsley
George WakemanLuke Worsley
Jayda EylesAva WorsleyCredits
- Created by
- Simon Blackwell
- Written by
- Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison, Jamie Brittain, Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling, Rebecca Callard, Taylor Glenn, Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Gabby Best, Rose Heiney, Sonya Kelly, Daniel Cullen
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 40
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
FXUnited States
Avalon TelevisionUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
BSBUnited Kingdom
FX ProductionsUnited States
Themes
parentingthoughtful
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