TV series
What if your child was their child?
Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?
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Episode 1
When Pete and Maddie find out something devastating about their son Theo, they soon meet another set of parents in the same situation.
Guest stars Lucy Phelps, Theo Ogundipe, Philippe Spall, Miriam Lucia, Poppy Roe, Jude Mack, Amy Morgan, Witney White
Episode 2
Pete and Maddie begin an expensive and painful fight to keep Theo, but the constant dredging up of their past starts to damage their relationship.
Guest stars Theo Ogundipe, Sunetra Sarker, Michelle Greenidge, Phil Davis, Madeleine Akua, Rebekah Murrell, Becky Brunning, Posy Sterling
Episode 3
When Miles leaks the story to the press, the fallout hits Pete who soon realises that he must dig into Miles' murky past to save his family.
Guest stars Theo Ogundipe, Amy Morgan, Cara Mahoney, Sunetra Sarker, Phil Davis, Posy Sterling, Alisha Bailey, Akbar Kurtha
Episode 4
The conclusion of the psychological thriller series. The final court hearing looms and the boys' fate must be decided as Pete and Maddie look set to lose everything.
Guest stars Sunetra Sarker, Rebekah Murrell, Sarah Edwardson, Maureen Beattie, Sam Hoare, Maxine Finch, Daniel Weyman, Kate Edney
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
James NortonPete Riley
Niamh AlgarMaddie Wilson
James McArdleMiles Lambert
Jessica Brown FindlayLucy Lambert
Lucy PhelpsSuzy
Theo OgundipeOllie
Philippe SpallMartin Swale
Miriam LuciaDr. Hannah Wendle
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Rabbit Track PicturesUnited Kingdom
