Breeders explores the paradox that every parent knows but never admits: you would willingly die for your children, but quite often you also want to kill them.Paul and Ally are juggling full-time careers, aging parents, a mortgage, upheavals in their relationship and the unenviable curveballs of parenting their young children, Luke and Ava. When Ally's estranged father Michael appears on their doorstep, the family essentially takes on a third child — but this one comes with baggage and opinions. Paul's own parents, Jackie and Jim, are on hand to help out, but their generation does parenting a little differently…
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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s01e02No Places2020-03-0303:30⌄
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No Places
s01e02 ·
2020-03-03 ·
03:30
Luke's parents evening and the surprise arrival of Ally's estranged father cause Paul and Ally to examine their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava.
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s01e03No Accident2020-03-1002:00⌄
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s01e03 ·
2020-03-10 ·
02:00
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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s01e04No Lies2020-03-1702:00⌄
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2020-03-17 ·
02:00
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.
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s01e05No Dad2020-03-2402:00⌄
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s01e05 ·
2020-03-24 ·
02:00
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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s01e06No Talking2020-03-3102:00⌄
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s01e06 ·
2020-03-31 ·
02:00
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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s01e07No Exit2020-04-0702:00⌄
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s01e07 ·
2020-04-07 ·
02:00
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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s01e08No Honeymoon2020-04-1402:00⌄
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s01e08 ·
2020-04-14 ·
02:00
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 doesn't understand why they are even bothering to get married.
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s01e09No Cure (1)2020-04-2102:00⌄
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s01e09 ·
2020-04-21 ·
02:00
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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s01e10No Cure (2)2020-04-2802:00⌄
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s01e10 ·
2020-04-28 ·
02:00
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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