

Synopsis
Breeders (2020), Season 1 is a British comedy you can watch online on iFILM — ten episodes about Paul and Ally, two London parents loving and resenting their kids in the very same breath.
It opens at 3 a.m. The children won't sleep, and Paul spends the night losing a quiet war with his own temper. From there the pressure only stacks. Ally's estranged father resurfaces, the family pet dies, a wedding refuses to come together, and small lies about parenting get harder to hold. By the closing episodes Luke's health turns genuinely frightening, and the fear opens cracks the marriage hasn't faced before.
Martin Freeman co-created the show with Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell, and he plays nothing like the dad from a nappy advert — just a real one, fraying at the edges. It lands best with anyone tired of glossy TV families. Stream Breeders Season 1 online on iFILM.
10 episodes
S1·E1No 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.
S1·E2No 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.
S1·E3No 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.
S1·E4No 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.
S1·E5No 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.
S1·E6No 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.
S1·E7No 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.
S1·E8No 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.
S1·E9No 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.
S1·E10No 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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