Trying Season 1

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Episode 5: Someone Else's Kids

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Deciding that they need more hands-on experience looking after kids, Nikki and Jason agree to babysit their friends' children for a day.

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channel	time	status
BBC One (not BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Wales)	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Cambridgeshire	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Channel Islands	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Channel Islands HD	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One HD (not BBC One Northern Ireland HD, BBC One Wales HD)	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Oxfordshire	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Wales HD, BBC One Northern Ireland HD	Mon 29 Sep 10:10pm - 10:35pm
BBC One Wales, BBC One Northern Ireland	Mon 29 Sep 10:10pm - 10:35pm

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Released on: 2020-05-01
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Formats: Colour | HD | SUB | WIDE | AD

Credits

Cast

role	name
Jason Ross	Rafe Spall
Nikki Newman	Esther Smith
Erica	Ophelia Lovibond
Penny	Imelda Staunton
Karen Newman	Sian Brooke
Freddy	Oliver Chris
Jennifer	Robyn Cara
Victor Ross	Phil Davis
John Newman	Roderick Smith
Scott	Darren Boyd
Sandra Ross	Paula Wilcox
Jilly Newman	Marian McLoughlin
Jane	Cush Jumbo

Crew

role	name
Director	Jim O'Hanlon
Writer	Andy Wolton

All episodes

Episode 8
We Know The Way Out
Episode 7
Good Old Family Map
Episode 6
Show Me The Love

Episode 5

Someone Else's Kids

Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm, BBC One (not BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Wales)

Summary

Deciding that they need more hands-on experience looking after kids, Nikki and Jason agree to babysit their friends' children for a day.

How to watch

Next showing

channel	time	status
BBC One (not BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Wales)	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Cambridgeshire	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Channel Islands	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Channel Islands HD	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One HD (not BBC One Northern Ireland HD, BBC One Wales HD)	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Oxfordshire	Mon 29 Sep 9:40pm - 10:05pm
BBC One Wales HD, BBC One Northern Ireland HD	Mon 29 Sep 10:10pm - 10:35pm
BBC One Wales, BBC One Northern Ireland	Mon 29 Sep 10:10pm - 10:35pm

Streaming

❚ We may earn commission from links on this page. Our editorial is always independent (learn more).

Details

Released on: 2020-05-01
Languages
Formats: Colour | HD | SUB | WIDE | AD

Credits

Cast

role	name
Jason Ross	Rafe Spall
Nikki Newman	Esther Smith
Erica	Ophelia Lovibond
Penny	Imelda Staunton
Karen Newman	Sian Brooke
Freddy	Oliver Chris
Jennifer	Robyn Cara
Victor Ross	Phil Davis
John Newman	Roderick Smith
Scott	Darren Boyd
Sandra Ross	Paula Wilcox
Jilly Newman	Marian McLoughlin
Jane	Cush Jumbo

Crew

role	name
Director	Jim O'Hanlon
Writer	Andy Wolton

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Episode 2
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Episode 1
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Episode 5: Someone Else's Kids

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