BABIES - mon&tue9pm bbc 1 - TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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New six part drama on BBC One with episodes one and two on Monday and Tuesday and following weeks3&4 and 5&6

Starring Siobhán Cullen and Paapa Essiedu, Babies is a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss.

Starring Siobhán Cullen (Bodkin) and Paapa Essiedu (Black Mirror), Babies is a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss.

The series follows Lisa (Cullen) and Stephen (Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages.

While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth and unwavering love.

The series also stars Charlotte Riley and Jack Bannon as Amanda and Dave, a new couple navigating their own challenges and testing their compatibility.

Their complex relationship, set against Lisa and Stephen’s ongoing pregnancy journey, begins to expose cracks in Stephen and Dave’s long-standing friendship.

Golaszewski says: “Paapa, Siobhán, Jack and Charlotte are all incredible actors.

Their warmth, detail and deep humanity are essential to telling this crucial story that’s never told.”
Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, says: “Babies has everything we love about Golaszewski’s work – a tender, authentic, emotional and human look at couples navigating a time in their lives that is rarely covered on television.

It’s no surprise that this very special series has attracted such an outstanding cast, and it’s been an honour to see them bring Stefan’s scripts to life.”

He also wrote him and her (watching that now) mum (loved it) and marriage (sure I’ve seen but downloaded it)

Well the other woman only has one coat too honestly - come summer or winter! 😂

I watched episode 4 last night.
I couldn’t understand why Lisa didn’t just say to Amanda as she was helping her through the threatened miscarriage that she had had miscarriages too and how she felt.
Just leaving her in the hospital and going back to the wedding. 😮🙄
And Stephen just taking that sh*t from delusional Dave, his so called friend.

They both seem weird that they haven’t told people

but the things Dave was saying - I would have punched him

Dave was so horrible to his “friend” and everyone else including the hotel chambermaid that his character is hard to believe in.
There is absolutely no chemistry whatsoever between Dave and Amanda.
It’s a strange little series.

I’ve barely told anyone … and didn’t tell anyone at all for about 15 years. Some people don’t like sharing.

Agree it’s a weird friendship/relationship though.

One of my closest friends didn't say a word until she'd had numerous miscarriages. I went to see her when I was heavily pregnant as she'd been in hospital for something kidney related (except it wasn't it was a D&C), I asked her to be my DC's godmother after the birth. By the time of the christening she was pregnant and then she opened up. She went on to have another child. We had known each other since we were 18, and we we had our first children at 34 & 35. So not everyone talks. Her husband and my husband were at school together - he didn't speak either.

@the80sweregreati have just started watching, been building myself up to it. I have had 4 miscarriages, 1 before children and 3 in a row before dc3. It is very accurate of how you are treated. I had to go through the 3 together on my own during Covid which involved procedures and DH wasn’t allowed in to the hospital. After miscarriage no.4 they started to support and provide additional scans during early pregnancy

E5 tonight

I think that the point of the series - people don’t talk about fertility issues and suffer in silence.
I haven’t got miscarriages but went through years of tests, treatments, IVF and absolutely can relate to Lisa’s behavior - I never told anyone and DH was the same. It was just between us.
My friends were going through 1st and 2nd babies stage with ease and it was absolute torture. I was lucky enough that my job was flexible and I could easily take time off for appointments plus there were no one at baby stage at work. DH and I were in rental so if anyone asked we told them that we were saving for deposit first.
I remember we were taking about IVF at work and I realised later that I probably was too knowledgeable about it but no one asked.
And later after DD was born for quite a while I was listening people but couldn’t open up. I mentioned IVF to my sister after DD was born. The next time I mentioned it to a friend when DD was over 10.
So I can absolutely imagine how people won’t talk about their miscarriages to anyone.

Yes!
I had multiple miscarriages and didn't tell that many friends. I was also put off when I had my first and told my friend id known for years, then we went for a drink the next week and she started talking about how if I ever had kids that I would make them wear black booties and she couldn't work out why I got upset. Or after my second I told another friend and she just stared at me and then changed the subject. I also feel guilty bringing them up as it makes people feel crap. My colleague told me she was pregnant ( after my third loss) and I went and had a cry in the toilet and I felt really guilty that I wasn't just super happy for her. I've had a molar pregnancy recently and told barely anyone and my husband didn't tell anyone.

I have just watched episode 4 and I had such high hopes but it hasn't gripped me. It’s just very slow and flat and apart from the main couple (who I think have portrayed their roles so well) the other characters are so strange and unwatchable. It’s almost like watching two different shows that just randomly come together every now and then.

I will obviously watch to the end seeing as Ive got this far but I feel so disappointed.

Where I was different and told friends and family doing ivf 1&2

but as both failed it a was harder telling people it failed as would say are preg

wrong thing to say. If I was I would tell you !

and their upset ness for us was actually harder then th failures

so we didn’t tell anyone about 345

but when 5 actually worked and the first time I was ever preg we told people at 6w an heard the heart /scan

i felt that if had a mc then people would understand why I was so upset as 5 ivf and 10yrs ttc to get that one bfp

where if I don’t tell till 12/20w and something happened then have to say why upset

tho it was also obv as I had such awful hg and coffee /bins /fish would make me heave and sick if smelt them

i feel for Amanda as I’ve lost a dh and you do feel guilt meeting someone or getting preg to the in-laws as you are carrying on with your life while their son is dead

ex mil was annoyed /hurt that I met someone and got preg - I can understand why she found it hard / but equally it’s so hard for the one left behind when the spouse dies

E6 tonight

Is this the last one?

Yes

I’ve only watched the first couple of episodes but I’m thinking there is a link in that they are both grieving for the life they had expected ; Lisa (&Stephen) for the miscarriages and Amanda for her fiancé and the story is about how they manage and process this grief. I’m quite enjoying it.

E6 was weird seeing as a baby and then off to college but also clever how they did that and the loss

Dave grew up a bit and became a better dad tho still sleezley

they moved house /18yrs later but still had the same sofa in a horrible colour

Took me a minute to work out what they were doing with the fast forward. It was a good ending. I cried 🙈

I was a bit confused by the flash forwards ( didn’t notice the settee! ) as I thought it was Stephen’s dad at first , but it was cleverly done and it is daunting bringing home a baby at first . I hope Dave becomes a better dad , but I fear it’ll be short lived.
He was so nasty to Stephen , Amanda could have found a better person than him to have a child with!

A really fantastic emotional show, which I believe could and should win awards. As an Fyi - Amanda is Tom Hardys wife in real life.

I don’t know much about Tom Hardy’s wife , but there was a photo online in Barbados last week in the sea and he is smothered in tattoos !
Ive always liked him , but it wasn’t a flattering photo of him. Didn’t know he was even married.
She was good as Amanda and I did feel sorry for her , but she could have found someone else better than Dave !

You all did well to wait I had to watch them all in one go as I wanted to find out if they had a baby or not!

The door closing on the baby and then him driving off to Uni as an adult and the door shutting was well done. I loved how he said to his dad ‘ these eggs will set me up for the day ‘ ( paraphrasing) as Kelly always used to say that in ‘ Mum ‘ about food. He was definitely more like his dad !

Just finished the series - I really wish they’d showed the wriggly baby during the 12 and 20 week scans.

When the son went off to AIBU and theu couple came back into the house and sat down on the sofa I was half expecting to suddenly see a few extra younger teenagers to come bustling into the living room to show they’d gone on to have more children after their first miracle baby!

Overall, I really enjoyed the series and it was a very emotional watch at times and I think the main characters did a really good job at portraying the hidden heartbreak of recurrent losses.