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Trying, review
Apple TV's first British comedy isn't as funny or as quirky as it's trying to be.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st May 2020Review: Trying, Apple TV+
Apple TV+'s first British original comedy is an interesting one. It both plays it very safe, with its cosy thirtysomething Camden Town environment and also goes into some unusual territory as it deals with a young couple going through the difficult process of adopting.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st May 2020Trying review
Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are brilliant as the couple considering adoption - and rising above the absurdities of their painful plight.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 1st May 2020Trying review
Super charming adoption comedy is an instant Apple TV+ delight.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 1st May 2020Trying review
Trying works because of its tremendous cast and its sweet but never cloying approach to maturity, relationships, and, of course, parenthood.
Kevin Yeoman, Screen Rant, 30th April 2020Rafe Spall and Esther Smith interview
We're spending so much time together as well, it's such a relief to know that you're going to be going into work every day and you like the person that you're spending all your time with.
Stefan Pape, Hey U Guys, 28th April 2020Esther Smith interview
Sitting at the table, watching old sitcoms out of the corner of her eye while having tea with her family, helped Esther Smith develop her comic chops.
Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail, 24th April 2020Apple TV+ announces first British comedy, Trying
Computer giant Apple has announced the first British series for its new streaming platform, Apple TV+. Trying stars Rafe Spall, Esther Smith and Imelda Staunton.
British Comedy Guide, 20th January 2020Review: Cuckoo, Series Five, BBC Three
The fifth series of Cuckoo is very much what you might call the WTF series. WTF happen to Dale? And WTF is film superstar Andie MacDowell doing in a BBC Three series set in Lichfield?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2019Andie MacDowell is the new Cuckoo in the Thompson nest
Hollywood star Andie MacDowell has been confirmed to replace Taylor Lautner in the new series of Cuckoo, which debuts on Friday 4th January 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2018