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ITV 9pm ‘Playing Nice’.

(99 Posts)
HeavenLeigh Mon 06-Jan-25 19:33:12

Oh noooooo I missed it

Allsorts Mon 06-Jan-25 19:26:35

Love the scenery, am not good at psychological thrillers, Theo’s biological father controlling and unlikeable, i think i would want to keep the child I had thought was mine but also want the one that was biologically mine, glad I've not been in that position. Ideally at 2 1/2 to get your own child back might be most sensible.

TerriBull Mon 06-Jan-25 10:31:21

It hasn't been that well received from what I've read, but I'm watching it and enjoying it mainly -- because James Norton is in it--- for the fabulous Cornish landscapes and the cliff hanger element.

HowVeryDareYou2 Mon 06-Jan-25 10:08:43

merlotgran

I’m hooked. I took an instant dislike to Theo’s biological father.

Me too! I think he's going to cause a lot of trouble

Sparklefizz Mon 06-Jan-25 10:07:41

I started a thread on this yesterday. I'm loving it. Halfway through episode 3 on ITVX.

Bellasnana Mon 06-Jan-25 07:39:01

I watched it but thought it dragged on a bit. Doubt I shall watch the next episode.

Gingster Mon 06-Jan-25 07:30:21

I read the book and enjoyed it. I’ve watched 3 episodes.

Calendargirl Mon 06-Jan-25 07:11:30

Someone else had started a thread earlier.

TillyTrotter Mon 06-Jan-25 07:00:28

No spoilers please 🙂

Calendargirl Mon 06-Jan-25 06:54:00

Have read the book quite recently, so I know how it pans out.

Will watch it episode at a time, don’t believe in binge watching.

BlueBelle Mon 06-Jan-25 06:47:43

A bit predictable so far I kind of saw everything that happened before it happened which is a bit disappointing I ll see how it goes

TillyTrotter Mon 06-Jan-25 06:41:29

Interesting, thought provoking and I found myself thinking ‘how would I feel if it happened to us?’
Stark differences between the two sets of parents lifestyles.
Will be waiting for the next episode.

Shirleyw Mon 06-Jan-25 02:55:49

Yes, I like James Norton too, he played character well but the story lines were silly inparts ,

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 05-Jan-25 22:21:02

Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it.
I will start it tomorrow.

Auntieflo Sun 05-Jan-25 22:20:31

Thought I had wasted an hour watching this.

Clawdy Sun 05-Jan-25 22:16:48

Got a bit improbable, but will carry on watching. Love James Norton.

Allira Sun 05-Jan-25 22:13:06

I'm recording it.

Every parents' nightmare.

Greenfinch Sun 05-Jan-25 22:10:28

A really good drama. I didn’t expect tonight’s ending.

Primrose53 Sun 05-Jan-25 22:05:55

Love anything with James Norton in it!

merlotgran Sun 05-Jan-25 22:05:34

I’m hooked. I took an instant dislike to Theo’s biological father.

Doodledog Sun 05-Jan-25 21:58:11

I'm onto episode three on ITVX, and recommend it.

James Norton is good, as always, and although the plot is improbable, it's easy to suspend disbelief. I will watch the last episode before bed.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 05-Jan-25 21:52:41

Sounds good doesn’t it?
And great actors in it. Just thought I’d share. 😊

Shinamae Sun 05-Jan-25 21:51:48

I’m recording it and will probably binge watch it

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 05-Jan-25 21:46:17

Anyone keen or just watched the first episode tonight?

I really fancy this:

“ Pick of the week

It’s extremely rare, but has happened; babies have been swapped at birth in busy hospitals, although procedures introduced in the 1980s make such an event theoretically impossible in today’s NHS. That small detail aside, Grace Ofori-Attah (a former NHS doctor, who also wrote ITV’s Malpractice) has adapted JP Delaney’s 2020 psychological thriller on the subject into a gripping four-part series. James Norton and Niamh Algar are Pete and Maddie, who find out that their toddler Theo was swapped at birth with another boy, David. With David’s parents Miles and Lucy (James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay) they face a dilemma: do the couples – who have very different parenting styles – keep the sons they have raised, or reclaim their biological child? At first the adults are indeed “playing nice” as they try to navigate a way out of this nightmare, but a goodies versus baddies vibe soon emerges – and by the end of tomorrow’s second episode, we see that all is not as it appears with any of them.”

Veronica Lee
Sunday Telegraph