Playing Nice

A quietly gripping, emotionally bruising drama where ordinary parents face an impossible choice and every conversation feels like a trap.

Created by

Grace Ofori-Attah

Genres

Drama

Starring

James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle

Tagline

What if your child was their child?

Overview

Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

How it feels

Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Parenthood, family, identity, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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