Limited series · BBC One
Babies
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Paapa Essiedu
Stephen
6 eps
Siobhán Cullen
Lisa
6 eps
Jack Bannon
6 eps
Charlotte Riley
6 eps
Ryan McKen
Matt
3 eps
Taj Kandula
Anji
1 eps
Zion Veerapen-Bernard
Daniel
2 eps
Rosie Raven
Ruth
1 eps
Lottie Amor
Rose
1 eps
Tracy Anne Green
Tina
1 eps
Helen Anderson
Janice
1 eps
Sandra Veronica Stanczyk
Olga
1 eps
Lydia Bakelmun
Nurse
1 eps
Gary Lilburn
Alan
2 eps
Jay Simpson
Ralph
2 eps
Daniel Boyd
Simon
1 eps
Severine Howell-Meri
Maya
1 eps
Simona Brown
Bella
2 eps
Nadine Marshall
Patty
2 eps
Sarah Ridgeway
Nicola
3 eps
Elizabeth Rider
Jenny
2 eps
Gary Beadle
Kevin
2 eps
Carla Freeman
Kimberly
2 eps
Simon Bubb
Will
2 eps
Ola Forman
Gosia
1 eps
Rachel Harper
Gemma
1 eps
Emily Drewett
Office Receptionist
1 eps
Laura Matthews
Woman 1
2 eps
Tai Hilferink
Delivery Guy
1 eps
James Millard
Sonographer
1 eps
Nia Deacon
Erin
1 eps
Bekir Aslan
Kebab Shop Worker
2 eps
Jessie Hills
Pregnant Mother
1 eps
Lainy Boyle
Waiting Room Woman
1 eps
Nathan Jago
Alfie
1 eps
Luke Norris
Harry
1 eps
Gary Pillai
Dr. Khan
1 eps
Lewis Hart
Jim
1 eps
Paulina Kehlet Schou
Café Waitress
1 eps
Eveline Reynolds-Boison
Woman at Party
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Babies actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Babies reads strongest on Serialized, Bingeability and Character Depth.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Lisa and Stephen are dealing with the painful struggle of pregnancy loss while life continues around them. However, despite facing dark times of grief and loneliness, they are finding their way through it with a burning sense of hope, humour, and love, realising the strength of their relationship, which will ultimately bring them closer than ever.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Stefan Golaszewski
- Written by Stefan Golaszewski
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Stefan Golaszewski
- Written by Stefan Golaszewski
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Stefan Golaszewski
- Written by Stefan Golaszewski
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Stefan Golaszewski
- Written by Stefan Golaszewski
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Stefan Golaszewski
- Written by Stefan Golaszewski
S01E01
Episode 1
- Directed by Stefan Golaszewski
- Written by Stefan Golaszewski
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Danielle Scott-HaughtonExecutive Producer
- Lyndsay RobinsonProducer
- Neil BlairExecutive Producer
- Stefan GolaszewskiExecutive Producer
- Ruth Kenley-LettsExecutive Producer
- Kelly DuffellProducer
Writing
- Stefan GolaszewskiWriter
Direction
- Stefan GolaszewskiDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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