Series synopsis
Playing Nice is a British drama television series that premiered on ITV1 on January 5, 2025. It ended on January 13, 2025. It was created by Grace Ofori-Attah. It stars James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay.
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?
Premise
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?
Premise: What if your child was their child?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Norton as Pete Riley
- Niamh Algar as Maddie Wilson
- James McArdle as Miles Lambert
- Jessica Brown Findlay as Lucy Lambert
Guest cast
- Lucy Phelps as Suzy
- Theo Ogundipe as Ollie
- Philippe Spall as Martin Swale
- Miriam Lucia as Dr. Hannah Wendle
- Poppy Roe as Naomi Relph
- Jude Mack as Tania
- Amy Morgan as Jen
- Witney White as Maya
- Athena Roldan as Alexa
- Cara Mahoney as Paediatric A&E Doctor
- Sunetra Sarker as Anika Chowdhury
- Michelle Greenidge as Rhoda Verran
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | January 5, 2025 | January 13, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When Pete and Maddie find out something devastating about their son Theo, they soon meet another set of parents in the same situation. |
January 5, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Pete and Maddie begin an expensive and painful fight to keep Theo, but the constant dredging up of their past starts to damage their relationship. |
January 6, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When Miles leaks the story to the press, the fallout hits Pete who soon realises that he must dig into Miles' murky past to save his family. |
January 12, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 5, 2025 |
| Last aired | January 13, 2025 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |