In conversation event with journalist and broadcaster Edith Bowman, Breeders co-creators Simon Blackwell (Veep, Back, The Personal History Of David Copperfield), Chris Addison (Veep, The Thick of It, The Hustle) and Martin Freeman (Fargo, Sherlock, Black Panther), who will talk alongside co-star Daisy Haggard (Back To Life, Episodes, Black Mirror) about this honest and uncompromising comedy and ‘drama for modern times’ (The Observer).
Sky Original comedy Breeders is produced by Avalon and FX Productions for FX Networks and Sky One.
The transatlantic critical hit, with series two currently in production, sees Martin Freeman star as Paul, a caring father discovering he’s not quite the man he thought he was. His partner in this impossibly steep parental climb is Ally (Daisy Haggard), who makes Paul laugh and has the ability to read a story to their children while she's technically asleep.
Paul and Ally are juggling full-time careers, aging parents, a mortgage, upheavals in their relationship and the unenviable curveballs of parenting their young children, Luke (George Wakeman) and Ava (Jayda Eyles). When Ally’s estranged father Michael (Michael McKean) appears on their doorstep, the family essentially takes on a third child, but one that comes with baggage and opinions. Paul’s own parents, Jackie (Joanna Bacon) and Jim (Alun Armstrong) are on hand to help out, but their generation does parenting a little differently.
In celebration of the show, Simon, Chris, Martin and Daisy will discuss how it was made – from developing the initial idea and the writing process, to finding the perfect cast to bring the writing to life.
