WATCH PAAPA ESSIEDU TONIGHT IN BBC'S HEARTBREAKING PREGNANCY LOSS MINI TV SERIES BABIES

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STARTS TONIGHT WITH WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU 

Just a quick reminder for my dear Spylings that tonight March 30th is the premiere over at BBC One of their six part drama BABIES a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss. The series follows Lisa (Siobhan Cullen) and Stephen (Paapa Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages. While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth, and unwavering love. The series also stars Charlotte Riley and Jack Bannon as Amanda and Dave - a new  couple navigating their own challenges and testing their compatibility. Their complex relationship, set against Lisa and Stephen’s ongoing pregnancy journey, begins to expose cracks in Stephen and Dave’s long-standing friendship. See the trailer below:

 

TRAILER WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU IN BBC'S HEARBREAKING PREGNANCY LOSS MINI TV SERIES BABIES

   BABIES TV SERIES  

TRAILER FROM BBC WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU 

I have announced this one about a year ago but now we have the first trailer from BBC's six part drama BABIES a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss. The series follows Lisa (Siobhan Cullen) and Stephen (PaapaEssiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages. While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth, and unwavering love. The series also stars Charlotte Riley and Jack Bannon as Amanda and Dave - a new  couple navigating their own challenges and testing their compatibility. Their complex relationship, set against Lisa and Stephen’s ongoing pregnancy journey, begins to expose cracks in Stephen and Dave’s long-standing friendship. The series starts Monday March 30th on BBC One.

 

ALL THE BRAND NEW BRITISH TV SERIES TO EXPECT IN 2026 WITH KEELEY HAWES, BRENDA BLETHYN, RAFE SPALL, DAVID MORRISSEY, LUKE EVANS, TOM CULLEN, MICHELLE KEEGAN, MATTHEW MACFADYEN AND OTHERS

 NEW 2026 BRITISH SHOWS 

2026 NEW TV SHOWS FROM CHANNEL 4

When it comes to Channel 4 their tentpole series will probably be the remake of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE which follows Brenda Blethyn as poor lass who rises to become one of the riches women in the world. They will also have Rafe Spall playing prime minister next to Jenna Coleman in NUMBER 10. They will also see David Morrissey and Alan Cumming playing neighbours in war in TIP TOE. Paapa Essiedu will star in FALLING series with our dearest British thespian Keeley Hawes as a Catholic priest and a nun who fall unexpectedly in love.

 

 2026 BRAND NEW TV SHOWS FROM BBC

One of the new shows to expect from BBC this year is BABIES which follows Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen as a couple who deals with pregnancy losses over the years. Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell will play brothers with turbulent relationship in HALF MAN. Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha will be two casino workers trying to rob from the same safe in THE CAGE, while LORD OF THE FLIES series will follow a group of school children stranded on a tropical island with no adults after a plane crash. We might also get A TALE OF TWO CITIES French revolution period set series based on Charles Dickens novel with Kit Harrington and Francois Civil in the leads. Costume drama might also arrive with THE OTHER BENNET sister based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice character. THE HAIRDRESSER MYSTERIES will follow a hairdresser turned detective in a cosy little village. TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST will see Jessica Raine as a woman on holiday with friends and family in the Mediterranean who finds herself trapped.  

 

2026 BRAND NEW TV SHOWS FROM ITV

ITV will soon have Shaun Evans playing an MI5 operative with a problematic private life in BETRAYAL while Natalie Dormer is set to play Duchess Fergie in THE LADY about her murderous dresser. Gemma Arterton will play senior MI6 officer spying on Russia in SECRET SERVICE while Luke Evans and Tom Cullen will lead THE PARTY playing two friends from school who grow up to become a political figure anda journalist. Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth will lead THE BLAME following detectives investigating a teenage figure skater's suspicious death.

 2026 BRAND NEW TV SHOWS FROM SKY 

Sky has one of the most interesting ones in THE MINIATURE WIFE in which Matthew MacFadyen plays a husband scientist who shrinks his wife Elizabeth Banks accidentally to six inches. Dominic West and Sienna Miller will, meanwhile, play a high power couple leading a divorce battle in WAR. This month they also have UNDER SALT MARSH crime series with Rafe Spall and Kelly Reilly. They will also have Gugu Mbatha Raw and Jonny Lee MIller in INHERITANCE about a lawyer who investigates an inheritance claim in Jamaica.

 

FIRST LOOK AT PAAPA ESSIEDU IN BBC'S HEARBREAKING PREGNANCY LOSS MINI TV SERIES BABIES

   BABIES TV SERIES  

FIRST LOOK FROM BBC WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU 

I have announced this one about a year ago but now we have first two images from BBC's six part drama BABIES a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss. The series follows Lisa (Siobhan Cullen) and Stephen (Paapa Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages. While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth, and unwavering love. The series also stars Charlotte Riley and Jack Bannon as Amanda and Dave - a new couple navigating their own challenges and testing their compatibility. Their complex relationship, set against Lisa and Stephen’s ongoing pregnancy journey, begins to expose cracks in Stephen and Dave’s long-standing friendship.

BBC ANNOUNCES TOUCHING NEW MINI TV SERIES BABIES WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU LEADING THE CAST

   PAAPA ESSIEDU TO LEAD  

NEW BBC MINI TV SERIES BABIES

The latest new TV series project to be announced by the British broadcaster BBC is BABIES, a six part series starring Paapa Essiedu, Siobhán Cullen, Jack Bannon and Charlotte Rileya. This warm and

Paapa Essiedu will take the lead role

touching drama explores the delicate tightrope of love and loss in a young couple's desire to become parents. Lisa (Cullen) and Stephen (Essiedu) 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. The series is now shooting in London and will air sometime next year. BBC has also announced that they will be airing season two of SAS Rogue Heroes series during Christmas, while Channel 4 will have festive episodes of All Creatures Great and Small and The Good ship Murder during the holidays.