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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Hidden away on Apple TV, the best comedy drama you've never seen
Little wonder children are growing up anxious. When five-year-old Stevie's school celebrates Earth Day, she comes home with a picture of a drowning polar bear and a phobia of leaving lightbulbs on.
It stars Esther Smith as Nikki, Karen's poorer, less snobby sister, and Rafe Spall as her amiably frazzled husband Jason — trying to cope with parenthood when they've barely got the hang of being grown-ups themselves. It's an emotionally fraught set-up, and Trying can deliver lump-in-the-throat moments without warning — such as when Jason realises he is unable to talk to his own father (Phil Davis) about anything but football. But writer Andy Wolton balances this with a stream of throwaway lines honed to comic perfection, scattered among a cast of top-name guest stars.
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