Babies cast list for BBC drama series on pregnancy loss

The programme follows Lisa (Cullen) and Stephen (Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages.

A synopsis for the show adds: “The series also stars Charlotte Riley (The Peripheral, Press) and Jack Bannon (Pennyworth, Pulse) 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.”

Babies comes from writer Stefan Golaszewski, who is known for his work on Him & Her, Mum and Marriage.

While the show is not autobiographical, Stefan was inspired to write the series after “a long series of traumas around pregnancy” with him and his wife between 2012 and 2015.

Speaking to the Radio Times, he said: “By now my youngest son was born, and I guess somewhere among the giddy chaos of three young kids I was ready to translate those earlier traumas more explicitly into a story.

“My new series, Babies, starring Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen, arrived.

“While not autobiographical, it is a love story about a couple going through repeated pregnancy loss.

He added: “It’s an attempt to speak truthfully about an experience that remains unspeakable, that is treated as an illness and not grief, and find a way for those who have been through loss to feel less alone.”

Babies full cast list

• Siobhán Cullen as Liz
• Paapa Essiedu as Stephen
• Charlotte Riley as Amanda
• Jack Bannon as Dave
• Carla Freeman as Kimberley
• Elizabeth Rider as Jenny
• Simona Brown as Bella
• Rachel Harper as Gemma
• Taj Kandula as Anji
• Ola Forman as Gosia
• Nathan Jago as Alfie
• Simon Bubb as Will
• Sarah Ridgeway as Nicola
• Zion Veerapen-Bernard as Daniel
• Ryan McKen as Ben
• Gary Beadle as Kevin
• Nia Anisah as Erin
• Nadine Marshall as Patty
• Luke Norris as Harry
• Rosie Raven as Ruth
• Gary Pillai as Dr Khan

• Lewis Hart as Jim
• Marianne March as Mary
• George Potts as Father Michael
• Gary Lilburn as Alan
• Noah Marullo as Kieran
• Lottie Amor as Rose
• Laura Matthews as Victoria
• Victoria Blunt as Ellen
• Tracy Anne Green as Tina
• Richard Teverson as Dr Mark
• Michael Jinks as PCSO Frank
• Arabella Smith-James as Maisie

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When will Babies be on TV?

The first episode of Babies will air at 9pm on Monday, March 30 on BBC One.

After that, the second episode will air in the same timeslot the following day, on Tuesday, March 31.

The remaining four episodes will air in the same pattern, and they will also be available on BBC iPlayer.

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