"Family. It's no bed of roses."

2016- 2018

2 Seasons

12 Episodes

7.3(97 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Dark comedy about the eccentric members of the Flowers family. Maurice and Deborah are barely together but yet to divorce. They live with Maurice's batty mother and their maladjusted twin children.

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Olivia Colman

Deborah Flowers

Julian Barratt

Maurice Flowers

Sophia Di Martino

Amy Flowers

Daniel Rigby

Donald Flowers

Will Sharpe

Shun

Creative team

Created by: Will Sharpe
Showrunner: Naomi de Pear
Produced by: Sam Pinnell

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