Trying (2020–2024) User Reviews

Touching with great humor

[frankie-08908 · 9/10 · 13 May 2020]

Apple did a great job with this one. The actors, all of them are great and have such funny on-screen connections.

Don't listen to the rare negativity about the inaccuracies of how adoptions methods are. They took a very emotional and touching subject and made a great entertaining series of the ups and downs, stresses and joys. It's entertainment and we were very entertained with laughs and my wife had some tears lol. You'll enjoy it.

Only possible down side is I noticed the dates are 2020-2020. Looks like this may be it. Which would be a shame. Something this good should get more seasons.

Utterly charming!

[sloopnancyc-119-772148 · 8/10 · 5 June 2021]

Perfect casting, great dialogue, heartrending plot twists. This one is a must-see.

Enjoyable, educational, well acted and funny 👍

[fallyhag · 7/10 · 2 May 2020]

A lovely cast of interesting characters who immediately catch your interest. The office colleague being the highlighted. She was under used and could have definitely added more.

The storyline was a little predictable but the acting quality managed to keep the story going and keep your interest. I really believed in the two main characters and all the characters surrounding them so no matter what the story did I could follow it and buy into it.

The story has its ups and its downs and it's funny and it's serious. The cliche emotional rollercoaster applies to this program. The true test being near the end when you really start to feel for the characters and the emotion it generates.

This is a high-quality TV series that is filmed well and is very entertaining. I enjoyed it very much I look forward to a second series which will hopefully come soon. Recommended viewing 👍

True to life!

[allieking-66295 · 10/10 · 5 May 2020]

We've been through the adoption process and this bought back so many memories. It takes you through every emotion we felt and I so well acted. If I could have given this higher than 10 I would have!

Amazing Cute Show

[me-90900 · 10/10 · 2 May 2020]

I'm loving this series as of now. Currently on episode 4. I really hope there'll be season 2. Apple TV is producing great shows. My top 3 are The morning show, Mythic Quest & Trying.

Keep up the good work!

Quality

[smtaylor-95927 · 10/10 · 3 May 2020]

A really well produced programme, typically British, heart warming and plenty of dry humour. I hope a second series gets commissioned as there's plenty of mileage left in the story.

One of those shows you're so pleased to find!

[CBarb70654 · 8/10 · 7 June 2020]

How delightful. Another Apple show to watch in bed on my iPad. Which doesn't have unlimited space left. Original material no less! The episodes are like eating peanuts. I like both leads for their gentle silliness which is also clever. Jason and Nikki are believable as a couple, and so comfortable with each other that you settle in with blankets like you do when you know you're safe with a show. I'm a little tired of caustic put downs and thankfully the writers have avoided that technique here. I'm rooting for this show!

London before the lockdown

[p-demir · 6/10 · 12 May 2020]

This simply makes me happy beyond the story line or acting, you get to see London before the lockdown when it was all normal to eat and drink outside, mix with people, share hugs and kisses, stroll along the riverside... Brings joy to stay-in nights

Good little british comedy.

[AvidTv_watcher1 · 10/10 · 4 May 2020]

Really enjoyed this show. You invest in Jason and Nikki from the off. Funny and heartwarming. Don't usually binge watch, but was hooked from episode one. Great acting all round, well cast and wonderfully shot. Can't wait for series two!

That blur

[donovan-mclean · 7/10 · 21 July 2021]

Nice show, with its ups & downs, but overall nice and charming. There's a continuos blurry effect on the bottom and top image that's very annoying.

Binge worthy and brilliant

[mckaymalcolm · 10/10 · 15 January 2021]

Lovely, comedic, heart warming look at a couple in their 30s looking to adopt. Played to perfection. By both actors and thoroughly enjoyed by my wife and I

It was fun

[nbernadett · 7/10 · 7 June 2020]

It's a very light comedy about an important issue. The characters are good, the storyline is pretty predictable but still fun. I really enjoyed it.

Quickly becomes repetitive

[qui_j · 5/10 · 23 April 2024]

This series starts off well, charming characters, quirky family, real life family problems with adoption etc. However, it quickly becomes repetitive with the characters seeming to go nowhere and the story line stagnates. Most distracting are the lead actor's upper teeth which appear to be a badly made set of dentures with huge gums that appear to be very protuberant. One cannot help but notice them every time he opens his mouth or smiles. Hopefully, he can get them made to be more aesthetically pleasing.

The chemistry between all the cast is good but the episodes seem to lack the sharp witted, heavy on sarcasm, British type humor. Maybe it's been watered down for the US market in the fear that it would be misinterpreted or just not understood. It's an average series that could have been better.

Absolutely loved this!

[brenzbrenz · 9/10 · 6 January 2021]

Great story, great acting, with a little bit of everything and very funny and witty. Looking forward to season two if there is one.

Delightful

[somethingreal81 · 10/10 · 7 May 2020]

The comparisons to Catastrophe are apt, but I found this show more upbeat and positive. If you're looking for something to put a smile on your face, definitely try Trying!

Love it, love it.

[connjam5-381-425263 · 10/10 · 15 September 2021]

Couldn't score it less than 10 because it's just a perfect show. Every episode an absolute joy with stellar performances from Staunton, Spall and notably Esther Smith. I forget she's an actress and not a fly on the wall of a real person. Thank god there's a series 3 because I'd be gutted watching series 2 knowing it's the end. Roll on 3, and 4, and 5.

This is the sweetest show.

[cscott2331 · 10/10 · 22 July 2022]

This show gets me EVERY single time. It makes me laugh and it's makes me cry. It's real life stuff too. The families and friends go through things people go through daily on a daily basis, all around the globe. In times like these, when so much media is saturated with sex and cussing this is a breath of fresh air. I keep wondering how they'll outdo themselves but yet again they've done it. Season 3 is off to an amazing start!

Meh

[zeroartgfx · 6/10 · 31 January 2022]

Kinda boring. Like the story is decent, the production is well done, the characters are charming enough and the humor is good sometimes but it's just kinda meh. I guess just too mellow for my tastes. I can't help but compare it to Catastrophe which is hilarious and has that energy I think this show is missing.

Definitely an enjoyable series

[aaronmills-02441 · 10/10 · 23 May 2021]

This series is so funny I love the typical British humour and comedy and it's show just how chaotic life can be when trying at adopt.

Some excellent comedy but not all parts have been well written

[calorne · 7/10 · 27 March 2022]

This is a very enjoyable comedy with terrific chemistry between the lead characters. They make us laugh a lot whilst at the same time drawing us into their hopes and dreams of having children.

But there is a terrible waste of acting talent with the roles of the parents. Great actors have been given parts that are drab, weak and cliched. It as if all the effort went into writing the other roles and the parents' lines were added on as a briefly sketched afterthought. This creates disappointing and anomalous lulls in an otherwise extremely good and sparky show.

Addendum; There is much better use of the acting talent available in the second series, which I found more enjoyable than the first. By letting more of the cast contribute to a greater degree It is much more rounded and enjoyable.

FUN, GREAT ACTING, REAL!

[guilhermecoelhorocha-66-787211 · 10/10 · 4 May 2020]

Hi, I am from Brazil. Loved it. My wife and I have 2 kids, and we had a lot of fun watching this. Really simple, really fun, really good. Honest and funny.

Great acting, script, writing.

Good series

[SaadGhamdi · 7/10 · 3 May 2020]

I like how they projected what parents go through during adoption and how frustrating it could be for them. And now that they are approved for adoption, I hope season 2 will bring what the child feels like during this process. I loved Nikki and Jason, but I loved Penny the most.

Bad start: unlikable main characters

[hephaiston · 1/10 · 26 May 2020]

In the very first episode, a couple start their journey to adopt a child by committing a crime and compounding it with another crime to avoid the first one being reported to police. Very unappealing couple. I don't want them to get a child now. Crummy premise, crummy writing.

Good show, good binge

[nikilpatel-13013 · 8/10 · 2 May 2020]

It's a good show. Sometimes the comedy seems a bit forced/forged but it's a good heart warming show I binged in one night!

binged the entire first season

[sgmaharajh · 10/10 · 2 May 2020]

Honestly apple just recommended it and i was looking for a new show. this is fantastic. i binged the entire first season on only a few hours. was so disappointed when i was out of new episodes!