Daddy Issues (TV series)


Daddy Issues is a British comedy television series created by Danielle Ward that premiered on 15 August 2024 on BBC Three. It stars Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.
In September 2024, the BBC commissioned a second series. The second series premiered on 21 November 2025.

Synopsis

An odd-couple sitcom in which a pregnant party girl and her recently divorced father end up in a flat-share in Stockport.

Production

The six-part first series was written by comedian and writer Danielle Ward, produced by Lynn Roberts, with Phil Gilbert as executive producer for Fudge Park Productions. and executive producers Aimee Lou Wood, David Morrissey, and directed by Damon Beesley, and Caterine Morshead. Ward also wrote the second series, commissioned in 2024.

Casting

Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey star in the lead roles Gemma and Malcolm, with both returning for the second series. Susan Lynch is in the role of Gemma’s mother. Additional cast members include David Fynn, Sharon Rooney, Sarah Hadland, Taj Atwal, Arian Nik, Tom Stourton, Susan Lynch, Susannah Fielding, Lauren O'Rourke, Cyril Nri, Cora Kirk, Perry Fitzpatrick, Claire Keelan, Damien Molony, Sherrie Hewson, Humphrey Ker, and David Reed.

Filming

Filming for the first series began in Stockport and Manchester in December 2023. Filming on the second series started in January 2025.

Broadcast

The first series premiered in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2024.
The second series premiered in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2025.

Reception

Jasper Rees in The Daily Telegraph called the series "deft, daft, and deliciously watchable". Emma Loffhagen in The Evening Standard called it "believable and heartwarming” and praised the “brilliantly acerbic” script from Danielle Ward and the chemistry between Morrissey and his screen daughter Aimee Lou Wood. In The Independent, Katie Rosseinsky called it "a warm hug of a show". Lucy Mangan in The Guardian called it "a comedy for our times", praising Ward's script and the chemistry of the leads, describing Morrissey as having the "ability to make anything and anyone credible" which "carries him through proceedings with aplomb".

Accolades

The series was nominated for Best New TV Sitcom at the Comedy.co.uk Awards in January 2025. Aimee Lou Wood was nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in March 2025.