Adoption comedy offers fresh take on parenting

New Apple TV+ series Trying mines the laughs and pathos in the elaborate screening process of child adoption

Rafe Spall and Esther Smith play a London couple trying to adopt a child in Trying.
Rafe Spall and Esther Smith play a London couple trying to adopt a child in Trying. PHOTO: APPLE TV+
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If you had to pass a rigorous background check before becoming a parent, how do you think you would do?

This is a question many would-be adoptive parents have to confront, with the vetting process for adopting a child often far more involved than conceiving one naturally.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 04, 2020, with the headline Adoption comedy offers fresh take on parenting. Subscribe