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s01e06 · 2026-01-07
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Can You Keep a Secret?
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What it is
Widower Debbie Fendon - granny, lawn bowler, tinpot dictator - will stop at nothing to make sure her family's protected. Unfortunately, most of the time the person they really need protecting from is her. When her hermit-like husband William unexpectedly dies, she makes an outlandish decision that will put the family under more pressure than ever before.Because Debbie isn't actually a widower and William didn't really die – he was just mistakenly declared dead and the two retirees found themselves staring down the barrel of an opportunity too good to pass up. Just a few months hiding out in the loft waiting for the life insurance to pay out and then they can live out their golden years in peace.Set in the West Country, Can You Keep a Secret? is the story of an odd little family you haven't met yet, but that you already know.Can Debbie Fendon and her family keep their secret? Or will one of them spill the beans?
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6 this season · 6 totals01e01 Episode 1 2026-01-07 06:00
Episode 1
Debbie has news: Harry's dad isn't actually dead, he's just hiding in the loft so they can swindle the cash from his life insurance. Will Harry join these two twits in their scam?
s01e02 Episode 2 2026-01-07 06:00
Episode 2
Debbie bans William from chocolate and Harry from sharing their secret with Neha. But someone else now knows about William – and wants a cut of the cash. Who could it be?
s01e03 Episode 3 2026-01-07 06:00
Episode 3
Neha and Debbie fight over whether to return the cash, while Harry and William are caught in the crossfire. But a blackmailer is still at large. Should the Fendons admit defeat?
s01e04 Episode 4 2026-01-07 06:00
Episode 4
While Harry and William babysit the kids, Neha helps Debbie hunt down the blackmailer. But given that they have so much dirt on the Fendons, will Neha be able to fight fire with fire?
s01e05 Episode 5 2026-01-07 06:00
Episode 5
Debbie makes a cunning plan to save the family. But what if even more people are out to get the Fendons? Meanwhile, William is out of meds – so he and Neha visit a drug dealer.
s01e06 Episode 6 2026-01-07 06:00
Episode 6
As Debbie considers coming clean, the blackmailer decides enough is enough. But this endgame puts Harry and William in genuine danger – is it all over for the Fendons?