Playing Nice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

Living a waking nightmare, Pete and Maddie are jettisoned into the world of the other couple; Miles and Lucy. At first it seems all four are agreed on a solution, but it soon becomes clear that hidden motives are at play. How far can each couple trust the real parents of their child – or even each other? As Pete and Maddie are stretched to breaking point, they realise they will stop at nothing to keep their family together.

Series details

• Title: Playing Nice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2025-01-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 48 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 72865
• IMDb ID: tt30135004
• TVDB ID: 442552

Cast and credited roles

• James Norton — Pete Riley
• Niamh Algar — Maddie Wilson
• James McArdle — Miles Lambert
• Jessica Brown Findlay — Lucy Lambert

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-01-05; final listed air date 2025-01-05; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Playing Nice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.