Daddy Issues
Created by Danielle Ward, Damon Beesley
On BBC Three
A warm, character-driven comedy about an unlikely domestic arrangement between a pregnant woman and her father, built on affection and the messy work of learning to be a family.
After discovering she’s pregnant, hedonistic Gemma flatshares with her hapless father. Together, they have to navigate new friendships, new relationships and face up to parenthood.
Genres
Questions people ask
Is Daddy Issues violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Daddy Issues easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is Daddy Issues scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Daddy Issues sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Does Daddy Issues leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Daddy Issues
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Daddy Issues
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Daddy Issues, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Daddy Issues, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Daddy Issues, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
