How To Watch Playing Nice Online
| Aired: January 5 - January 13 |
| Free Stream: Watch all 4 episodes on ITVX now (UK) | SBS On-Demand (AU) |
| Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN |
Watch Playing Nice: Synopsis:
One of the first projects to come out of James Norton's Rabbit Track Picture production company, Playing Nice stars the co-founder alongside Niamh Algar, James McArdle, and Jessica Brown-Findlay, and is adapted from JP Delaney's psychological thriller of the same name. Now available to stream in full, read on for how to watch Playing Nice online and from anywhere with a VPN.
Set in Cornwall, two couples learn that their toddler sons were swapped at birth. Pete (Norton, Happy Valley) and Maddie (Algar, The Virtues) make up one couple while Miles (McArdle, Andor) and Lucy (Brown Findlay, The Flatshare) make up the other. Posed with the question: do they keep the son they raised, or reclaim their biological child, the couples seemingly come to a unanimous decision.
However, it quickly becomes apparent that Miles and Lucy might want both children, with both couples stretched to their limits as they try everything to keep their families together.
Described as "a heartbreaking, dramatic, and very compelling story", it's also a tale shrouded in mystery, lies, and deception as it is slowly revealed what happened on that fateful day the boys were switched at the hospital, and the mothers seemingly sat side by side in the neonatal intensive care unit with their premature babies.
Worlds away from that of Tommy Lee Royce and Happy Valley, James Norton is set to destroy us in an entirely different way in Playing Nice alongside this exciting cast. Since its release, however, reviews have been a mixed bag, with The Guardian describing the plot as ridiculous – "the very worst of modern television" – while The Independent described it as a "whiplash-inducing, overripe shock fest". Read on with our guide below explaining how to watch Playing Nice online from anywhere now, with all episodes available to stream for free on ITVX.
How to watch Playing Nice online for free in the UK
The four part adaptation Playing Nice arrived on ITVX on January 5, made immediately available as a boxset. Episodes also aired on linear TV channel ITV1 for its four episode run, with the final episode going out on January 13.
ITV1 is a free-to-air channel in the UK, though it requires a TV licence to watch live. However, you don't need one to watch catch-up TV, which you can do so via ITVX, ITV's on-demand streaming platform.
Sign up is free for an ITVX account. All you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. WC1X 0DA).
Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access ITVX back home
How to watch Playing Nice from anywhere
If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch Playing Nice online just as you would at home.
While services like ITVX block access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN that can change your IP address, allowing you to watch UK TV online and make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens overseas can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK-based server and access their subscription from anywhere in the world, just like they would back home.
Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN, costing from $3.99 a month with its 2-year plan.
2. Connect to a server – for ITVX, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK.
3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for Playing Nice, head to ITVX.
How To Watch Playing Nice Online in Australia
Playing Nice has now been made available to stream in Australia through SBS On-Demand. You can watch all four episodes through the 100% free to use service. You simply need to sign up to a free account.
Away from home? Any Aussie natives looking to access SBS On-Demand and watch Playing Nice can use a VPN to access the platform from anywhere.
Can I watch Playing Nice online in the US and Canada?
There's no word yet of a streaming home for Playing Nice in the US or Canada. We will endeavor to update this guide when we know more about how to watch Playing Nice
Currently abroad? As detailed above, a VPN will let you access your favorite streaming services no matter what country you’re currently traveling in.
Playing Nice Trailer
Playing Nice Cast
- James Norton as Pete
- Niamh Algar as Maddie
- James McArdle as Miles
- Jessica Brown Findlay as Lucy
Playing Nice Release Schedule
All four episodes of Playing Nice dropped on ITVX on Sunday, January 5 in the UK. You could also tune in and watch episodes on linear TV channel ITV1. The release schedule was as follows:
- Episode 1: Sunday, January 5 at 9pm GMT
- Episode 2: Monday, January 6 at 9pm GMT
- Episode 3: Sunday, January 12 at 9pm GMT
- Episode 4: Monday, January 13 at 9pm GMT
How Many Episodes Of Playing Nice Are There?
There are a total of four, one-hour-long episodes of the Playing Nice adaptation, starring James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle, and Jessica Brown Findlay.
Where Was Playing Nice Filmed?
Playing Nice owes its incredible pathetic fallacy to the coastal, deeply dramatic landscapes of Cornwall. Playing Nice was filmed across numerous locations in Cornwall, including Padstow, St Ives, as well as Park Head and Mawgan Porth beach.
Is Playing Nice A True Story?
Playing Nice is not based on a true story. It is adapted from JP Delaney's 2020 book of the same name.
What Happened At The End Of Playing Nice?
The four-part adaptation of Playing Nice came to a climactic end, revealing exactly what happened the day Theo and David were swapped in the NCIU. With the reveal of Miles' controlling behavior, his wife Lucy submitted CCTV footage to the court exposing Miles giving cannabis gummies to Theo. A flashback to that fateful day then reveals Lucy swapping her baby for Pete and Maddie's in a desperate attempt to protect her son from his father.
Of course, Miles doesn't take well to his wife's betrayal, abducting both Lucy and David and taking them to the cliffside where he threatens to throw both himself and David off. Lucy alerts Maddie to her location, and Maddie attempts to track them in time before it's too late. Once Maddie calls out and Lucy takes the opportunity to hit Miles over the head, causing him to release David, who runs to Maddie. Grabbing hold of her, Miles and Lucy stumble towards the edge, with Lucy ultimately managing to push him off her, with Miles falling to his death from the cliff.
The next scene sees Lucy tell the police Miles has disappeared, with Maddie and Pete corroborating her statement.
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