Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard return as potty-mouthed parents in Sky sitcom Breeders
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From Tepid Tim in The Office to Wincing Watson in Sherlock, Martin Freeman has built his career on a talent for elevated grumpiness. There are funnier, more charismatic actors – but when it comes to projecting a crotchety everyman quality he is without peer.
It’s a very specific skill-set. And endearingly potty-mouthed parenting sitcom
Breeders (Sky One) continued to prove the perfect vehicle for Freeman. Returning for a second series, the outwardly cynical, secretly sentimental, London-set family drama was indebted to Freeman’s talent for looking massively peeved. As it would be, considering he has credits as creator and co-producer.