Can You Keep a Secret? (2026–present)

TV ShowOn airComedy1 season, 6 episodes
Can You Keep a Secret? posterReview score: 76%

Plot

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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  1. 01Can You Keep a Secret? S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 7.4While 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?
  2. 02Can You Keep a Secret? S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 7.3As 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?
  3. 03Can You Keep a Secret? S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 7.2Debbie 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2026Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Can You Keep a Secret? S01E01Episode 1January 7, 2026 7.0Debbie 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 Ha
  2. S01E02Can You Keep a Secret? S01E02Episode 2January 7, 2026 7.1Debbie bans William from chocolate and Harry from sharing their secret with Neha. But someone else now knows about William – and wants a cut
  3. S01E03Can You Keep a Secret? S01E03Episode 3January 7, 2026 7.0Neha and Debbie fight over whether to return the cash, while Harry and William are caught in the crossfire. But a blackmailer is still at la
  4. S01E04Can You Keep a Secret? S01E04Season's bestEpisode 4January 7, 2026 7.4While Harry and William babysit the kids, Neha helps Debbie hunt down the blackmailer. But given that they have so much dirt on the Fendons,
  5. S01E05Can You Keep a Secret? S01E05Episode 5January 7, 2026 7.2Debbie 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 –
  6. S01E06Can You Keep a Secret? S01E06Episode 6January 7, 2026 7.3As Debbie considers coming clean, the blackmailer decides enough is enough. But this endgame puts Harry and William in genuine danger – is i

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Cast

Dawn FrenchDawn FrenchDebbie FendonMark HeapMark HeapWilliam FendonCraig RobertsCraig RobertsHarry FendonMandip GillMandip GillNeha Fendon

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