Paramount+ Announces New Original Comedy Series “Can You Keep a Secret?” Starring Dawn French

Paramount+ today announced the original comedy CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? will be coming to Paramount+ in the United States. The comedy, which stars seven-time BAFTA® TV Awards nominee Dawn French (French & Saunders) and Mark Heap (Friday Night Dinner) recently wrapped filming. Craig Roberts (Submarine) and Mandip Gill (Doctor Who) also star. Paramount+. Thousands of episodes, live TV & exclusive originals–all in one place. Get Started!

In CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?, Dawn French plays domineering granny Debbie Fendon, a woman who will stop at nothing to protect her family – it’s just the person they most need protecting from is her. And when her hermit-like husband, William (Mark Heap), unexpectedly dies, she makes an outlandish decision that will put the family under more pressure than ever before. Because William isn’t actually dead – he just got mistakenly declared it and has been living in the loft while they wait for the life insurance to pay out. This comes as a bit of a shock to their easily frazzled son, Harold (Craig Roberts), whose wife, Neha (Mandip Gill), works for the local police. And just as they come to terms with the baffling behavior of these geriatric toddlers, Debbie reveals another secret she’s been keeping up her sleeve. And this one could bring the whole family down.

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? is a Big Talk Studios, Mayhay Studios, and CBS Studios co-production. Kenton Allen, Simon Mayhew-Archer, Dawn French, and Toby Welch will serve as executive producers with Simon Hynd set to direct. Written and created by Simon Mayhew-Archer, the series will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the U.K. and Paramount+ in the United States. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.