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Break Clause

6.0 / 10 · 2 votes

2026

1 season

6 episodes

ComedyDrama

Their relationship's over. Their tenancy isn't. Break Clause follows Ben and Lil as they navigate their breakup whilst stuck in the same flat. Moving on from your first love is hard enough. Moving out is even harder...

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Trailer

Break Clause | Brand New Comedy | Thurs 1st Oct | Channel 4

Cast

Samuel Bottomley

Lara Ricote

John Thomson

Lucy Black

Catherine Cohen

Charly Clive

Hammed Animashaun

Michael Workéyè

Jessica Knappett

Nathan Foad

Assa Kanouté

Jack Shep

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Seasons

1.August
9.0
01-10-202623 min
Their relationship's over. Their tenancy isn't. How can Ben and Lil navigate their break-up while they're stuck living in the same flat?
2.September
9.0
01-10-202624 min
Two weeks after Ben's bombshell, things between him and Lil are frosty - and then Lil brings a date back to the flat. And Ben accidentally joins a medical trial.
3.October
08-10-202625 min
Ben and Lil go back to Leeds for Ava's christening. And while Ben tries to prove he's a good person, Lil decides to find the woman who Ben cheated on her with.
4.November
08-10-202624 min
'Just friends' Ben and Lil host a grown-up dinner party for Thanksgiving... with a turkey Ben found in a bin. Can they resist the pull of their old feelings?
5.January
15-10-202624 min
Lil and Ben can't keep their hands off each other, and they bunk off work for a day out together in London. But when Ben finds out some unpalatable truths about Lil’s timeline, thi...
6.February
15-10-202625 min
With the break clause on their flat looming, and new adventures calling, can Ben and Lil work things out before it’s too late?