Can You Keep a Secret?
2026– · BBC iPlayer · 28 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Episode 6
Wed, 7 Jan, 5:00 pm
As 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?
About
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?
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 7 Jan· 28 minDebbie 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 Harry join these two twits in their scam?
- E02
Episode 2
Wed, 7 Jan· 28 minDebbie bans William from chocolate and Harry from sharing their secret with Neha. But someone else now knows about William – and wants a cut of the cash. Who could it be?
- E03
Episode 3
Wed, 7 Jan· 28 minNeha and Debbie fight over whether to return the cash, while Harry and William are caught in the crossfire. But a blackmailer is still at large. Should the Fendons admit defeat?
- E04
Episode 4
Wed, 7 Jan· 28 minWhile 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?
- E05
Episode 5
Wed, 7 Jan· 28 minDebbie 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.
- E06
Episode 6
Wed, 7 Jan· 27 minAs 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?
Cast
Dawn French
Debbie Fendon
Mark Heap
William Fendon
Craig Roberts
Harry Fendon
Mandip Gill
Neha Fendon