Channel 5 viewers all said the same thing minutes into the gripping new drama, Little Disasters.
Overview of the Drama
The psychological thriller, first broadcast in May 2025 on Paramount+, aired on Channel 5 on Sunday night (June 14) and is based on Sarah Vaughan's bestselling novel of the same name.
Little Disasters follows a decade-long bond between friends and expecting mothers Jess (Diane Kruger), Liz (Jo Joyner), Charlotte (Shelley Conn), and Mel (Emily Taaffe).
However, when Jess brings her baby daughter Betsy to the hospital with a head injury she can't explain, her close friend and on-duty A&E doctor, Liz, makes the excruciating decision to call social services.
This pivotal moment sets off a chain of events that threatens to tear apart both their friendship circle and their individual families.
Viewer Reactions
Following the first episode, fans delivered their verdict on Little Disasters, and they are seriously impressed.
- On Facebook, one person declared: “I watched this, broke my heart.”
- Another chimed in: “This was BRILLIANT.”
- A third agreed: “I adored this series. So good.”
- Someone else penned: “This was brilliant I caught the series last year and binged it one Saturday it was addictive.”
Cast Insights
Talking about the show, actress Diane Kruger previously told Awards Buzz: “This is every parent’s worst nightmare. I think we all know what it could feel like to lose a child. Everything is heightened.
“We all know what the arrival of a kid means for a relationship, and this really strange group of friends that shows up with parenthood. All these mothers from preschool and from school gatherings that come into your life.
“It’s a very particular time in everyone’s life. I do think it’s a fun show, it’s a very entertaining show. It’s a whodunnit. It’s fast-paced, and it has all the elements of what I love to watch in a show, and the rest just, hopefully, is very authentic. We’ll see.”
Jo Joyner also previously discussed the programme and revealed that this style of storytelling not only inspired her to accept the role, but is unlike anything she had previously encountered on television.
She said: "I know somebody who suffered with postnatal OCD, and I had only recently found out about it myself. So, I thought it was a really great topic to explore, actually.
"Any kind of postnatal depression must be horrendous. I was lucky I didn't suffer from it myself. I can't imagine having such intrusive thoughts about your own child, and I think that was another brilliant thing to bring up, but also serves well for a thriller, doesn't it?"
You can watch Little Disasters on Channel 5.
