The Dick Van Dyke Show
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Comedy
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?
- Status
- Running
- Language
- English
- Premiered
- January 7, 2026
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