Can You Keep A Secret?

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Season 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Feb 12, 2026
    80
    The four principal characters are perfectly balanced, but above all, it’s the players who make the magic.
  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Feb 12, 2026
    80
    Can You Keep A Secret? is a funny show about a family who tries to get something they think they deserve, without much of an idea of how their plan will play out.
  3. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Jan 22, 2026
    80
    A lot of fun, and the best work she’s [Dawn French's] been given since The Vicar of Dibley.
  5. The Times
    Reviewed by: Ben Dowell
    Jan 22, 2026
    80
    It’s a surprising treat, sweet and butter-soft in places but with just the right note of astringency to delight even the fussiest chocophile.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Feb 12, 2026
    70
    “Can You Keep a Secret?” is certainly a cut above the standard TV comedy. .... But it has a bit of a tonal imbalance, the plotline being almost generic while the dialogue is rife with enough wit and drollery that viewers actually have to listen, rather than, say, play with their phones.