
Can't Cope, Won't Cope
A darkly comic drama about two young women, as one of them starts to spiral out of control. Aisling used to getting her own way and Danielle, never one to hog the spotlight, is only too happy to go along with it. But things are changing. Reality is about to hit them, and hit them hard
- Created By
Stefanie Preissner
- First Aired on
Sep 19, 2016
- Popularity: 13.0109
- 9 votes
- Networks
- (IE)
- Production
Deadpan Pictures (IE)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till May 28, 2018
Last episode: This Is The End
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 12 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1I Wanna Be Like You25 min
It’s Thursday night, the girls are out. Bright lights, high hopes. Friday’s hangover is worsened by Aisling’s annual review in work. The company actually want her to upskill and they’re planning to pay her more, like. Her worst nightmare. Likewise Danielle has a creative wobble in college with mounting pressure from her lecturer to really push her work before her end of year exhibition. To block it all out, the girls hit the town. A typical drunken night ensues and Danielle leaves Aisling to the boy who’s flirting with her. Danielle is accompanied home by a rickshaw driver and Aisling wakes up in a bed that may be too close to home…
Episode 2Drive on, Drive on, Drive on, Drive on25 min
A brutal hangover and work pressures mount for Aisling, but she deals with them as only she can, quickly and with surprising success. Celebrations ensue when Aisling gets the company out of hot water. When the company drinks turn into a fully fledged night out, Danielle joins Aisling and the girls take off on a giddy adventure to the beach where they come across an empty car with the keys still in the ignition. The night takes a turn when Aisling takes the fun a step too far and Danielle is hit by reality.
Episode 3Welcome to Ireland25 min
Aisling gets herself in trouble at an important business dinner and the outcome leaves her skating on thin ice. Danielle's attempts to help only make matters worse.
Episode 4Mallowfornia25 min
Aisling returns to her home town of Mallow at the behest of her mother, who has some stunning news to impart.
Episode 5Release Me25 min
Aisling and Danielle go on a day trip to spend quality time together, but things go wrong when they miss their bus back to Dublin and home truths come out in a raging argument.
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Crew & Team

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