Peter Mullan
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and director
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Mum: Is there hope for a happy ending?
You might not expect a sitcom about a grieving widow's love life to be the brainchild of a man under 40 but BBC Two's Mum isn't your usual comedy drama.
Emma Saunders, BBC, 9th May 2019BAFTA TV Awards nominations
Derry Girls, Mum, Sally4Ever, Stath Lets Flats and Car Share are amongst the comedy-related nominations in the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA Craft Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2019The second series of this exquisitely bittersweet family sitcom piled on the agonies of uncertainty for Lesley Manville's titular character Cathy. The two will-they-won't-they storylines established in the first series continued: would Michael, the best friend of Cathy's late husband, ever get to reveal his feelings for her, and would Cathy ever tell her son's inane girlfriend Kelly to just, please, shut up? While those agonies could feel unbearable at times, writer Stefan Golaszewski maintained a charming levity and the cast was superb, with Peter Mullan's deadpan Michael a particular delight.
David Crawford, Radio Times, 27th December 2018Mum, BBC Two, series 2 finale review
Lesley Manville and co should quit their unimprovable sitcom while they are ahead.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 28th March 2018Mum: season two finale review
Would Cathy and Michael's on-off romance finally be well and truly on? The finale kept us guessing till the end.
Sarah Hughes, The Guardian, 27th March 2018Mum, episode 6, Fireworks Night, BBC2 review
This episode is ultimately about Cathy and Michael.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2018Mum, series two: ending that doesn't disappoint
Oh, Cathy, Oh, Michael. What sheer televisual joy.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 27th March 2018Will sitcom's odd couple bow out with a kiss?
It has made us weep, laugh and scream. As Mum concludes, Lesley Manville and Peter Mullan explain why its slow-burn romance is so compelling.
Sarah Hughes, The Guardian, 26th March 2018Kelly and Jason are off on holiday: she's got her Marmite and her "lucky rocks" and everyone's come round to help them pack. As usual, Cathy and Michael are trampled on but their interaction doesn't quite stick to the formula: this will be the episode the wonderful stars Lesley Manville and Peter Mullan both submit to the Bafta jury.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 13th March 2018Another deft episode of the sitcom where Lesley Manville and Peter Mullan act out an almost unbearably subtle romance, and everyone else carries on with broad jabs at lower-middle-class boors. While the idiots discuss clowns, sex and barbecuing, Cathy and Michael shuffle another half-inch closer. At this rate, they'll be shagging by season 14.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 6th March 2018