Motherland Series 1, Episode 2 - Auction Of Promises

Motherland. Image shows from L to R: Liz (Diane Morgan), Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Kevin (Paul Ready)

TV sitcom
BBC Two / BBC One
2016 - 2022
20 episodes (3 series)

Comedy about middle-class parenthood and juggling kids, school, and other parents. Stars Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Paul Ready, Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne and more.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Auction Of Promises

Motherland. Image shows from L to R: Amanda (Lucy Punch), Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin)

A school fundraiser is not Julia's idea of an evening out, but somehow she finds herself heavily involved in order to impress a former colleague.

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Further details

It's the school's Auction of Promises. Amanda hosts the auction. Julia is assigned a job. Kevin has a battle with the cloakroom and despite Anne's protests, Liz takes care of the bar.

Broadcast details

Date: Tuesday 14^th November 2017
Time: 10pm
Channel: BBC Two
Length: 30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date	Time	Channel
Wednesday 5th September 2018	10:00pm	BBC2
Sunday 2nd May 2021	12:20am	BBC4
Monday 31st May 2021	12:50am	BBC4
Tuesday 29th June 2021	12:15am	BBC4
Wednesday 28th July 2021	12:25am	BBC4
Wednesday 25th August 2021	2:00am	BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Anna Maxwell Martin	Julia
Diane Morgan	Liz
Paul Ready	Kevin
Lucy Punch	Amanda
Philippa Dunne	Anne
Oliver Chris	Paul

Guest cast
Kirsty Bushell	Caroline Lacy
Vilma Hollingbery	Barbara
Himesh Patel	Mr Glencuddy

Writing team
Sharon Horgan	Writer
Helen Serafinowicz (as Helen Linehan)	Writer
Holly Walsh	Writer
Graham Linehan	Writer

Production team
Juliet May	Director
Richard Boden	Producer
Richard Boden	Executive Producer
Graham Linehan	Executive Producer
Sharon Horgan	Executive Producer
Clelia Mountford	Executive Producer
Holly Walsh	Associate Producer
Samantha McCole	Line Producer
Jake Bernard	Editor
Dennis De Groot (as Dennis DeGroot)	Production Designer
Sarah Crowe	Casting Director
Caroline Pitcher	Costume Designer
Chris Goodger	Director of Photography
Vanessa White	Make-up Designer
Oli Julian	Composer
Kas Braganza	1st Assistant Director
Alex Moody	Commissioning Editor

Video

School fundraiser or Hollywood gala?

A planning meeting for the school fundraiser takes an exciting turn when Julia suggests an auction of promises, just like they do at Hollywood events...

Featuring: Anna Maxwell Martin (Julia), Diane Morgan (Liz), Paul Ready (Kevin), Lucy Punch (Amanda), Philippa Dunne (Anne) & Kirsty Bushell (Caroline Lacy).

Press

Holly Walsh on writing Motherland

Motherland is a new comedy from the minds of Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan and Helen Linehan. After a successful pilot episode which went out on BBC Two last year a full 6-episode series has just launched on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. We spoke to Holly Walsh...

Holly Walsh, BBC, 14th November 2017