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Motherland
- 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.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 5 - Le Weekend
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The gang is delighted when Kevin books a cottage for them to spend half term in the countryside with all their kids. But it's not as nice as the pictures online suggested, and it's not long before tempers begin to fray.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th November 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Anna Maxwell Martin | Julia |
Diane Morgan | Liz |
Paul Ready | Kevin |
Lucy Punch | Amanda |
Philippa Dunne | Anne |
Tanya Moodie | Meg |
Oliver Chris | Paul |
Anthony Head | Bill |
Tom Meeten | Sam |
Sharon Horgan | Karen (Voice) |
Sharon Horgan | Writer |
Helen Serafinowicz (as Helen Linehan) | Writer |
Holly Walsh | Writer |
Barunka O'Shaughnessy | Writer |
Juliet May | Director |
Sam Pinnell | Producer |
Richard Boden | Executive Producer |
Sharon Horgan | Executive Producer |
Clelia Mountford | Executive Producer |
Holly Walsh | Executive Producer |
Samantha Frith | Line Producer |
Jake Bernard | Editor |
Anna Sheldrake | Production Designer |
Sarah Crowe | Casting Director |
Ben Marks | Casting Director |
Caroline Pitcher | Costume Designer |
Greg Duffield | Director of Photography |
Vanessa White | Make-up Designer |
Oli Julian | Composer |
Kas Braganza | 1st Assistant Director |
Alex Moody | Commissioning Editor |