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

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.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 333

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The last laugh: is the television sitcom really dead?

From Friends to The Thick Of It, the TV sitcom has evolved - but it's no longer in rude health. Enter offbeat shows like Stath Lets Flats, bringing joy and potential redemption.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 26th October 2021

Motherland & There She Goes up for International Emmys

Motherland's Christmas special is up for "Best Comedy", while There She Goes is nominated for "Best Drama".

Chortle, 23rd September 2021

Sharon Horgan: 'I have embarrassed my daughters hugely'

Parenthood, break-ups, friendship, weird crushes... they're all played out hilariously in Sharon Horgan's mega-hit series Motherland. So is it inspired by her own life as a solo mum?

Daily Mail, 12th September 2021

Comedies in the running for Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021

Bloods, Brassic, Motherland, Starstruck, Trying and We Are Lady Parts are amongst the nominees for the Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021.

British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2021

Motherland's lazy cancer story betrays true struggles

As someone going through the hellish slog of a breast cancer diagnosis, I wish more care was given to Meg's storyline.

Rosamund Dean, i Newspaper, 7th June 2021

TV review: Motherland

Anna Maxwell Martin is a master of hilarity.

Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 3rd June 2021

I hate Kevin from Motherland: reminds me of me

Nw dad Ed Cumming examines the recent spate of parenting comedies - and how they measure up with the ones he watched growing up

Ed Cumming, The Independent, 31st May 2021

I wish Kevin wasn't such a damaging cliche

The programme risks putting men off childcare and parental leave.

Matthew Jenkin, i Newspaper, 31st May 2021

All of life can be found in a good sitcom

Highbrow dramas and earnest documentaries are often held up as mirrors but shrewd historians know to look at comedy.

Libby Purves, The Times, 31st May 2021

TV review: Motherland, BBC2

Needless to say the performances are all great.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st May 2021

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