Mum. Cathy (Lesley Manville)
Mum
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2016 - 2019
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom about a middle aged mother who is trying to rebuild her life following the death of her husband. Stars Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan, Sam Swainsbury, Lisa McGrillis, Ross Boatman and more.
Mum. Cathy (Lesley Manville). Copyright: Big Talk Productions
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2016 - 2019
- Channels
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 18 (3 series)
- Stars
- Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan, Sam Swainsbury, Lisa McGrillis, Ross Boatman, Dorothy Atkinson, Karl Johnson and Marlene Sidaway
- Writer
- Stefan Golaszewski
- Directors
- Richard Laxton, Stefan Golaszewski, David Chalstrey and Peter Griffiths
- Producers
- Lyndsay Robinson, Jennie Fava, Georgie Fallon, Kenton Allen, Stefan Golaszewski, Matthew Justice, Richard Laxton, Hannah Wilcock and Lauriel Martin
- Companies
A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year of new beginnings as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband.
Mum is joined by her supportive life-long friend Michael. Through a year of new beginnings she rebuilds her life surrounded by her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly; her brother Derek and his new partner, Pauline; and her in-laws.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- The Funeral (Working title)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The theme song is Cups (You're Gonna Miss Me) by Lulu and the Lampshades.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 13th May 2016 at 10pm on BBC Two
- Last new broadcast
- Wednesday 19th June 2019 at 10pm on BBC Two
- Most recent repeats
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- Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at 12:25am on BBC2 Wales - Series 3, Episode 5
- Thursday 20th February 2020 at 10:00pm on BBC2 - Series 3, Episode 6
- Thursday 13th February 2020 at 10:00pm on BBC2 - Series 3, Episode 5
Recording details
- West London Film Studios