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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.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Friday at 10pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 1,070
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Series 1, Episode 3 - May
![Mum. Image shows from L to R: Cathy (Lesley Manville), Michael (Peter Mullan) Mum. Image shows from L to R: Cathy (Lesley Manville), Michael (Peter Mullan)](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450_eps/m/mum_0103.jpg)
Cathy is clearing out her garage and the family come round to help. Her brother and his partner are fresh from playing golf and making friends with a millionaire. Kelly's mum comes round to take an old fridge and Cathy sees a new side to Kelly. Michael is helping out too and faces a decision.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 27th May 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Lesley Manville | Cathy |
Peter Mullan | Michael |
Sam Swainsbury | Jason |
Lisa McGrillis | Kelly |
Ross Boatman | Derek |
Dorothy Atkinson | Pauline |
Karl Johnson | Reg |
Marlene Sidaway | Maureen |
Tanya Franks | Carol (Kelly's Mum) |
Stefan Golaszewski | Writer |
Richard Laxton | Director |
Lyndsay Robinson | Producer |
Jennie Fava | Producer |
Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
Stefan Golaszewski | Executive Producer |
Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
Barney Pilling | Editor |
Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
Ben Wheeler | Director of Photography |
Press
The titular matriarch Cathy is having a garage sale. What could possibly go wrong? Inviting the family, for one thing, with all hope of shifting dusty Roncos dispelled in favour of patience-testing pettiness, not least during a visit from Kelly's sabre-tongued mother. One of the best comedies on TV; a show that makes one wish it were physically possible to hug a sitcom.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 27th May 2016Review, Mum, BBC2, episode 3
There has been some grumbling recently about sitcoms that aren't wall-to-wall laughs and Mum might fall into this category.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th May 2016