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.
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Stefan Golaszewski: 'Mum' is a show with no baddies
Mum is up for four comedy Baftas - and its writer says the casting and emotional honesty have made it a word-of-mouth hit.
Sarah Hughes, The Guardian, 4th May 2019Lesley Manville interview
'I've never sought fame so I'm loving it ... I hope it lasts!': As she returns in the hit BBC sitcom Mum, Lesley Manville reveals how a surprise Oscar nomination finally made her hot in Hollywood at 63.
Daily Mail, 28th April 2019BAFTA TV Awards nominations
Derry Girls, Mum, Sally4Ever, Stath Lets Flats and Car Share are amongst the comedy-related nominations in the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA Craft Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2019RTS Awards 2019 winners include Mum and Derry Girls
Derry Girls, Lesley Manville, The Last Leg, Romesh Ranganathan, Mum writer Stefan Golaszewski and the stars of Inside No. 9 and The Big Narstie Show were amongst the winners at the Royal Television Society Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 19th March 2019Comedies up for RTS Awards 2019
The nominees for the RTS Awards 2019 include Famalam, Detectorists and Derry Girls. Lesley Manville, Sian Gibson, Daisy May Cooper, Samson Kayo and the stars of Inside No. 9 and The Young Offenders are nominated for acting prizes.
British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2019The second series of this exquisitely bittersweet family sitcom piled on the agonies of uncertainty for Lesley Manville's titular character Cathy. The two will-they-won't-they storylines established in the first series continued: would Michael, the best friend of Cathy's late husband, ever get to reveal his feelings for her, and would Cathy ever tell her son's inane girlfriend Kelly to just, please, shut up? While those agonies could feel unbearable at times, writer Stefan Golaszewski maintained a charming levity and the cast was superb, with Peter Mullan's deadpan Michael a particular delight.
David Crawford, Radio Times, 27th December 2018Review 2018: Top TV 2018
I don't know what it says about the times we are living in but comedy seems to have slipped into all sorts of programmes this year. I've kept my choices to more traditional comedies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2018Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations
Derry Girls, Detectorists, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Country and The Windsors are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2018Mum: BBC sitcom to end next year
Mum, the BBC''s acclaimed sitcom starring Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville, is set to finish next year after its third and final series...
Patrick Sproull, Cult Box, 7th November 2018I Talk Telly Award nominations published
Nominees for TV blog I Talk Telly's 2018 awards have been revealed, with the final series of ITV's Benidorm amongst those leading the running.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2018