Motherland - Season 1 (2016) (season)
Directed by:
Graham LinehanComposer:
Oli JulianCast:
Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Lucy Punch, Paul Ready, Phillipa Dunne, Oliver Chris, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Ellie HaddingtonPlots(1)
Meet the alpha mums, headed by Amanda, very much the queen bee. Everything is organised, clean and sparkly - even the kitchen cork board is a statement of success. At the other end of the spectrum, we meet Liz, who is totally chaotic and feels the kids should enjoy free expression - if they want to do kamikaze jumps off the sofa, she drags a mattress round for safety. Somewhere between Amanda and Liz is Julia - she is organised - she has to be as she is a successful events organiser - but when her mother Marion decides she is no longer going to be the free child-sitter and school-run taxi, Julia finds her organisation skills are taxed and nowhere near the level of the alpha mums. Also in the mix is Kevin - he is the stay-at-home dad, who, rather than fighting against that, is embracing it with gusto - much to the irritation of the other mums. This is mothers and they really are - coping or not - competitive and helpful. If the Pulling girls had kids, this is what it would be like. (BBC)
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Anna Maxwell Martin
UK
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Diane Morgan
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Lucy Punch
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Paul Ready
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Phillipa Dunne
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Oliver Chris
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Ellie Haddington
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