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Bad Mother. Bad Mother (Laura Patch)
Bad Mother

Bad Mother

  • Online sitcom
  • 2017
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom about a mother, commissioned by the website Mumsnet. Stars Laura Patch and Kevin Bishop.

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Press clippings

Are you a default parent who ends up doing everything?

It's something that actress Laura Patch, who plays the titular character, can understand especially juggling her own career and three young children. "I'm lucky, my husband is self-employed and we parent together. Which is really cool. It's still working especially when it's creative. And you've still got to do everything and give them [the children] a 100 per cent. It's tough."

Daily Mail, 15th July 2017

Susie Gilmour interview

Is being the perfect stay-at-home mother now a substitute for a career? The writer of new Mumsnet TV series claims women have become 'victims' of the 'professionalising of parenting'.

Natalie Corner, Daily Mail, 13th July 2017

Radio 4 feature: Mumsnet move into TV

Mumsnet, the online parenting forum, has moved into TV and is hosting a comedy called Bad Mother. Justine Roberts is CEO of Mumsnet. Susie Gilmour is the creator of Bad Mother.

BBC, 28th June 2017

Mumsnet moves into original commissioning

Bad Mother launches this month.

Peter White, Broadcast, 19th June 2017

Mumsnet commissions web comedy series

Mumsnet has commissioned its a web comedy series starring Kevin Bishop.

Chortle, 19th June 2017

Laura Patch is Bad Mother

Laura Patch is the star of new online series Bad Mother.

The Velvet Onion, 18th June 2017

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