Lesley Manville
- Actor
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The third, and apparently final, series of the Bafta-nominated, Mike-Leigh-style comedy-drama commences with Cathy (Lesley Manville) arriving at Derek and Pauline's hideously nouveau-riche country gaff. Cue none-more-Brexity conversation from Reg: "If I discovered I was even a quarter Dutch, I'd completely erase myself."
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 15th May 2019Lesley Manville interview
I want to go dancing and drink too much - and I'm over 60'.
Paula Cocozza, The Guardian, 13th May 2019Mum: Is there hope for a happy ending?
You might not expect a sitcom about a grieving widow's love life to be the brainchild of a man under 40 but BBC Two's Mum isn't your usual comedy drama.
Emma Saunders, BBC, 9th 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 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 2018Mum, BBC Two, series 2 finale review
Lesley Manville and co should quit their unimprovable sitcom while they are ahead.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 28th March 2018