Sharon Horgan
- 54 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 22
Motherland, episode 2 review
Magnifying a very special hell in this messy mom-com.
Rachel Ward, The Telegraph, 14th November 2017Motherland: one of the best comedies in the last decade
I cannot recommend it highly enough, thanks to its knuckle-chewing awkwardness and leftfield casting.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 14th November 2017After the pilot, it was obvious Motherland would return
Creators Sharon Horgan and Graham Linehan mine middle-class motherhood for comedy. These aren't your ordinary middle-class mothers though: they are Mumsnet types that live in large houses in suburban London.
Jonathan Kumar, Telly Binge, 14th November 2017Why Motherland may be a perfect depiction of parenting
Whereas Catastrophe hilariously captured the minutiae of married life, Motherland does the same with parenting.
Catherine Phillips, Metro, 13th November 2017Motherland review: A perverse comedy of manners
Please, do not watch Motherland (BBC2, Monday) while your children are in the room.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 12th November 2017Review: Motherland, episode two, BBC2/iPlayer
If you are or you've been a parent you'll love it, but you'll be watching it through your fingers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2017Motherland's achievement: its near universal appeal
Both parents and the happily child-free will enjoy this borderline revolutionary BBC Two comedy.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 9th November 2017Motherland: a brutally honest depiction of parenthood
Expect terrifying alpha-mums, chaotic childcare and party politics, says Johanna Thomas-Corr.
Johanna Thomas-Corr, Evening Standard, 9th November 2017Motherland reaches similar heights to Fawlty Towers
Within the first minute of Motherland (BBC Two), a new sitcom from Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh about being a mum and how bloody awful it is, Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is beating her mobile phone against a banister in frustration. It was hard not to be reminded of Basil Fawlty beating his car with a tree branch in vein-swelling exasperation.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th November 2017Sharon Horgan and Anna Maxwell Martin interview
Sharon Horgan and actor Anna Maxwell Martin talk about their new BBC comedy and realistic portrayals of motherhood.
Alexia Skinitis, Radio Times, 7th November 2017