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Sharon Horgan: the TV wife we all want more of
Tonight the writer and actress stars in the relationship ding-dong Together, opposite her screen husband James McAvoy. There's nobody better suited to the job...
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 17th June 2021Together is cheap and obvious pandemic piggybacking
In this tedious and excruciating film, Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy play a warring couple trapped together in lockdown.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 16th June 2021Sharon Horgan on life after divorce
'I'm having to grow up. I do stuff on my own now and I like it'.
Nick Curtis, The Telegraph, 12th June 2021TV review: Motherland
Anna Maxwell Martin is a master of hilarity.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 3rd June 2021I hate Kevin from Motherland: reminds me of me
Nw dad Ed Cumming examines the recent spate of parenting comedies - and how they measure up with the ones he watched growing up
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 31st May 2021Motherland review
This show has become much more than a series of skits at the school gates. I hope it runs for years.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 25th May 2021Motherland series three review
Sharon Horgan's angry baby is as biting as ever when skewering narcissistic middle-class mums. But it could make its white characters squirm a bit more.
Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 24th May 2021How the Irish sitcom took over telly
The Emerald Isle has been making the world laugh for forever, but a recent wave of comedies have found a new level of success. Ellie Harrison meets the stars behind them, including Sharon Horgan and Domhnall Gleeson, to find out why Ireland does dark humour best.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 12th April 2021Motherland to be re-made in America
A project is underway to re-make BBC sitcom Motherland for American audiences.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2021Motherland Christmas special review
The slapstick carnage in this one-off episode - there's a broken nose, a toppled tree and an explosion of flour - is not as funny as the more low-key moments.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 23rd December 2020