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Mum makes the mother of all returns
Poignant is a word that doesn't get used much these days, but it fits Mum (BBC Two) like a glove. In this spare, quiet sitcom, deep emotions aren't so much plumbed as plucked at in a piquant, reserved, achingly sympathetic way.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 20th February 2018TV preview: Mum, BBC2
The first series of Mum found saintly Cathy (Lesley Manville) mourning the death of her husband and dealing with her, erm, colourful family. The second series starts with a marginally lighter issue. She is about to turn sixty and also has her Essex family descending on her en masse.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2018BBC Two orders a third series of Mum
BBC Two has ordered a third series of Mum, the sitcom starring Lesley Manville. The news comes before the second series has even been shown.
British Comedy Guide, 19th October 2017Mum writer Stefan Golaszewski wins BAFTA Award
Stefan Golaszewski, the writer of BBC Two sitcom Mum, has won the BAFTA Craft award for Comedy Writing.
British Comedy Guide, 24th April 2017Camping, Fleabag, Mum, Alan Partridge up for BAFTA writing award
The BAFTA Craft Awards shortlists have been announced, with the writers behind Camping, Fleabag, Mum and Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle up for the Comedy Writing award.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2017Mum, Fleabag, Graham Norton and Alan Partridge win at BPG Awards
Fleabag writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, BBC Two sitcom Mum, The Graham Norton Show and Alan Partridge: Mid Morning Matters picked up prizes at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 17th March 2017Comedies nominated in Royal Television Society Awards 2017
Catastrophe, People Just Do Nothing and The Windsors are amongst the nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2017Chortle Awards 2017 nominees announced
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. David Baddiel, Bridget Christie, Richard Gadd, Kieran Hodgson and Stewart Lee are shortlisted for best live show.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2017Mum, Fleabag and The Last Leg win at Broadcast Awards 2017
BBC Two sitcom Mum, BBC Three's Fleabag and Channel 4's The Last Leg have won prizes at the Broadcast Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2017Top 40 TV Shows of 2016: #19 Mum
There was something masterful about this warm yet wry sitcom by Stefan Golaszewski (the force behind the superb Him and Her) about a grieving family.
Sarah Carson, Radio Times, 26th December 2016