Motherland
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC One
- 2016 - 2022
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Comedy about middle-class parenthood and juggling kids, school, and other parents. Stars Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Paul Ready, Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne and more.
- Series 1, Episode 3 repeated Thursday at 10pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 201
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Auction Of Promises
Further details
It's the school's Auction of Promises. Amanda hosts the auction. Julia is assigned a job. Kevin has a battle with the cloakroom and despite Anne's protests, Liz takes care of the bar.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 14th November 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Anna Maxwell Martin | Julia |
| Diane Morgan | Liz |
| Paul Ready | Kevin |
| Lucy Punch | Amanda |
| Philippa Dunne | Anne |
| Oliver Chris | Paul |
| Kirsty Bushell | Caroline Lacy |
| Vilma Hollingbery | Barbara |
| Himesh Patel | Mr Glencuddy |
| Sharon Horgan | Writer |
| Helen Serafinowicz (as Helen Linehan) | Writer |
| Holly Walsh | Writer |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Juliet May | Director |
| Richard Boden | Producer |
| Richard Boden | Executive Producer |
| Graham Linehan | Executive Producer |
| Sharon Horgan | Executive Producer |
| Clelia Mountford | Executive Producer |
| Holly Walsh | Associate Producer |
| Samantha McCole | Line Producer |
| Jake Bernard | Editor |
| Dennis De Groot (as Dennis DeGroot) | Production Designer |
| Sarah Crowe | Casting Director |
| Caroline Pitcher | Costume Designer |
| Chris Goodger | Director of Photography |
| Vanessa White | Make-up Designer |
| Oli Julian | Composer |
| Kas Braganza | 1st Assistant Director |
| Alex Moody | Commissioning Editor |
Video
School fundraiser or Hollywood gala?
A planning meeting for the school fundraiser takes an exciting turn when Julia suggests an auction of promises, just like they do at Hollywood events...
Featuring: Anna Maxwell Martin (Julia), Diane Morgan (Liz), Paul Ready (Kevin), Lucy Punch (Amanda), Philippa Dunne (Anne) & Kirsty Bushell (Caroline Lacy).
Press
Holly Walsh on writing Motherland
Motherland is a new comedy from the minds of Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan and Helen Linehan. After a successful pilot episode which went out on BBC Two last year a full 6-episode series has just launched on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. We spoke to Holly Walsh...
Holly Walsh, BBC, 14th November 2017Motherland, 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 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 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 2017