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 2 repeated Thursday at 10pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 148
Press clippings Page 4
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022On my radar: Tanya Moodie's cultural highlights
The Motherland actor on shouting at the television, the memoir she couldn't put down, and the street food she can't get enough of.
Kathryn Bromwich, The Guardian, 11th December 2021British comedies nominated for 2021 Rose d'Or Awards
Famalam, Motherland, Staged, Jerk, We Are Lady Parts, Horrible Histories, Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back are amongst the nominees for the international Rose d'Or Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2021The last laugh: is the television sitcom really dead?
From Friends to The Thick Of It, the TV sitcom has evolved - but it's no longer in rude health. Enter offbeat shows like Stath Lets Flats, bringing joy and potential redemption.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 26th October 2021Motherland & There She Goes up for International Emmys
Motherland's Christmas special is up for "Best Comedy", while There She Goes is nominated for "Best Drama".
Chortle, 23rd September 2021Sharon Horgan: 'I have embarrassed my daughters hugely'
Parenthood, break-ups, friendship, weird crushes... they're all played out hilariously in Sharon Horgan's mega-hit series Motherland. So is it inspired by her own life as a solo mum?
Daily Mail, 12th September 2021Comedies in the running for Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021
Bloods, Brassic, Motherland, Starstruck, Trying and We Are Lady Parts are amongst the nominees for the Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2021Motherland's lazy cancer story betrays true struggles
As someone going through the hellish slog of a breast cancer diagnosis, I wish more care was given to Meg's storyline.
Rosamund Dean, i Newspaper, 7th 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 2021