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 6
Why the mum is TV's most compelling character
Parental comedy Motherland is back - a reminder that some of pop culture's most watchable matriarchs are anything but perfect.
Nell Frizzell, The Guardian, 10th May 2021Motherland review
Middle-class parenting comedy doesn't get better than this.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 10th May 2021Motherland review
Long may the reign of the yummy - and slummy - mummies continue.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 10th May 2021Motherland review
The fashion for 'depth' hasn't changed this sublime comedy - yet.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 10th May 2021Why Motherland is the funniest show on TV
I never thought we'd be lucky enough to get a third series of this show, but now it's here, it feels so right. Isn't it what we deserve?
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 10th May 2021Lucy Punch on Motherland and Bloods
The actress on having it all, her new medical comedy, the return of Amanda and why her 'snide, smug' face is a blessing.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 4th May 2021Anna Maxwell Martin interview
She is mesmerising as DCS Carmichael in Line Of Duty, but her comedic role in the latest series of Motherland proves her impressive range.
Nosheen Iqbal, The Guardian, 1st May 2021Joanna Lumley to cameo in truncated Motherland 3
Joanna Lumley is to feature in a truncated third series of Motherland.
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31st March 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 2021Review: Motherland; Roald & Beatrix
A Christmas TV review.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 27th December 2020