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 7
Mrs. Brown's Boys suffers in cross-channel ratings drop
Mrs. Brown's Boys has suffered its lowest-ever Christmas Day ratings this year, but amidst a much-criticised poor festive TV schedule, remains the second most-watched comedy special of the season to date.
British Comedy Guide, 27th December 2020Reviews: Mrs. Brown, Motherland, Being Bridget Jones
Review of three Christmas specials.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 26th December 2020Ghosts and Motherland reviews
Christmas TV is thin gruel this year, but last night the BBC gave us two small crackers. Ghosts and Motherland were the best festive specials I've seen so far.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 24th December 2020The Motherland guide to a no-frills Christmas
The matriarchs of Motherland are back for a one-off special. Here, straight-talking Liz offers advice for stress-free festivities.
The Guardian, 23rd December 2020Motherland 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 2020Motherland Christmas Special, BBC2, review
A hilarious dose of reality at a time of forced schmaltz.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2020Previews of BBC Christmas comedy specials
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, Ghosts, Motherland, QI and King Gary.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd December 2020Motherland to return for Christmas special
Motherland will return to BBC Two for a Christmas special, ahead of a third series in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 202013 best British comedy shows on Netflix right now
The beauty of British comedy is how fleeting it is. The US version of The Office dragged on into nine interminable seasons. The British original? Fourteen episodes and done.
Esquire, 22nd August 2020My lockdown: Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh, 39, wrote BBC parenting comedy Motherland and is working on a new series. She's also written a new sitcom, The Other One, about what happens when you discover your dead dad has a secret family.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 1st June 2020