Mum
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2016 - 2019
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom about a middle aged mother who is trying to rebuild her life following the death of her husband. Stars Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan, Sam Swainsbury, Lisa McGrillis, Ross Boatman and more.
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Mum - magnificent TV that'll put sunshine in your heart
Guaranteed to make you cry four times every episode, the final series of the Lesley Manville sitcom miraculously turns tiny gestures into epic romance.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 15th May 2019Mum review: Cathy & Michael's relationship like Brexit
We are still kept guessing about the status of Cathy's love life in the third and final series of BBC2's family sitcom Mum, which stars Lesley Manville as a bereaved widow embarking on a new relationship.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 15th May 2019Mum, BBC2, review: the perfect storm
I have been felled by the smallest of moments in previous series - god knows the state I'll be in for the finale.
Barbara Speed, i Newspaper, 15th May 2019Mum - A love letter to a comedy
As with every series ending, I was quite trepidatious about the conclusion to Mum and how Golaszewski would handle the characters he clearly cares for dearly.
Matt Donnelly, The Custard TV, 15th May 2019Mum, series 3 episode 1 review
Broad comedy mixed with gentle charm - we'll miss it when it's gone.
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 15th May 2019The stars and creators of Mum mull its last series
"I will miss the whole of being in this. It's very dear to my heart".
Chortle, 15th May 2019Lesley Manville interview
I want to go dancing and drink too much - and I'm over 60'.
Paula Cocozza, The Guardian, 13th May 2019Seriously funny: why we fell in love with dramedies
From Toby Jones's Don't Forget the Driver to Ricky Gervais in After Life, a new breed of 'dark comedy' is wowing TV critics and audiences.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 11th May 2019BAFTAs: line between comedy & drama more blurred
Hard to categorise, but I'd say Killing Eve, by Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, was a comedy-drama. If you believed it was meant to be a straight thriller, I can see how you might be nonplussed.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 10th May 2019Mum: Is there hope for a happy ending?
You might not expect a sitcom about a grieving widow's love life to be the brainchild of a man under 40 but BBC Two's Mum isn't your usual comedy drama.
Emma Saunders, BBC, 9th May 2019