Keeping Mum (TV series)
Keeping Mum is a British sitcom, written by Geoffrey Atherden and broadcast on BBC1 for two series between 1997 and 1998.
Keeping Mum | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Written by | Geoffrey Atherden |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Geoffrey Perkins |
Producer(s) | Stephen McCrum |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 17 April 1997 – 16 June 1998 |
It starred Stephanie Cole as the main character, Peggy Beare, Martin Ball and David Haig as her sons and Meera Syal as her daughter-in-law.
Main cast
Character | Actor |
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Peggy Beare | Stephanie Cole |
Andrew Beare | Martin Ball |
Richard Beare | David Haig |
Tina Beare | Meera Syal |
Episodes
Series one
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | 1 | "The Promotion" | 17 April 1997 | |
Andrew has an interview for a job in London | ||||
2 | 2 | "The Funeral" | 24 April 1997 | |
The family attend the funeral of Uncle William, and Peggy takes a fancy to some oranges | ||||
3 | 3 | "The Babysitter" | 1 May 1997 | |
Andrew hires Richard's babysitter to be company for Peggy | ||||
4 | 4 | "The Accident" | 8 May 1997 | |
Peggy tries to nurse Andrew after he injures his foot at work | ||||
5 | 5 | "The Dog" | 15 May 1997 | |
Richard presents his mother with a puppy, much to Andrew's chagrin | ||||
6 | 6 | "The Last Will" | 22 May 1997 | |
Andrew is dismayed to discover that his inheritance is conditional on him living with his mother until her death | ||||
7 | 7 | "The Oysters" | 29 May 1997 | |
Peggy is charged with shoplifting | ||||
8 | 8 | "The Nursing Home" | 5 June 1997 | |
Andrew takes the difficult decision that his mother needs professional care |
Series two
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate | |
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9 | 1 | "The Picnic" | 16 April 1998 | |
The family go for a day out, during which Peggy goes missing | ||||
10 | 2 | "The Card Game" | 23 April 1998 | |
Andrew invites some friends round to play poker | ||||
11 | 3 | "The Budgie" | 30 April 1998 | |
Peggy is given the responsibility of looking after a talking budgie for a few days | ||||
12 | 4 | "The Aunt" | 14 May 1998 | |
Andrew arranges for Peggy's estranged sister Marjorie (Prunella Scales) to visit, while he spends some time with Wendy | ||||
13 | 5 | "The Sign" | 21 May 1998 | |
Peggy decides to volunteer at the church | ||||
14 | 6 | "The Thief" | 28 May 1998 | |
Peggy steals a clock from a neighbour, convinced that it belongs to her | ||||
15 | 7 | "The Surprise" | 4 June 1998 | |
It is Richard's birthday. Peggy is full of party spirit, while Richard is clearly hiding something | ||||
16 | 8 | "The Morning After" | 16 June 1998 | |
Peggy goes into shock after Wendy spends the night with Andrew |
Reception
In his review for The Independent, Thomas Sutcliffe said that "Cole's performance is never just clownish", concluding his review by saying: "The result is a programme that is only intermittently funny, to be honest, but at least has larger ambitions for what popular comedy can do."[1]
Home media
The entire series was released on DVD region 2 in 2007.[2][3]
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References
- Sutcliffe, Thomas (2 May 1997). "TV Reviews: My Wonderful Life and Keeping Mum". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- https://productimages.worldofbooks.com/B001FO6NEC.jpg
- "Keeping Mum - Complete 1St & 2Nd Series". 19 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Amazon.
External links
- Keeping Mum on IMDb
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