Mum (TV series)
Mum is a British sitcom written by Stefan Golaszewski centred around recently widowed, suburban 59-year-old Cathy (played by Lesley Manville) and her family, following her husband's death.[1] Each episode is named after a calendar month in the year, except series three which is set over just one week.[2] The series features Cathy's supportive lifelong friend Michael (played by Peter Mullan), and her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly, Cathy's brother Derek and his new partner Pauline, and Cathy's in-laws.
| Mum | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Stefan Golaszewski |
| Written by | Stefan Golaszewski |
| Directed by | Richard Laxton Stefan Golaszewski |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Cups by Lulu and the Lampshades |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Big Talk Productions |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 13 May 2016 – 19 June 2019 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
In October 2017, it was recommissioned for a second and third series.[3] The second series premiered on 20 February 2018. Lisa McGrillis revealed that the third series would be the last. The third series premiered on 15 May 2019.[4]
Cast
- Lesley Manville as Cathy Bradshaw
- Peter Mullan as Michael
- Sam Swainsbury as Jason
- Lisa McGrillis as Kelly
- Dorothy Atkinson as Pauline
- Ross Boatman as Derek
- Karl Johnson as Reg
- Marlene Sidaway as Maureen
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 13 May 2016 | 17 June 2016 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 20 February 2018 | 27 March 2018 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 15 May 2019 | 19 June 2019 | ||
Series 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "January" | Richard Laxton | Stefan Golaszewski | 13 May 2016 | 1.37[5] | |
| Cathy's family gather at her house on the day of her husband's funeral. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "February" | Richard Laxton | Stefan Golaszewski | 20 May 2016 | 1.19 | |
| It's Cathy's first Valentine's Day without her husband, and her family come round to keep her company. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "May" | Richard Laxton | Stefan Golaszewski | 27 May 2016 | 0.82 | |
| The family help Cathy clear out her garage. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "August" | Richard Laxton | Stefan Golaszewski | 3 June 2016 | 0.80 | |
| Cathy gets ready to go for lunch with a new friend. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "October" | Richard Laxton | Stefan Golaszewski | 10 June 2016 | 0.87 | |
| Kelly is worried about moving to Australia, and Michael and Derek are recovering from a night out. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "December" | Richard Laxton | Stefan Golaszewski | 17 June 2016 | 0.93 | |
| Cathy hosts a New Year's Eve party. | |||||||
Series 2 (2018)
In June 2016, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned.[6]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "March" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 20 February 2018 | N/A | |
| It is Cathy's 60th birthday and to celebrate the family are going out to lunch. | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | "April" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 27 February 2018 | N/A | |
| It is Easter Sunday and Cathy and Michael have plans to clear the front room together. Jason and Kelly have other ideas. | |||||||
| 9 | 3 | "June" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 6 March 2018 | N/A | |
| It is early summer and Cathy has invited everyone around for a barbecue. Pauline and Derek bring his punk daughter, Danielle. | |||||||
| 10 | 4 | "July" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 13 March 2018 | N/A | |
| Kelly and Jason are leaving early on holiday. Michael has had a bad night. | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | "September" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 20 March 2018 | N/A | |
| Maureen is in hospital. Cathy sees Michael for the first time in months. | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | "November" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 27 March 2018 | N/A | |
| Cathy is having a bonfire. Michael is moving on but Cathy has something to tell him. | |||||||
Series 3 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7] | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Monday" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 15 May 2019 | N/A | |
| Cathy and her family gather at a house in the countryside for Derek's birthday. | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | "Tuesday" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 22 May 2019 | N/A | |
| A hungover Cathy pieces together the events of the previous night. Kelly suffers from bad morning sickness. | |||||||
| 15 | 3 | "Wednesday" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 29 May 2019 | N/A | |
| The family prepare to leave the house for a walk in the countryside. Jason confronts Michael about his feelings for Cathy. | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Thursday" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 5 June 2019 | N/A | |
| After a meal out, Pauline has had too much to drink. Cathy comforts Jason. | |||||||
| 17 | 5 | "Friday" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 12 June 2019 | N/A | |
| It's raining and the family are stuck inside. Cathy looks to tell Jason about her relationship with Michael. | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | "Saturday" | Stefan Golaszewski | Stefan Golaszewski | 19 June 2019 | N/A | |
| The day of Derek's party arrives and Cathy decides to put herself first for once. | |||||||
Production
The interior shots of Cathy's house for both Series 1 and 2 were filmed at West London Film Studios.
Broadcast
Internationally, the series premiered on BBC First on 11 October 2016.[8] The series premiered in New Zealand on TVNZ 1 on 20 July 2016.[9] The U.S. premiere was 1 July 2018 on PBS.[10] Series 3 was shown on BBC2 on Wednesday nights starting 15 May 2019, although all six episodes of the series were released at once on BBC iPlayer on the same night as the first episode.
Home media
| Series | Release date | # Discs | Rating | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | BBFC[11] | ACB[12] | |||
| 1 | 15 May 2018 | 26 February 2018 | TBA | 1 | 15 | N/A | [13][14] |
| 2 | 9 April 2019 | 2 April 2018 | TBA | 1 | 15 | N/A | [15][16] |
| 1–2 | TBA | 1 October 2018 | 6 June 2018 | 2 | 15 | M | [17][18] |
| 3 | TBA | 24 June 2019 | 9 October 2019 | 1 | 15 | M | [19][20] |
| 1–3 | TBA | 24 June 2019 | TBA | 3 | 15 | N/A | [21] |
gollark: In the crow of judgement?
gollark: I was going to post this, but it needed recompression.
gollark: This is general off-topic "conversation" surely.
gollark: If I *need* to message you despite being blocked I can think of an entire two ways to do that.
gollark: Ah well.
References
- Radford, Ceri (13 May 2016). "Mum, episode one review: soothing and enjoyable, but lacks real bite: review". The Daily Telegraph.
- "Mum". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "BBC Two orders a third series of Mum". British Comedy Guide. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- Warner, Sam (8 November 2018). "BBC Two's award-winning Mum will end after third and final series". Digital Spy.
- "Mum Series 1, Episode 1 - January". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "Hit BBC Two sitcom Mum to return for a second series". BBC Media Centre. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "Mum - Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- Purcell, Charles (6 October 2016). "New This Week (Oct 10): GABO, Divorce, Supergirl, Legends Of Tomorrow, World Cup and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- Rampton, James (17 July 2016). "Mum star Lesley Manville on ageism in TV and why she won't get plastic surgery". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Mum: January (KERA - 07/01 - 07:00 pm)". Myers ProWeb. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- British Board of Film Classification ratings –
- "MUM [Season 1,Episodes 1-6,Season 1,Episodes 1-6]". bbfc.co.uk. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "MUM [Season 2,Episodes 1-6,Season 2,Episodes 1-6]". bbfc.co.uk. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "MUM [Series 3,Episodes 1-6]". bbfc.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- Australian Classification Board ratings –
- "MUM SERIES 1 & SERIES 2". Classification.gov.au. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "MUM SERIES 3". Classification.gov.au. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum: Season One DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 1 [DVD] [2018]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum: Season Two DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 2 [DVD] [2018]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 1 & 2 [DVD] [2018]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 1 & 2". Jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 3 [DVD] [2019]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 3". Jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mum - Series 1-3 [DVD] [2019]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
External links
- Mum at BBC Programmes
- Mum on IMDb
- Mum at TV.com
- Mum at epguides.com
- Mum at British Comedy Guide
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.