Mum (TV series)

Mum
Genre Sitcom
Created by Stefan Golaszewski
Written by Stefan Golaszewski
Directed by Richard Laxton
Starring
Opening theme Cups by Lulu and the Lampshades
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
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 (2016-05-13) – present

Mum is a 2016 British sitcom written by Stefan Golaszewski centred around recently widowed, suburban 59 year old Cathy (played by Lesley Manville) and her family, during the year following her husband's death.[1] Each episode is named after a calendar month in this year.[2] Each episode is set in Cathy's house and features her supportive lifelong friend Michael (played by Peter Mullan), and her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly, her brother Derek and his new partner Pauline, and her in-laws.

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series		TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"January"13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)1.37[3]
Cathy's family gather at her house on the day of her husband's funeral.
2"February"20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)1.19
It's Cathy's first Valentine's Day without her husband, and her family come round to keep her company.
3"May"27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)0.82
The family help Cathy clear out her garage.
4"August"3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)0.80
Cathy gets ready to go for lunch with a new friend.
5"October"10 June 2016 (2016-06-10)0.87
Kelly is worried about moving to Australia, and Michael and Derek are recovering from a night out.
6"December"17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)0.93
Cathy hosts a New Year's Eve party.

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered on BBC First on 11 October 2016.[4]

Second series

In June 2016, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ceri Radford (2016-05-13). "Telegraph review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Mum - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Mum Series 1, Episode 1 - January - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Hit BBC Two sitcom Mum to return for a second series". BBC Media Centre. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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