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Motherland

★ 8.0 12K votes 2016–2022 3 seasons · 18 episodes Canceled BBC Two
Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10Cringe comedyLaughs mined from social discomfort and embarrassment.This show: 7/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 7/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Anna Maxwell MartinLucy PunchDiane MorganPaul ReadyPhilippa DunneEllie Haddington
Written by
Sharon HorganHolly WalshGraham Linehan
Starring
Anna Maxwell MartinLucy PunchDiane MorganPaul ReadyPhilippa DunneEllie Haddington
Written by
Sharon HorganHolly WalshGraham Linehan
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
075150225300

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About

"Parenting as blood sport, painfully well observed"

Motherland follows a group of exhausted, competitive parents navigating the school run, playdates, and the social minefield of the primary-school gates. It's a sharp, cringe-heavy British sitcom that finds comedy in sleep deprivation, class anxiety, and the performative niceness of modern parenting. The pace is brisk and dialogue-driven, carried by a strong ensemble cast whose awkward alliances and passive-aggressive sniping feel painfully real. It's less about plot than about squirming recognition, mining small humiliations for big laughs. Warm underneath the barbs, it rewards viewers who enjoy their comedy uncomfortable rather than cozy.

Watch it for

the razor-sharp ensemble turning school-gate small talk into genuinely excruciating comedy.

Maybe skip if

you find secondhand embarrassment hard to sit through for a full episode.

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All Seasons

Series 12017
7.42K73h 13m
Series 22019
7.71K62h 49m
Series 32021
7.79115

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin Julia, Julia Johnstone
Lucy Punch Amanda
Diane Morgan Liz
Paul Ready Kevin Brady
Philippa Dunne Anne, Anne Flynn
Ellie Haddington Marion
Tanya Moodie Meg
Oliver Chris Paul
Jackie Clune Mrs. Lamb
Terry Mynott Johnny, Ian

Crew

Sharon Horgan
Holly Walsh
Graham Linehan

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