Mother and Son (1984–1994)

Arthur Beare is a 40 something son still living at home taking care of his senile mother Maggie. However no matter what he does he cannot seem to get ahead and is always coming unstuck, ... See full summary »

Stars:

Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps

4 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ruth Cracknell	...	Maggie Beare (42 episodes, 1984-1994)
Garry McDonald	...	Arthur Beare (42 episodes, 1984-1994)
Henri Szeps	...	Robert Beare (38 episodes, 1984-1994)
Judy Morris	...	Liz Beare (18 episodes, 1984-1994)

Storyline

Arthur Beare is a 40 something son still living at home taking care of his senile mother Maggie. However no matter what he does he cannot seem to get ahead and is always coming unstuck, where Robert cannot put a foot wrong in his mothers eyes, where all he is after is his mothers hidden money.

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Plot Keywords:

mother | son | sitcom

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1984 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

ABC TV Studios, Gore Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (42 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Failing health forced Sheila Florance to turn down the role of Maggie.

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Connections

Remade as Keeping Mum (1997)

User Reviews

Why is this series never played on PBS anymore?

I fully agree with the person that wrote that it's not understandable why this series "Mother and Son" hasn't been played on PBS since the 1980's. I live in Milwaukee and it was the same here. There are 42 episodes - more than enough to keep PBS viewers happy for months to come! I am lucky enough to have a friend in Germany, who sent me all the episodes that were played on German TV, but watching this show dubbed into German is not the same (the lack of Australian accents is disturbing - the accents really add to the genius of the show). Ruth Cracknell was indeed an Australian national treasure (not to take away from her other excellent actor co-stars) and it's really a shame that she never really got any exposure on American TV. I was lucky enough to also get her film "Spider and Rose" from my German friend - such things play on European TV, but here never! I can only hope that someday somebody will wake up here and look around for something different to play on our TV or sell in our video stores.