This is a programme about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive side and unromantic take on parenting - not the cute and acceptable public ... Read allThis is a programme about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive side and unromantic take on parenting - not the cute and acceptable public face of motherhood.This is a programme about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive side and unromantic take on parenting - not the cute and acceptable public face of motherhood.
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Meet the Alpha Mums, headed by Amanda, very much the queen bee. Everything is organised, clean and sparkly - even the kitchen cork board is a statement of success. At the other end of the spectrum, we meet Liz, who is totally chaotic and feels the kids should enjoy free expression - if they want to do kamikaze jumps of the sofa, she drags a mattress round for safety. Somewhere between Amanda and Liz is Julia - she is organised - she has to be as she is a successful events organiser - but when her mother Marion decides she is no longer going to be the free child-sitter and school-run taxi, Julia finds her organisation skills are taxed and nowhere near the level of the Alpha Mums. Also in the mix is Kevin - he is the stay-at-home dad, who, rather than fighting against that, is embracing it with gusto - much to the irritation of the other mums.
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Brilliantly Funny - The Lot So Far
Motherland Series 2
This really stepped up from series one, more anarchic, more farcical and tons more adult.
The script was tight and brilliantly interpreted by the whole ensemble. It treads the line of comedy and pathos quite brilliantly, my favourite thing is Julia's relationship with her mother.
This is really one of the best examples of modern British comedy that examines the anxieties of the snowflake millennial metropolitan bourgeoise. The one thing I hate about modern life and this comedy demonstrates this to a tee is the amount of guilt we all heap on ourselves.
Motherland - Series 3
Really great, this more than stepped up to the plate, it is so refreshing for a comedy to totally step over nearly every boundary and be so un-PC in a world where everyone is increasingly frightened of saying anything.
It was really a brilliant script brilliantly acted by the entire ensemble. However the scripts are far more serious and starting to introduce more touchy-feely emotional elements that are definitely not required. It is also exhausting to have near hysteria quite a part of the time.
Next a school skiing trip, exams, a calendar to raise money, cake break with food poisoning, looking after school pets in the break, school fashion show etc etc rather than mistaking hormone replacement patch with stopping smoking.
Lastly this show must be very very careful that the championing of women is not achieved by demonising or objectifying men. I sense that overtone.
Overall I loved it 10 out of 10.
This really stepped up from series one, more anarchic, more farcical and tons more adult.
The script was tight and brilliantly interpreted by the whole ensemble. It treads the line of comedy and pathos quite brilliantly, my favourite thing is Julia's relationship with her mother.
This is really one of the best examples of modern British comedy that examines the anxieties of the snowflake millennial metropolitan bourgeoise. The one thing I hate about modern life and this comedy demonstrates this to a tee is the amount of guilt we all heap on ourselves.
Motherland - Series 3
Really great, this more than stepped up to the plate, it is so refreshing for a comedy to totally step over nearly every boundary and be so un-PC in a world where everyone is increasingly frightened of saying anything.
It was really a brilliant script brilliantly acted by the entire ensemble. However the scripts are far more serious and starting to introduce more touchy-feely emotional elements that are definitely not required. It is also exhausting to have near hysteria quite a part of the time.
Next a school skiing trip, exams, a calendar to raise money, cake break with food poisoning, looking after school pets in the break, school fashion show etc etc rather than mistaking hormone replacement patch with stopping smoking.
Lastly this show must be very very careful that the championing of women is not achieved by demonising or objectifying men. I sense that overtone.
Overall I loved it 10 out of 10.
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- martimusross
- Oct 11, 2019
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