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Motherland

Summary Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) struggles with balancing life as a mother without the help of her own mother when she meets Type A mom, Amanda (Lucy Punch); single mom, Liz (Diane Morgan); and stay-at-home-dad, Kevin (Paul Ready Utopia) in this British comedy from Sharon Horgan, Graham Linehan, Helen Linehan, and Holly Walsh.

Created By: Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan, Helen Serafinowicz

  • Sundance Now
  • Oct 7, 2019
  • Sundance Now
  • Oct 7, 2019
Motherland
Season 2
Season Premiere: Oct 7, 2019
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Summary Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) struggles with balancing life as a mother without the help of her own mother when she meets Type A mom, Amanda (Lucy Punch); single mom, Liz (Diane Morgan); and stay-at-home-dad, Kevin (Paul Ready Utopia) in this British comedy from Sharon Horgan, Graham Linehan, Helen Linehan, and Holly Walsh.

Created By: Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan, Helen Serafinowicz

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 7, 2019 • 29 m
No Mum Left Behind
A confident new mum at school makes a strong impression on the group. Julia weighs a dilemma at work.
Episode 2 • Oct 7, 2019 • 28 m
Soft Opening
Struggling to adjust to the free-wheeling nature of self-employment, Julia reluctantly agrees to help Amanda launch her new shop, where Kevin wants to sell his children's book.
Episode 3 • Oct 7, 2019 • 28 m
Mother's Load
Julia experiments with a new work set up when working from home becomes too distracting, Kevin feels the pressure of trying to have it all, and Amanda hires an assistant.
Episode 4 • Oct 7, 2019 • 28 m
The Purge
Julia persuades Kevin to host a halloween party, but their evening of trick-or-treating doesn't go according to plan.
Episode 5 • Oct 7, 2019 • 28 m
Le Weekend
Kevin books a house in the countryside for the group, but rural living presents some challenges. Liz makes a new friend camping in the backyard.
Episode 6 • Oct 7, 2019 • 28 m
Good Job
Julia struggles to abide by the rules at sports day. Kevin is devastated that a work presentation means he will miss the dads' race.

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80
Jun 22, 2021
The misfit mums’ camaraderie often tips far enough towards smug to make you side with their enemies, and Julia’s gobsmacking selfishness and capacity to exploit others can make Amanda’s villainy seem redundant. All of which is true to the general fallibility of humans who happen to have children, not to mention hilarious. It’s common sense, really, the observation that stress doesn’t typically transform people into selfless saints. But the show’s insight goes deeper and darker still.
By Ellen E Jones FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 22, 2021
If they had cut Meg's excesses by half she would have been twice as convincing. Nonetheless, the rest of the episode was as uncomfortably delicious as ever.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 22, 2021
There is a more interesting, angrier, sadder programme half-visible beneath the surface of Motherland, about the sacrifices women are forced to make, hour by hour, in a world where they might not be able to have it all but are expected to anyway.
By Ed Cumming FULL REVIEW

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