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form
y
Keeping Mum
( dir. Sylvie Boden
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United Kingdom (UK)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
,
1997-1998
7983246
1997
series - publisher
film/TV
humour
An adaptation of Atherden's Mother and Son for the British market. Some minor alterations were made to the characters' names, but the general structure of the program remains unchanged.
Atherden wrote all sixteen episodes for the two series that were produced.
For episode-by-episode synopses, see Film Details.
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form
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Mother and Son
Australia
:
Wooden Horse
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
,
2023
25573170
2023
series - publisher
film/TV
'Arthur Gbeme has moved back into his Western Sydney childhood home. As he tells it, he has “put his life on hold” to care for his mum, Maggie, but the truth is, there isn’t much to put on hold. A former nurse, Maggie used to be a firebrand – a renegade. But since the death of her husband, Maggie has been… a little off. A bold re-imagining of the Australian classic, ‘Mother & Son’ is a show about ageing, migrant upbringing, changing family roles, and caring for someone you love even when they’re driving you up the wall. It’s an unapologetically hilarious comedy about a “helpless old woman” who runs rings around her adult son.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Works about this Work
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Letters to Maggie, Roy and H.G.
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Humanities Australia , November no. 12 2021; (p. 23-31) '‘I am but a mere fan’ concluded a 1998 missive to ‘Roy and HG’ at Triple J.1 In this article, I intercept some of the fan mail received by Australian radio and television personalities in the 1980s and 1990s. The article focuses on letters received by Ruth Cracknell, who starred as Maggie Bear in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s sitcom Mother and Son (1984–94), and by ‘Roy Slaven’ (John Doyle) and ‘HG Nelson’ (Greig Pickhaver), who have been co-presenting satirical sports programs on Australia’s airwaves since 1986.'(Introduction)
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Mother and Son : The Great Australian Sitcom Is a Masterclass in the Art of the Squabble
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 March 2021;'Garry McDonald and Ruth Cracknell are terrifically spiky and shouty in the acclaimed vintage comedy that’s still so funny, all these years later.'
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Around the World with Mother and Son
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 February 2015; (p. 5) 'Mother and Son was produced by ABC-TV between 1984 and 1994. There were 42 episodes starring Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...'
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Around the World with Mother and Son
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 February 2015; (p. 5) 'Mother and Son was produced by ABC-TV between 1984 and 1994. There were 42 episodes starring Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...' -
Mother and Son : The Great Australian Sitcom Is a Masterclass in the Art of the Squabble
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 March 2021;'Garry McDonald and Ruth Cracknell are terrifically spiky and shouty in the acclaimed vintage comedy that’s still so funny, all these years later.'
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Letters to Maggie, Roy and H.G.
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Humanities Australia , November no. 12 2021; (p. 23-31) '‘I am but a mere fan’ concluded a 1998 missive to ‘Roy and HG’ at Triple J.1 In this article, I intercept some of the fan mail received by Australian radio and television personalities in the 1980s and 1990s. The article focuses on letters received by Ruth Cracknell, who starred as Maggie Bear in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s sitcom Mother and Son (1984–94), and by ‘Roy Slaven’ (John Doyle) and ‘HG Nelson’ (Greig Pickhaver), who have been co-presenting satirical sports programs on Australia’s airwaves since 1986.'(Introduction)
