Mother and Son Series 1-6

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• ABC DVD: 4.48MB
• Episode File Size: 359.7MB
• Series 1 x 7 Episodes: 2.39GB
• Series 2 x 7 Episodes: 2.38GB
• Series 3 x 7 Episodes: 2.39GB
• Series 4 x 7 Episodes: 2.38GB
• Series 5 x 7 Episodes: 2.39GB
• Series 6 x 7 Episodes: 2.39GB

• Total size: 14.3GB

ABOUT THE SHOW
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.

In late 1982, writer Geoffrey Atherden came up with the idea of a journalist in his mid-thirties, Arthur Beare, who finds himself trapped in a domestic situation where he must look after his widowed mother, Maggie, who has become increasingly forgetful and erratic. Arthur’s own life is in a spot of turmoil with his wife Deirdre having walked out on him, no longer willing to share a home with her husband’s dotty and interfer­ing mother.

Cast in the pivotal role of Maggie Beare was respected stage actress Ruth Cracknell who was able to inject just the right degree of subtlety to ensure her part did not become farcical or unbelievable. The mental frailties of Alzheimer’s Disease, senile dementia and the like are an everyday part of life and it’s a tribute to both writer and performer that it’s handled with affection and not mockery. Like the famous Fawlty Towers episode with the deaf Mrs. Richards, the hu­mour comes from how the situation is exploited by the sufferer, who exaggerates the incapacity to gain maximum benefit.

Rounding out the cast (and ensuring it doesn’t go too far down the Steptoe And Son or Ronnie Corbett’s Now Look Here trail), Mother And Son also features Henri Szeps as Maggie’s other son, Robert, a dentist whose selfish approach to the situation makes him the erstwhile antagonist of the piece, and his wife Liz, played by Judy Morris.

Mother And Son became a resounding success (and a re­liable ratings winner) for the A.B.C. throughout the 1980s, and even inspired the TEN Network to purchase repeat rights for the first 28 episodes (which they aired in 1991). A year later the A.B.C. screened a fifth season of shows, followed in 1994 with a further batch, which ended up being the final series.

With the Australian production concluded, writer Atherden was commissioned by the B.B.C. to adapt his original scripts for a British version. Two eight episode seasons under the title Keeping Mum aired in Britain in 1997 and 1998.


EPISODE LIST
Season 1
Episode 1 The Nursing Home
Episode 2 The Milk
Episode 3 The Oysters
Episode 4 The Tickets
Episode 5 The Babysitter
Episode 6 The Boyfriend
Episode 7 The Illness


Season 2
Episode 1 The Money
Episode 2 The Divorce
Episode 3 The Funeral
Episode 4 The Promotion
Episode 5 The Aunt
Episode 6 The Card Game
Episode 7 The Morning After


Season 3
Episode 1 The Christmas Drinks
Episode 2 The Sign
Episode 3 The Picnic
Episode 4 The Accident
Episode 5 The Last Will
Episode 6 The Neighbours
Episode 7 The Cruise


Season 4
Episode 1 The Medals
Episode 2 The Friend
Episode 3 The Car
Episode 4 The Surprise
Episode 5 The Dog
Episode 6 The Fridge
Episode 7 The Last Straw


Season 5
Episode 1 The Deed
Episode 2 The Budgie
Episode 3 The Big Sleep
Episode 4 The Clock
Episode 5 The Rest
Episode 6 The Baby
Episode 7 The Sunday Roast


Season 6
Episode 1 The Ride
Episode 2 The Trip
Episode 3 The Family Feud
Episode 4 The Caravan
Episode 5 The Lamingtons
Episode 6 The Promise
Episode 7 The Ring Cycle


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