form y separately published work icon Mother and Son series - publisher   film/TV   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Mother and Son
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Keeping Mum Geoffrey Atherden , ( dir. Sylvie Boden ) United Kingdom (UK) : 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.

form y separately published work icon Mother and Son Matt Okine , Sarah Walker , Tristram Baumber , Geoffrey Atherden , 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

  • This record is in progress.

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Works about this Work

Letters to Maggie, Roy and H.G. Bridget Griffen-Foley , 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)

Mother and Son : The Great Australian Sitcom Is a Masterclass in the Art of the Squabble Luke Buckmaster , 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.'

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...'
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 Luke Buckmaster , 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.'

Letters to Maggie, Roy and H.G. Bridget Griffen-Foley , 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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