Is Mum easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 97% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 79% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Mum

Name: Mum
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016
Rating: 7.245
Cast: Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan, Sam Swainsbury, Lisa McGrillis, Dorothy Atkinson

On BBC Two

2016–20193 seasons18 episodes30 min7.2 / 10

A warm, gently comedic portrait of a widow rebuilding her life surrounded by family and lifelong friendship, balancing grief with joy and new beginnings.

A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year of new beginnings as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband. Mum is joined by her supportive life-long friend Michael. Through a year of new beginnings she rebuilds her life surrounded by her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly; her brother Derek and his new partner, Pauline; and her in-laws.

Clusters

Gentle Warmth, Ordinary Belonging Warmth Through Found Family Comedy Lives Traced Across Time Warmhearted Ensembles, Gentle Hearts

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Mother Family Death Of Husband Sitcom Joyful

Questions people ask

Is Mum easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 97% of series.
Is Mum scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Does Mum leave you hopeful? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of series.
Is Mum violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Mum sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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