Bad Mother - the new comedy series exclusive to Mumsnet

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Hello all,

Come and have a look at the very first episode of , a new comedy web series which we'll be showing exclusively on Mumsnet over the next six weeks.

It's a very relatable (and very sweary) show that we hope you'll enjoy - each episode is about five minutes long, so just right for watching with a (microwaved) cuppa while the kids run wild entertain themselves.

We'll remind you on our Mumsnet Facebook page every time a new episode goes live - so if you're not yet following us, now's the time to do so.

The series follows a beleaguered stay-at-home mum (Star Stories' Laura Patch, with Kevin Bishop as her husband) who's trying her best not to bugger up this parenting lark. Each episode tackles a particularly challenging parenting scenario - so if you've ever muttered under your breath about other people's children, dreaded yet another playdate, or felt some affinity with the phrase 'benign neglect', we think you'll find something to snigger over in Bad Mother.

Let us know what you think.

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Absolutely fab! 😂

I would give it 5/10. Agree too many stereotypes here and do we really have to normalise endless drinking when it is a risk factor for so many illnesses? But it was amusing and well acted, if an unlikely scenario. Hopefully the next one will feature characters who are not white middle-class London dwellers.

Loved it, but agree bit too sweary in the first scene. I'm all for a good swear but it just seemed a bit unnatural and false. The cartoony bits were too long. That last scene was so cringey in the most fabulous way! X

I liked it, the last scene made me cringe so much but also laugh.

Superb 👌🏻

Hahaha brilliant.

will watch it soon

please tell me its not full of men are shite/women live for gin and wine gags?

Haha, love it! And my child is called Kitt (yes, two t's, that's proper wanky bollocks!!!)

it was funny but too many cliches thrown in

Loved it apart from the washing being put out. Why don't people hang out clothes properly.

I laugh at most things. I didn't at this. Just not my thing at all.

I didn't like it unfortunately, but I don't think I am the target audience. From the first frame, it looked as though it was for and about the kind of middle class North London mothers who have excluded anyone not like them from the moment I moved here. Then I saw the newspaper board for the 'Ham & High' which confirmed my fears! So not for me at all, but it will probably appeal to many on MN. It was just like Outnumbered to me. Sorry.

Bit too real for my liking need a job

Massively like outnumbered.. but then I loved outnumbered!!

Loved it, my only complaint is it's too short!

Aaaarrrggh - every bloody cliche!

• mums who need wine

• mums who secretly hate kids

• mums who are too stressed and scatty to remember arrangements

• the helicopter mum

• the slummy mum

• the friend of Slummy who provides the "get a life wake up call"

• the gormless husband

• washing machines with teddies in

• crappy food being fed to Slummy's kids

• they always live in North London

Kevin Bishop is just awful in this...

Oh, and lots of "fucks" and "shit" to demonstrate how hilariously useless Slummy is as a mother, "Hun"

Tee hee alcohol and swearing, we're mums but we're still edgy.

Nope, cringe.

It was shit

Saw the street scenes and saw the house. Unless the Kevin Bishop character is supposedly in a huge paying job no way would they be able to afford the booze, the kids and a sahm who wants to start teaching.

Reminded me of something a 12 year old would write whilst having fits of giggles about how hilarious it was.

I liked motherland but this didn't do it for me

I thought this would be shit but was quite amused.

My expectations were km the tittle but actually a bit better than expected.

Not entirely sure I see the point of it though. In fact, i definitely don't.

I quite liked it, will watch the rest of them.

This is a very very poor copy of Motherland. Without the laughs.