Motherland - anyone watching?!

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Wonder how much research they did on here?!

ha ha i thought the same

The finger

This is the best thing I have seen on TV in years. Jokes are completely lost on me of course...

It was bloody (literally) brilliant

I kept waiting for Amanda to mention MM - she seems like she'd be on here!

SO GOOD (and painful)

that was good,they must have got their research from here

i freeze cheese,hmmmmm what does that make me

"Sorry, that doesn't work for me now". Definitely been rifling through threads on here Sharon Horgan et al .

That was completely fantastic. The line " I wanted my children brought up the same way as me, by my mother..". Brilliant.

I was expecting this to be dreadful but it was pretty funny. It got the school mum types spot on.

Amanda was hateful wasn't she.......actually laughed out loud when that middle finger went up: "it still works"

Quite enjoyed that. So well observed, I've experienced so many of these situations over the past few years...

Yes, very enjoyable. Lucy Punch is great.

Magnificent.

The language has changed over the years but the issues and the hideous vibes are much the same. Brilliant.

Ha ha yes it was definitely based on research from MN.
I really enjoyed it actually

I thought it was brilliant. We have a tiny school with our own Amanda - complete with long blonde hair and toothy smile.

Poor Julia - 'I'm not used to spending time with my kids like this and now there's all these others. And the one with the plait was mean to me...'

Lots of rave reviews in today's newspapers. Fingers crossed a series gets commissioned.

It was quite good, just watched it on iPlayer. Amanda has the same phoney voice and mannerism as the 'Queen Bee' in dd's year. She hasn't got the looks though . I very much like the Julia character and loved the scene with the red traffic light in the middle of the road for no discernible reason . The 'middle finger scene' was very funny. Looking forward to more. Are there any other episodes or was tho a one off pilot to gage the audience's response?

It was a one-off pilot.

Excellent stuff - really enjoyed it and hope it gets picked up for a series. I loved the scene with the grandmother.

Described in the Guardian television listings as "Essentially Mumsnet: the sitcom, an utterly hysterical and bracingly honest look at the messy business of motherhood".

Is it on YouTube? I don't get iPlayer.

I watched this last night by accident, just as I'd been sat worrying about my childcare!!
I didn't realise it was a one-off, but I must admit I did wonder what they were going to do in the next episode.

Julia: "There is a whole network of mums that i have now no access to" love it.

Will have to watch this on I player this evening while ds2 and dh at rugby. The only 2hours I get to watch any tv.