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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.

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Related Works

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...'
Tracks of My Tears Phil Brown , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 February 2015; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Mother & Son Geoffrey Atherden , 2015 single work drama 'It takes skill to be endearing and annoying but critics agree that Noeline Brown has managed to be both as the irrepressible Maggie Beare...'
Mother & Son Geoffrey Atherden , 2015 single work drama humour

'Everyone’s favourite forgetful mum is back! From the creator of the hit TV series comes a brand new stage comedy featuring Maggie, Arthur and Robert in delicious form.

'This fresh, up-to-the-moment version of the beloved Logie Award-winning show finds longsuffering second son Arthur Beare hoping for the chance, at long last, to take a few weeks away and pursue a little fling with his new flame, Anita. However, his philandering brother, Robert, and manipulative mother, Maggie, have other plans.

'Mother & Son reinvigorates a treasured Australian comedy icon with Atherden’s distinctive brand of acerbic wit, mixing together the sweet, the sharp, the savage and the sad in Maggie and Arthur’s complex, dysfunctional relationship.

'It’s an achingly funny play for anyone who’s part of a family but has caught themselves, even for a second, wishing that they weren’t. Noeline Brown and Darren Gilshenan take on the roles made famous by Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald in this nostalgic trip down loss-of-memory lane from the series’ original writer.' (Production summary)
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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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