Mum - Series 1, Episode 5 - October - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
It's early morning and Cathy is trying to get ready for work. Jason has an interview for a job in Australia and Kelly's upset that she might have to move there. After a heavy night out with Derek, Michael finds himself on Cathy's sofa with a secret to keep from Cathy.
Broadcast details
Date
Friday 10th June 2016
Time
10pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Lesley Manville | Cathy |
|---|---|
| Peter Mullan | Michael |
| Sam Swainsbury | Jason |
| Lisa McGrillis | Kelly |
| Ross Boatman | Derek |
| Dorothy Atkinson | Pauline |
Writing team
| Stefan Golaszewski | Writer |
|---|
Production team
| Richard Laxton | Director |
|---|---|
| Lyndsay Robinson | Producer |
| Jennie Fava | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Stefan Golaszewski | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Barney Pilling | Editor |
| Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
| Ben Wheeler | Director of Photography |
Press
Cathy is tiptoeing through the dark house, trying to get ready for work without disturbing everyone but Kelly is already awake: "I was just havin' a little think and a cry", she explains. She's been out in the dawn garden where she saw a family of foxes and spilled out all her worries to the silent animals. Cathy humours her and asks if they had any advice and, for once, Kelly offers a sensible answer: "Not really. They're foxes."
The reason for her nocturnal conversation with foxes is that her boyfriend, Cathy's son, has the chance of a job in Australia and she's terrified that he'll leave her. And Peter Mullan's character, Michael, continues to walk silently around the house, looking as though he's squinting at a glorious sun whenever he sees Cathy.
I'm finally starting to warm to its tender scenes. There's a lovely, wavering silence when Michael admits he wants to lose weight and Cathy replies, "You're lovely just as you are."
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 10th June 2016
Preview: Mum, BBC2, episode 5
As Bruce Springsteen might have said if he was writing about Mum it's darkness on the edge of town this week. It's an October morning, the sun has not risen and Cathy is mooching around, finding various people in various states of distress and undress around her suburban semi.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th June 2016