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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is an ambitious, stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, whose troubles start piling up when her mother Marion decides she no longer wants to be involved in childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).

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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is an ambitious, stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, whose troubles start piling up when her mother Marion decides she no longer wants to be involved in childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) (Creator/DianeMorgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).
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* NeverMyFault: When Julia is caught out in one of her lies, rather than admit her guilt, she usually manages to blame it on the other person.


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* SlipperySwimsuit:: Anne's swimsuit begins to slip down in the pool, revealing one of her breasts.


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* TheDogBitesBack: After the debacle over Amanda's surprise party, which she stated she didn't want, then was offended when nothing happened, Anne finally snaps at her for making her do all the catering before marching off (and sharing the secret that Amanda and Kevin had sex.)

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* EndsWithASmile: The final shot of the first Christmas special is of Julia's children waking her up screaming that Santa has been. Julia, who usually sports a forced {{Unsmile}}, beams with genuine delight at hearing her children so happy.
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The series was originally created for American television by Sharon Horgan, but was then reworked into a British series by Horgan and Creator/GrahamLinehan. Linehan also directed the British pilot and co-wrote the first season.

The show as a whole is co-written by Sharon Horgan, Helen Serafinowicz and Holly Walsh, with Barunka O'Shaughnessy replacing Linehan on the writing team after season one. Horgan is not credited as a writer for season three, but returned for the 2022 Christmas special.

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The series was originally created for American television by Sharon Horgan, Creator/SharonHorgan, but was then reworked into a British series by Horgan and Creator/GrahamLinehan. Linehan also directed the British pilot and co-wrote the first season.

The show as a whole is co-written by Sharon Horgan, Helen Serafinowicz and Holly Walsh, with Barunka O'Shaughnessy replacing Linehan on the writing team after season one. Horgan is not credited as a writer for season three, but returned for the 2022 Christmas special.
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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is an ambitious, stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, whose troubles start to pile up when her mother Marion decides she no longer wants to be involved in childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).

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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is an ambitious, stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, whose troubles start to pile piling up when her mother Marion decides she no longer wants to be involved in childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).
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''Motherland'' is a British television series from the Creator/{{BBC}}, a CringeComedy sitcom. The first series debuted on BBC One in 2016.

Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, whose troubles pile up when her mother Marion no longer wants to take part in the childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).

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''Motherland'' is a British television series from the Creator/{{BBC}}, a CringeComedy sitcom.sitcom navigating the competitive world of parenthood. The first series debuted on BBC One in 2016.

Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a an ambitious, stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, whose troubles start to pile up when her mother Marion decides she no longer wants to take part be involved in the childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).
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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, where she is friends with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless Kevin (Paul Ready) and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).

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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a stressed-out middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, where she is friends whose troubles pile up when her mother Marion no longer wants to take part in the childcare. She finds herself bonding with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless stay-at-home dad Kevin (Paul Ready) Ready), and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).
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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, where she is friends with Liz (Diane Morgan) and Kevin (Paul Ready) and deals with the bitchy Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).

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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, where she is friends with devil-may-care Liz (Diane Morgan) and spineless Kevin (Paul Ready) and deals with her arch rival, the bitchy alpha-mum Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne).
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Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a Middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, where she is friends with Liz (Diane Morgan) and Kevin (Paul Ready) and deals with the bitchy Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne). A CringeComedy from Creator/{{BBC}}.

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''Motherland'' is a British television series from the Creator/{{BBC}}, a CringeComedy sitcom. The first series debuted on BBC One in 2016.

Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is a Middle-class middle-class mother of young children at a well-to-do London school, where she is friends with Liz (Diane Morgan) and Kevin (Paul Ready) and deals with the bitchy Amanda (Creator/LucyPunch) and her sidekick, Anne (Philippa Dunne). A CringeComedy from Creator/{{BBC}}.
Dunne).

The series was originally created for American television by Sharon Horgan, but was then reworked into a British series by Horgan and Creator/GrahamLinehan. Linehan also directed the British pilot and co-wrote the first season.

The show as a whole is co-written by Sharon Horgan, Helen Serafinowicz and Holly Walsh, with Barunka O'Shaughnessy replacing Linehan on the writing team after season one. Horgan is not credited as a writer for season three, but returned for the 2022 Christmas special.

As of February 2023, there have been three seasons of ''Motherland'' and two Christmas specials, as well as the original pilot.
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* LiceEpisode: The plot of "Nit Blitz" focuses on a nit pandemic sweeping the school. Seeing as the episode aired around the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, the episode also spoofs some of the reactions around it, including a second wave of nits and announcements similar to that of Boris Johnson's.

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