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Individual comedies about mothers and sons living together

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Living with Mother: Series 2

Daniel Mays

Linda Robson

Anna Madley

Alexander Kirk

Living with Mother: Series 2: Episode 2: Told You I Was Ill

Told You I Was Ill

Episode 2

Episode 2: Told You I Was Ill

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 - Living with Mother, Series 2, Told You I Was Ill

Luke struggles to tell his paranoid mother about his long-term girlfriend.

By Alexander Kirk: Luke struggles to tell his paranoid mother about his long-term girlfriend. Stars Daniel Mays and Linda Robson. From November 2012.

Lisa is a hypochondriac and worries about everything. She can't accept the fact that her son has grown up and isn't a baby anymore.

Luke wants to leave home and move in with his girlfriend but he dare not break the news to his Mum. He hasn't actually told her that he's been going out with someone for the past year. The girlfriend gives Luke an ultimatum and he eventually plucks up the courage to tell his mother about her and that she is coming over for tea. Lisa seems OK with it all - but we soon discover that she has a plan. 

Writing about the first series of Living with Mother, Radio Times described it as "Alexander Kirk's astutely-observed comedy series...underpinning each of these tales is a bittersweet poignancy, a moment when the easy laughs are replaced with a lip-trembling insight into the vulnerability, lack of self-confidence and interdependency". 

Cast:
Luke ..... Daniel Mays
Lisa ..... Linda Robson

Written by: Alexander Kirk


Producer: Anna Madley
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