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The brave women and men of the school run come face to face with playdate politics.

It's a mum-eat-mum world. The brave women and men of the school run come face to face with playdate politics, the PTA's reign of terror and never having a pee by yourself.

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Philippa Dunne

Ellie Haddington

Tanya Moodie

Lucy Punch

Anna Maxwell Martin

Mia Soteriou

Diane Morgan

Paul Ready

Sharon Horgan

Helen Linehan

Holly Walsh

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Sam Pinnell

Clelia Mountford

Motherland: Series 2: Soft Opening

Soft Opening

BBC Two - Motherland, Series 2, Soft Opening

Julia reluctantly agrees to help Amanda launch her new shop.

Julia reluctantly agrees to help Amanda launch her new shop. But a careless online post leads to trouble. Liz resents gentrification and Kevin has written an unusual children's book.

Having resigned from her job in PR, Julia tries to adapt to life as a freelancer and reluctantly agrees to help Amanda launch her new shop even though she believes it is nothing but a vanity project. The soft opening is a success but a careless online post threatens to destroy her good work.

Meanwhile, Liz rails against the gentrification of the area and the loss of her beloved kebab shop and Kevin reveals he has written an unusual children’s book, which he wants Amanda to sell in her shop.

Motherland: Series 2

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