Keeping Mum (TV series) explained

Genre:Sitcom
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:16
Executive Producer:Geoffrey Perkins
Producer:Stephen McCrum
Channel:BBC1

Keeping Mum is a British sitcom, written by Geoffrey Atherden and broadcast on BBC1 for two series between 1997 and 1998. It starred Stephanie Cole as the main character, Peggy Beare, Martin Ball and David Haig as her sons and Meera Syal as her daughter-in-law.

Main cast

CharacterActor
Peggy BeareStephanie Cole
Andrew BeareMartin Ball
Richard BeareDavid Haig
Tina BeareMeera Syal

Episodes

Series one

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate

Series two

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate

Reception

In his review for The Independent, Thomas Sutcliffe said that "Cole's performance is never just clownish", concluding his review by saying: "The result is a programme that is only intermittently funny, to be honest, but at least has larger ambitions for what popular comedy can do."[1]

Home media

The entire series was released on DVD region 2 in 2007.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sutcliffe. Thomas. TV Reviews: My Wonderful Life and Keeping Mum. 12 August 2013. The Independent. London. 2 May 1997.
  2. https://productimages.worldofbooks.com/B001FO6NEC.jpg
  3. Web site: Keeping Mum – Complete 1St & 2Nd Series. 19 May 2007. 27 May 2020. Amazon.