Mother and Son Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Maggie Takes a Holiday

29 mins

In this premiere episode, we are introduced to Maggie Beare, an elderly woman suffering from dementia (or so she says), and her faithful and long-suffering son Arthur. Arthur begins to finally consider putting Maggie in a rest home after his wife leaves him.

Episode 2

Maggie Gets the Milk

27 mins

Arthur is hours late for work, and frantic waiting for absent-minded Maggie, who just popped out for some milk--three hours ago. When she returns, Arthur finds out that Maggie has been receiving Meals on Wheels under false pretenses for 6 months.

Episode 3

Maggie Alone

28 mins

When Maggie arrives home in a garbage truck, Arthur, concerned for her welfare, asks his brother Robert for financial assistance to hire someone to look after her during the day. Then Maggie is arrested for shoplifting, and Arthur and Robert must find a way to prevent her from being sent to jail.

Episode 4

Arthur's Holiday

27 mins

Arthur, desperate for a break from Maggie, plans a two-week holiday with a new girlfriend to exciting Wellington, New Zealand. He keeps it secret from Maggie lest his plans be foiled, but a series of misunderstandings leads his ex-wife Deidre to believe that he wants to take her on the holiday. While Arthur's girlfriend is waiting outside in the car, Robert steals her from his brother by promising to take her on a trip to Noumea..

Episode 5

Arthur's Night Out

28 mins

After spending several Saturday nights at home with Maggie, Arthur questions why he does not have a girlfriend, so she makes a date with his ex-wife Deidre, prompting Maggie to inform him that she hates being left alone at night. Arthur arranges for Robert's babysitter to look after Maggie, but Maggie scares the sitter away and she and Arthur quarrel. He still goes out, but so does Maggie and she ends up at the same place as Arthur and Deirdre.

Episode 6

Maggie in Love

28 mins

Arthur is planning a birthday dinner for Maggie and is shocked to discover there will be an additional guest: her boyfriend Lionel. The ensuing dinner party is full of surprises.

Episode 7

Maggie Makes a Will

Maggie thinks that she is dying and finally wonders what to do about her will. After discovering that Robert wants to sell the family home, she anxiously wishes to change her will...but finding the will is the problem for her and Arthur, who is looking for his own new residence.