Mother and Son
Arthur Beare is a 40-something son still living at home taking care of his senile mother Maggie. No matter what he does he cannot seem to get ahead and is always coming unstuck, where Robert cannot put a foot wrong in his mother's eyes, although all he is after is his mother's hidden money.
- 1984-1994
- 6 seasons
- Comedy
Arthur Beare is a 40-something son still living at home taking care of his senile mother Maggie. No matter what he does he cannot seem to get ahead and is always coming unstuck, where Robert cannot put a foot wrong in his mother's eyes, although all he is after is his mother's hidden money.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1984
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.