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Mother Love

A British yuppie couple have a seemingly idyllic existence. But there is one troubling factor in their lives - the husband's eccentric and sometimes difficult mother. Her odd behavior manifests itself in a series of incidents involving her ex-husband, a concert musician, and her ex-husband's new wife, an artist. Flashbacks reveal bits of her troubled past. Little by little, the young couple's life begins to fall apart as the mother begins to act out her feelings of intense jealousy in the form of revenge, implicating a dear old friend, and leading to murder.

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Cast & Crew See All

Diana Rigg
Helena Vesey
James Wilby
Kit Vesey
David McCallum
Alex Vesey

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

55 mins

Kit and Angela plan to wed after a whirlwind romance, all goes well until Kit's reluctance to introduce Angela to his Mother Helena.

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Awards

  • 1990 - Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actress - winner
  • 1990 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Drama Series/Serial - nominated
  • 1990 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Actress - winner
  • 1990 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Film Editor - nominated

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