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The Mother

October 2021

  • Josh Widdicombe at Hever Castle

    TV tonight
    TV tonight: who does Josh Widdicombe think he is?

    The standup comedian is the latest to examine his ancestry as the family tree series returns. Plus: Bake Off rolls on. Here’s what to watch this evening

November 2017

  • ‘I play the mother of Toby Jones – it’s a great part’ ... Anne Reid in Kaleidoscope.

    Anne Reid: 'Why am I cast as dreadful mothers? I’m adorable!’

    She’s played Valerie Tatlock in Coronation Street and Daniel Craig’s lover in The Mother, and now stars in the thriller Kaleidoscope. Anne Reid talks to Rebecca Nicholson about awards, Victoria Wood and why it’s good to show older people falling in love on screen

November 2003

  • The mother of all ...
    Why make do with cocoa?

    The Mother, a film about an elderly widow who beds her daughter's boyfriend, opens tomorrow. Why are we still so shocked at the idea that older women like sex, asks Katharine Whitehorn.

May 2003

  • The mother of all ...
    The Mother

    Derek Malcolm: Roger Michell and Hanif Kureishi's The Mother, in which an ageing widow seduces her daughter's lover ... is an intense and well-made drama that was received with acclaim at its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight.

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