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Airdate: Mother & Son

Your first look at rebooted ABC comedy classic -now with Matt Okine and Denise Scott.

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And here is your first look at ABC’s all new Mother & Son, the classic comedy rebooted with Matt Okine and Denise Scott.

Following a breakup from his long-suffering girlfriend, Dee (Andrea Demetriades), Arthur (Matt Okine) puts his future on hold to move back home with his widowed mother, Maggie (Denise Scott). Arthur and his older sister, Robbie (Angela Nica Sullen) – arguably ‘the favourite’ – attempt to care for Maggie, who may recently have almost burnt down the kitchen, but still runs circles around her children!

Joining the cast is Catherine Văn-Davies (The Twelve, Barons), with special appearances from Jean Kittson (The Big Gig, Fat Pizza), Virginia Gay (Safe Home, Winners and Losers), Tiriel Mora (Frontline, The Castle), Jenna Owen (Queen of Oz, Joe vs. Carole), Veronica Milsom (Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell, After the Verdict), Andrew McFarlane (Secret City, Glitch), Krew Boylan (Seriously Red), Justin Amankwah (Aftertaste, Shantaram) and  Zara Tate (Tik Tok).

In collaboration with the original creator Geoffrey Atherden, re-creator and writer Matt Okine, Sarah Walker, Tristram Baumber and directors Neil Sharma (Heartbreak High) and Kriv Stenders (Bump, Red Dog) alongside the producing team at Wooden Horse, have created the perfect blend of wit, humour, and relatability, promising viewers an unforgettable and laughter-filled experience.

Production credit: Mother and Son is a Wooden Horse production for the ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with the ABC. Developed and financed with assistance from Screen NSW. Based on the Original Series by Geoffrey Atherden. Written by: Matt Okine, Sarah L. Walker, Tristram Baumber. Produced by Jude Troy. Associate Producer Alexandra Cameron. Executive Producers: Jude Troy, Richard Finlayson, Matt Okine, Geoffrey Atherden. ABC Executive Producers: Todd Abbott, Louise Smith. International Sales: ABC Commercial.

Weekly from 8:30pm Wednesday 23 August on ABC.

8 Responses

  1. When this was announced I was non-plussed. Nothing I have seen here has changed this view. I’ll give it a chance, but Aunty could have got me something a little more exciting for my birthday.

  2. Using the same title and character names does not mean it is a remake. It does however mean that comparisons will be made.
    I’m happy to give it a go in it’s own right. But if they go to a funeral, Maggie had better not buy those oranges this time.

  4. You know what? Good luck to them. I am not so precious about the original (which I loved, BTW) that it can’t be touched. And society has changed tremendously since the original came out. Our attitudes to the elderly have changed along with it. If the scripts hold a mirror to how we treat old people today, and start conversations, then it will have succeeded.

    1. I thought the same thing when I saw it…and I thought Margret would probably be funnier and more stingy in the role just like she is on The Weekly.

  7. Well ummm well, ” have created the perfect blend of wit, humour, and relatability, promising viewers an unforgettable and laughter-filled experience.” well, ummmmmm, I just think I’ll stick to the original……. Next

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