Items15The creator’s order
  1. 1Motherland (2017)Motherland (2017) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired 7 Nov 2017Julia's school-run panic is made worse by the parents who seem to have turned motherhood into a competitive profession. The jokes are sharpest about invisible administration and who gets left doing it. This is excellent recognition comedy if a pleasant conversation at the school gate can feel like…0
  2. 2The Letdown (2016)The Letdown (2016) 7.4/10 on IMDbFirst aired 4 May 2016Audrey joins a parents' group while trying to remain recognisably herself through the exhaustion of a new baby. The Australian comedy notices how difficult a modest outing or conversation can become. Its useful kindness is allowing love, boredom, resentment and embarrassment into the same picture,…0
  3. 3Catastrophe (2015)Catastrophe (2015) 8.2/10 on IMDbFirst aired 19 Jan 2015Rob and Sharon's improvised family grows out of an unexpected pregnancy, with attraction surviving some spectacularly bad tempers. The rude jokes make adult irritation part of parenting rather than evidence that nobody loves the children. It is especially good on partners discovering that their…0
  4. 4Outnumbered (2007)Outnumbered (2007) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 28 Aug 2007The Brockman children can dismantle an adult explanation simply by asking the next obvious question. Partly improvised performances give everyday family conversations a wonderfully unruly rhythm. Pete and Sue's attempts to stay in charge rarely resemble a parenting manual, making this a familiar,…0
  5. 5Amandaland (2025)Amandaland (2025) 7.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 5 Feb 2025Amanda wants her post-divorce life to look curated while her teenagers and new neighbours keep puncturing the image. Lucy Punch makes parental status anxiety magnificently visible. The Motherland spin-off shifts the focus towards secondary-school pressures and a mother whose own difficult…0
  6. 6Better Things (2016)Better Things (2016) 7.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 8 Sept 2016Sam's three daughters need different versions of her, often while her own work and mother demand attention. Pamela Adlon lets a loving parent be fed up, impulsive and interested in something beyond family service. The looser episodes suit evenings when recognition matters more than a tightly wound…0
  7. 7Workin' Moms (2017)Workin' Moms (2017) 7.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired 10 Jan 2017Returning to work brings ambition, guilt and identity into conflict for a group of Canadian mothers who do not all want the same arrangement. The comedy is broad and often very rude, with social circumstances that will not resemble every household. Its strength is letting the women pursue things…0
  8. 8Breeders (2020)Breeders (2020) 7.6/10 on IMDbFirst aired 2 Mar 2020Paul and Ally's love for their children does not prevent damaging anger, and the consequences accumulate as the family changes. Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard make this much harsher than a collection of relatable bedtime mishaps. Watch for its examination of patterns parents repeat and struggle…0
  9. 9Trying (2020)Trying (2020) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired 1 May 2020Nikki and Jason begin with the hope of adoption, then have to build relationships with children whose needs do not neatly follow the adults' plans. Esther Smith and Rafe Spall give the comedy an appealing warmth. It is a hopeful choice about learning to become a family, with uncertainty continuing…0
  10. 10There She Goes (2018)There She Goes (2018) 8.2/10 on IMDbFirst aired 16 Oct 2018Rosie's learning disabilities shape a family's routines, and her parents can respond with humour, frustration or a badly judged attempt to escape. The two timelines show understanding developing unevenly. Based on its writers' family experience, this can be bruising viewing, but it allows specific,…0