MotherFatherSon

MotherFatherSon is a British thriller television series starring Richard Gere  his first major television role[1]  Helen McCrory, Billy Howle, Ciarán Hinds and Elena Anaya. The series broadcast on BBC Two began on 6 March 2019 and ended on 24 April 2019. It averaged 2.69 million viewers.[2]

MotherFatherSon
GenreDrama
Thriller
Created byTom Rob Smith
Written byTom Rob Smith
Directed byJames Kent
Charles Sturridge
StarringRichard Gere
Helen McCrory
Billy Howle
ComposersRob Lane
Will Rice
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAlan Poul
Hilary Salmon
Elizabeth Kilgarriff
Tom Rob Smith
ProducersSharon Bloom
Lisa Osborne
Production locationsLondon
Spain
EditorPhilip Kloss
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBBC Studios
BBC Two Films
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release6 March (2019-03-06) 
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24)

Synopsis

"A fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances."[3]

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected by[4]Written byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1Episode 1James KentTom Rob Smith6 March 2019 (2019-03-06)4.53
2Episode 2James KentTom Rob Smith13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)3.18
3Episode 3Charles SturridgeTom Rob Smith20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)2.55
4Episode 4Charles SturridgeTom Rob Smith27 March 2019 (2019-03-27)2.44
5Episode 5Charles SturridgeTom Rob Smith3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)2.39
6Episode 6Charles SturridgeTom Rob Smith10 April 2019 (2019-04-10)2.16
7Episode 7James KentTom Rob Smith17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)2.21
8Episode 8James KentTom Rob Smith24 April 2019 (2019-04-24)2.06

Production

BBC Studios produced the series, which was Richard Gere's first TV role since appearing in Kojak in 1976. Promoting the upcoming project, Gere said, "It’s been almost 30 years since I worked in television. I'm so pleased to be working now with the BBC on this extraordinary eight-hour project with such talented people and which resonates so much to the time we live in". He seemed less enamoured of the project after filming, telling the UK's Radio Times magazine, "It was six months’ shooting, like doing four indie movies back to back but playing the same character. It’s too long. I don’t think I’ll do it again." Directed by James Kent, filming took place in summer 2018 in London and on location in Spain.[5][4]

Release

The series premiere was on BBC Two in March and April 2019. It will be distributed internationally by BBC Studios.

References

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