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MotherFatherSon

TV·2019–2019·1 season, 8 episodes·BBC Two·Drama·1h·Created by Tom Rob Smith

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Max is a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world. When the self-destructive lifestyle of his 30 year-old son, Caden, spirals out of control, the devastating consequences threaten the future of the family, its empire, and a country on the brink of change.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01MotherFatherSon S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 2.0A fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances.

Cast

Richard GereRichard GereMax FinchBilly HowleBilly HowleCaden FinchHelen McCroryHelen McCroryKathryn VilliersNiamh AlgarNiamh AlgarOrla GreenRachel Sophia-AnthonyRachel Sophia-AnthonyPoverty Campaigner

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2019Aired 2.0Season avg
  1. S01E01MotherFatherSon S01E01Episode 1March 6, 2019 2.0A fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances.
  2. S01E02MotherFatherSon S01E02Episode 2March 13, 2019—With their son Caden fighting for his life in the hospital, the episode explores the story of Max and Kathryn's relationship, and their batt
  3. S01E03MotherFatherSon S01E03Episode 3March 20, 2019—Kathryn dedicates herself full time to her son’s rehabilitation. As Caden painstakingly relearns basic skills, growing up for a second time,
  4. S01E04MotherFatherSon S01E04Episode 4March 27, 2019—With no prospect of returning to the role he had spent his life being groomed for, Caden has nothing to live for and begins spiraling downwa
  5. S01E05MotherFatherSon S01E05Episode 5April 3, 2019—Twenty years of family hurt and betrayal come to a head as the mother, the father and the son gather at a remote rural house near Caden’s re
  6. S01E06MotherFatherSon S01E06Episode 6April 10, 2019—Kathryn and Caden set out to get the truth on record, while Max collects a dossier of evidence on Caden’s time at the National Reporter.
  7. S01E07MotherFatherSon S01E07Episode 7April 17, 2019—Max is under the spotlight as a nation stands on the brink. And Kathryn must decide whether to sacrifice Caden for the sake of exposing Max.
  8. S01E08MotherFatherSon S01E08Episode 8April 24, 2019—Caden leaves the rehabilitation centre, returning to London and an uncertain future. Kathryn ponders the offer that Max has made to her. How

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