MotherFatherSon

British television series

MotherFatherSon

Genre	Drama Thriller
Created by	Tom Rob Smith
Written by	Tom Rob Smith
Directed by	James Kent Charles Sturridge
Starring	Richard Gere Helen McCrory Billy Howle
Composers	Rob Lane Will Rice
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Alan Poul Hilary Salmon Elizabeth Kilgarriff Tom Rob Smith
Producers	Sharon Bloom Lisa Osborne
Production locations	London Spain
Editor	Philip Kloss
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	BBC Studios BBC Two Films
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	6 March (2019-03-06) – 24 April 2019 (2019-04-24)

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]

Synopsis

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

Cast and characters

Richard Gere as Max Finch, American newspaper owner and Kathryn's ex-husband
Helen McCrory as Kathryn Villiers, British heiress and Max's ex-wife
Billy Howle as Caden Finch, 30-year-old son of Max and Kathryn
Pippa Bennett-Warner as Lauren Elgood, senior adviser to Max
Sinéad Cusack as Maggie Barns, journalist and ex-political correspondent for the National Reporter
Diana Kent as Charlotte, Kathryn's mother
Joseph Mawle as Scott Ruskin, who attends the homeless shelter where Kathryn visits and develops a close relationship with her
Paul Ready as Nick Caplan, journalist for the National Reporter
Danny Sapani as Jahan Zakari, first Muslim Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sarah Lancashire as Angela Howard, Leader of the Opposition
Ciarán Hinds as Walter Finch, Max's father
Peter Sullivan as Tate, Max's head of security
Steven Cree as Andrew Bentham
Angélica Aragón as Verónica
Elena Anaya as Sofia, Max's current wife
Niamh Algar as Orla, Caden's girlfriend
Richard Stoker as Charlotte's husband
Nicolo Tucci as 17-year-old Max
Theodore Emmerson Miller as 7-year-old Max

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by ^[4]	Written by	Original air date	U.K. viewers (millions)
1	Episode 1	James Kent	Tom Rob Smith	6 March 2019 (2019-03-06)	4.53
2	Episode 2	James Kent	Tom Rob Smith	13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)	3.18
3	Episode 3	Charles Sturridge	Tom Rob Smith	20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)	2.55
4	Episode 4	Charles Sturridge	Tom Rob Smith	27 March 2019 (2019-03-27)	2.44
5	Episode 5	Charles Sturridge	Tom Rob Smith	3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)	2.39
6	Episode 6	Charles Sturridge	Tom Rob Smith	10 April 2019 (2019-04-10)	2.16
7	Episode 7	James Kent	Tom Rob Smith	17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)	2.21
8	Episode 8	James Kent	Tom Rob Smith	24 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

^ "Richard Gere to Return to TV After Nearly 30 Years, in BBC Drama 'MotherFatherSon'". 22 May 2018.
^ Mitchell, Robert (27 August 2018). "First Look at Richard Gere in BBC's 'MotherFatherSon'". Variety. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "MotherFatherSon". BBC Two. BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Nolfi, Joey (23 May 2018). "Richard Gere returning to TV in BBC drama MotherFatherSon". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Richard Gere Confirmed For First Major TV Role In BBC Drama 'MotherFatherSon'". 22 May 2018.