Viewers hail the return of Mum on BBC2 as an "utter joy"
From Lesley Manville's "perfect" performance to the sitcom's "brilliant" script, people are loving Mum
The wonderfully understated BBC2 sitcom Mum is back for a second series.
Lesley Manville is back in the lead role of the acclaimed comedy, which centres around a widow named Cathy and her fractious family.
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Viewers took to Twitter to praise the opening episode for its ability to make them laugh, cry and its shrewd observation...
https://twitter.com/christian_brins/status/966092268313616384
https://twitter.com/leithmum/status/966085780329369602
https://twitter.com/JonnoDew/status/966072395105800192
https://twitter.com/scriptedsister/status/966079034135404546
https://twitter.com/littlesttrev/status/966093952058384384
https://twitter.com/_garethking/status/966075703694364677
Not to mention the “exquisite” performances by Manville and Peter Mullan…
https://twitter.com/KatyaMacD/status/966075791653171202
https://twitter.com/GillCraigie/status/966074325970366466
https://twitter.com/urbanfox93/status/966079979980247040
https://twitter.com/guestofseth/status/966077689944854528
https://twitter.com/KaraMcCurly/status/966086170928173056
https://twitter.com/henrihusebo/status/966083460619231232
Mum airs on Tuesdays at 10pm on BBC2
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