Amandaland.

I started watching The Cockfields after reading the recommendation on this thread. I’m really enjoying it. I preferred the late Bobby Ball as the husband and dad. But Gregor Fisher is starting to grow on me.

The most recent one I watched when he drove his son David to meet his date was very moving. Ben Green as David is a great actor in this part. He frequently tugs at my heart strings and moves me to tears. He’s such a lovely young man and I hope as the series progresses that he finds love.

I haven't watched Motherland but binge watched this series and loved it..

Thanks to this thread we have started watching The Cafe and The Cockfields and are really enjoying them.

Amanda is a monster but she’s far better than the hideous Julia of Motherland who is even more self centred.
You start to feel empathy for her, thanks in part to lovely actress Lucy Punch, she’s got an awful mother and a horrible (ex)husband but she’s knuckling down and surviving.

I also found the Sue Johnstone character in ‘The Cockfields’ annoying.

It’s a wonder the son didn’t strangle her, fussing and twittering all the time.

How long were she and Ray meant to have been married? Was Ray a widower? And did they bring David, Ray’s son, up together from him being a little boy, alongside Simon?

The back story never seemed very clear.

*Brits

We love the Detectorists too. Another great comedy was The Cafe and First Born.

I think we bits are really good at gentle, observational comedy.

Ohmother

Just started watching a couple of episodes of Cockfields. Laughed out loud. Loved Bobby Ball. It’s a pity he wasn’t here to do the second series. The Scot’s guy is no where near the gentle humour Bobby had.

I must try to find that.

I liked Bobby Ball too. He played Lee Mack's father in Just Going Out as well.
So sad that he died from Covid.

Just started watching a couple of episodes of Cockfields. Laughed out loud. Loved Bobby Ball. It’s a pity he wasn’t here to do the second series. The Scot’s guy is no where near the gentle humour Bobby had.

Sara1954

Detectorists is up there with my favourite ever programs, I’ve watched it over and over, and never get tired of it.

It's very good indeed. I was a bit sceptical when we first started watching it, but grew to love it.

Detectorists is up there with my favourite ever programs, I’ve watched it over and over, and never get tired of it.

It reminds me of Detectorists but, unlike that wouldn’t appeal to young people. It’s nice seeing the Isle of Wight, though, somewhere that I’ve never been to.

The Cockfields reminds me so much of my parents…

Am sure my AC would never watch it, but if they did, I fear they would think it reminded them of me and their dad!

The cockfields is brilliant

Usedtobeblonde

I have done the same * Maybee* .
After my initial disappointment I really enjoyed it.
Amanda is dreadful as is her mother but the other characters grew on me and I hope there will be a second series.
For those who haven’t watched The Cockfields ,please give it a try.

The Cockfields reminds me so much of my parents, although I never came home with the pillows!

It was on in the background - DH switched it on.

Agree, I really don’t see the attraction, such awful characters

Calendargirl

Thanks Sara.

I seemed to be a lone voice regarding ‘Mum’, as most other GN’ers thought it was marvellous.

I hated Mum.

Thanks Sara.

I seemed to be a lone voice regarding ‘Mum’, as most other GN’ers thought it was marvellous.

Lesley Manville is one of my favourite actresses, why on earth she decided to play mum is a mystery to me, agree with Calendargirl.

Amandaland is awful; far too frenetic with no stable characters to balance it, (not enough Joanna Lumley).
Just silly.

Personally, I thought ‘Mum’ was awful.

Lesley Manville’s character was such a doormat for her dreadful family, particularly her gormless son and his even more gormless girlfriend. Plus her foul mouthed in laws.

Not funny at all, just sad really.

I’m wanting to find it funny but it only makes me laugh about twice during each of the two episodes I’ve watched.

I think the episode of the Cockfields I watched must have been the first series because Bobby Ball is in it. I couldn't take to it as I felt there was no spark between the Diane Morgan character and her boyfriend. It's nowhere near as good as 'Mum,' which was genius. I also found Sue Johnstone's character deeply annoying. I know people like this, and just don't find them funny!

I don't know anyone like Amanda though, so will stick with it but probably only because of Joanna Lumley.

It’s currently being repeated on BBC2. Only realised tonight when I was channel hopping.