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A Mother's Son

A Mother's Son

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A Mother's Son

2012- 2012

1 Seasons

2 Episodes

6.7(19 votes)

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Crime

Drama

Overview

A mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes caught in a torturous dilemma of whether to denounce him, or protect him and hide the act.

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Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hermione Norris

Hermione Norris

Rosie

Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Ben

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

David

Alexander Arnold

Alexander Arnold

Jamie

Nicola Walker

Nicola Walker

DC Sue Upton

Annabelle Apsion

Annabelle Apsion

Kay Mullary

Antonia Clarke

Antonia Clarke

Jess

Jake Davies

Jake Davies

Rob

Charles Daish

Charles Daish

DCI McCleish

Ellie Bamber

Ellie Bamber

Olivia

Creative team

Showrunner: Chris Lang
Written by: Chris Lang

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