Performance

The Mother (4x4)

: 19, 1994

The season of classic dramas continues with a new BBC production of Paddy Chayefsky 's 1954 television play, introduced by Diana Rigg. New York 1954: she last worked 38 years ago, but the mother, recently widowed and determined to support herself, finds a job in a garment factory. However, her lack of skill is not the only obstacle to independence - her daughter wants her to stay at home.