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Sharon Horgan says 'everyone knows what they want from a wedding - drunk by noon, quick go on a bridesmaid, chocolate fountain - but what do we want from a marriage?' Marriage is a serious, lifelong commitment but nobody tells you how to do it. Sharon gatecrashes six very different marriages and a wedding in a bid to open up the private world of husbands and wives. Sharon meets six different couples to explore the essence of a lifelong and happy marriage. She wants to find out how they've made it work and what she can learn about marriage from their relationships. Sharon spends time with tantric sex teachers Kavida and Roland who think there's no reason why marriage should get in the way of a 'mind-blowing sex life'. Everything they do together is sexy, whether it's shopping, walking or even drinking tea. Chris and Norma have a 32-year age gap in their marriage; he was 18 when he was bewitched by 50-year-old Norma on holiday. Lydia and Andrew have swapped roles; she's the alpha female and he's the house husband. Steven and Shelly saved their marriage by the 'elimination of feminism in their relationship' and now run a marriage website. Louella's husband isn't interested in sex but tolerates her having a lover so they can stay happily married. Finally, Sharon meets Chas and Diane and Jo and Graham - two couples who've lived together in the same house for 23 years. Diane and Jo are identical twins and their four children have been raised as siblings. The couples share everything, except for their bedrooms and each other's partners...

Sharon Horgan meets six women who have gone through midlife crises to find out what happened, and how they coped or even transformed themselves. Gaynor's husband dumped her for the woman next door. Businesswoman Nicky, who's 40, is divorced, with debts, and her midlife crisis was a series of tragedies. Her parents and baby son died, but while she raised her other son, alone, on benefits, she re-invented herself. Leila is single and has always wanted babies; she's been married twice but never had children and feels like time is running out. She's doing artificial insemination with sperm donors but what she really wants is a 'co-parent' - a man who wants to be part of her child's life. Can any of these women's experiences make Sharon feel better about approaching middle age?

Being a mother nowadays is tough. Everyone's got an opinion, whether it's about stay-at-home vs out-to-work, or bottle vs breast. Does anyone really know what they're doing? Award-winning writer and actress Sharon Horgan is a mother of two girls. Like most mums, she wonders if she is bringing up her kids in the best way. In this film, Sharon meets six mothers who are convinced they are getting it right, even if their methods are unusual or off-the-scale strange. Like the mother who doesn't believe in nappies or the ex-stuntwoman who thinks we've all brainwashed our kids into being scaredy cats and a mum who is 'in love with placentas'. Sharon is a warm and funny guide to one of the most contentious subjects out there - how to be a good mother.