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Motherland cast: Who stars in season 3 of the BBC drama?

MOTHERLAND is back with a brand new series and fans are buzzing to see what the mums (and dad), will get up to next.

But what time is the BBC2 show on and who is in the cast for this series? Here's what you need to know...

 Motherland season 3 will be broadcast on BBC Two
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Motherland season 3 will be broadcast on BBC TwoCredit: BBC

When is Motherland on BBC2 and what is it about?

New BBC2 sitcom Motherland airs its final episode tonight, Tuesday December 12, at 10pm.

The six-part comedy is all about the trials and traumas of middle-class mums and navigates the competitive and chaotic sides of being a parent– rather than any "front" a mum puts on in public.

It goes up against the news on BBC One and ITV and documentary Finding Me a Family on Channel 4.

If you miss the broadcast you can catch up on BBC iPlayer.

Who is in the cast of Motherland?

Anna Maxwell Martin as Julia

 Anna Maxwell Martin returns as Julia
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Anna Maxwell Martin returns as JuliaCredit: BBC/Merman

Anna's character Julia is the series protagonist, a working mum who realises her organisation skills haven't a path on the "Alpha mums".

She has starred in Line of Duty as the hard-faced Patricia Carmichael.

She has won two British Academy Television Awards for starring as Esther Summerson in the 2005 adaptation of Bleak House and N in Channel 4's Poppy Shakespeare.

Lucy Punch as Amanda

 Lucy Punch's character Amanda is the glamorous leader and Queen Bee of the “Alpha mums”
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Lucy Punch's character Amanda is the glamorous leader and Queen Bee of the “Alpha mums”Credit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture

Lucy Punch's character Amanda is the glamorous leader and Queen Bee of the “Alpha mums” and puts Julia down at every given opportunity.

Everything to do with Amanda's life is organised, clean and sparkly.

Some of Punch's work includes Ella Enchanted, Hot Fuzz, Bad Teacher, Dinner for Schmucks and Into The Woods.

Joanna Lumley as Felicity

 Joanna Lumley will be making a special guest appearance in Motherland series three
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 Joanna Lumley will be making a special guest appearance in Motherland series three

Actress, presenter and former model Joanna Lumley will be making a special guest appearance in the series three.

She will play Amanda's mum Felicity who she is forced to have a Mother's Day lunch.

Lumley has a plethora of work behind her, a few of which are Absolutely Fabulous, The Wolf of Wall Street, Finding Alice and Paddington 2.

Diane Morgan as Liz

 Diane Morgan portrays Liz
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Diane Morgan portrays LizCredit: BBC

One of Julia's friends Liz, played by Diane Morgan.

She is best known for  Philomena Cunk on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe.

More recently she starred in Me Before You, Death to 2020, Frayed and Netflix's Afterlife.

Tanya Moodie as Meg

 Tanya Maddie plays businesswoman Meg
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Tanya Maddie plays businesswoman Meg

 

Tanya is back again after she joined the cast in series three.

Meg is a business owner who the other mums love to compare themselves to, but little do they know she loves to have a party.

Moodie has also featured in A Discovery of Witches, Tin Star and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

 

Paul Ready as Kevin

 Paul plays the only male of the group - Kevin
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Paul plays the only male of the group - Kevin

Kevin is the only male in a group and a stay-at-home dad who wants to keep everyone happy.

Actor Paul Ready played Rob MacDonald in BBC series Bodyguard and Harry Goodsir in AMC's The Terror in 2018.

The following year, he was journalist Nick Caplan in the series MotherFatherSon.

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