The story of Maggie Beare, an elderly woman suffering from dementia (or so she says), and her faithful, yet long suffering son, Arthur. Despite all of Maggies manipulative ways, he is her carer, even if they don't always get along.

Arthur Beare is a 40 something son still living at home taking care of his senile mother Maggie. However no matter what he does he cannot seem to get ahead and is always coming unstuck, where Robert cannot put a foot wrong in his mothers eyes, where all he is after is his mothers hidden money.—Graham Wilson Jr <[email protected]>

Arthur Beare (Garry McDonald) is an 40-something journalist, who after the break up of his marriage, moves back home to care for his aging mother (Ruth Cracknell) who is suffering dementia. Regardless of his decision to devote his life to looking after her, Maggie prefers her other son Robbie (Henri Szeps), a dentist, who can do no wrong in his mother's eyes despite his selfish nature and constant schemes designed to put her in a home so that he can acquire the family house. The winner of numerous international awards and accolades, Mother and Son ran for six series over nine years on ABC TV. Creator Geoffrey Atherden was then invited to adapt the series for a British version - Keeping Mum, which began screening on BBC1 in 1997.