CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Kate Winslet cop thriller better than Breaking Bad

Mare of Easttown Rating: Motherland Rating: Sucking on her nicotine vape like she’s siphoning gasoline, smalltown detective Mare Sheehan is a single mother to her whole damn neighbourhood. Hollywood is full of British actresses, but none of the others would dare tackle this role ‘Doing something great is over-rated,’ she tells her police partner, Colin. This series of Motherland, co-written by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan, has made the comedy gentler, paring back its moments of excruciating embarrassment and revealing sadder, kinder aspects to its characters And, on a deeper level still, this is a drama about the effects of grief and mental illness on an extended family. This series of Motherland, co-written by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan, has made the comedy gentler, paring back its moments of excruciating embarrassment and revealing sadder, kinder aspects to its characters.