Mother and Son is back on our screens – but we’re not talking reruns. The ABC has reimagined that classic Australian family sitcom, this time with Matt Okine as the video-game-playing manchild who moves back home after a breakup and Denise Scott as his widowed mother, Maggie.
For Scott, it’s the latest gig in a decades-long radio, television and standup comedy career. But despite her considerable experience, Scott knows Ruth Cracknell, who played Maggie in the original series, is a tough act to follow.
