And Mother Makes Three (1971)

Name: And Mother Makes Three
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7
Cast: Wendy Craig, Robin Davies, David Parfitt, Valerie Lush, Richard Coleman

Comedy

Sally Harrison is a harassed, well-meaning but scatterbrained young widow doing her best to bring up two boisterous sons, Simon and Peter.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (83 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.01 avg 7 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Simon's Holiday	6.8	13
2	Birthday Bike	7.5	9
3	A Bird in the Hand	7.1	9
4	Get Mobile	6.6	8
5	School for Love	7.1	10
6	Pound of Flesh	7.0	8
7	Mr Mum	7.0	9

Season 2 (1971)

6.87 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 6.7 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Hard Day Out	6.9	9
2	The Matchmakers	7.4	12
3	Growing Pains	6.6	8
4	But How Can I Tell Them?	7.2	9
5	Once a Year Day	6.4	9
6	All Play and No Work	6.7	8

Season 3 (1972)

7.50 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 7.5 24 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gather Ye Mushrooms While Ye May	6.9	10
2	Father Figure	7.5	8
3	Girl Talk	7.6	8
4	Thank Heaven for Little Girls?	7.7	7
5	A Family Affair	7.8	7
6	Two Hearts That Beat as Two	7.5	7

Season 4 (1973)

7.29 avg 7 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 24 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wedding Talk	7.0	7
2	Homes, Sweet Homes	7.1	9
3	A Home and a Job	7.3	7
4	The Eve of the Day	8.0	7
5	And Father Makes Five	7.6	6
6	Starting Trouble	7.0	6
7	The Honeymoon's Over	7.0	7