On today’s podcast, I have comedian / writer / actor… and well, jack of all trades ‘Matt Okine’ here to talk about his biggest challenge yet - rebooting ‘Mother and Son.’

The reboot of the great Australian sitcom, starts on the 23rd of August at 8:30pm with comedians ‘Denise Scott’ and ‘Matt Okine’ as ‘Maggie’ and ‘Arthur.’ Previously played by ‘Ruth Cracknell’ and ‘Garry McDonald.’ 

Almost three decades after the original show ended its successful 10-year run on the ‘ABC,’ ‘Okine’ has collaborated with the original writer, ‘Geoffrey Atherden,’ to create a new program which explores ageing and changing family dynamics, with the added twist of the migrant experience brought by ‘Okine. ‘

Some people will love the reboot and I guess some people won’t be able to see passed the original but I hope you watch at least the first three episodes before making a decision.

• I will find out how the show was pitched and why ‘Matt’ always wanted ‘Denise Scott’ for the roll of ‘Maggie.’
• We will unpack why this show had to evolve in some ways from the original and how the creators worked with ‘Dementia Australia’ getting the authenticity of the ‘Maggie’s’ mental state right.  
• ‘Matt’ will reveal why the theme music was dropped and how much of his performance was  influenced by ‘Garry McDonald’s’ original take on the role. 

Plus we will get plenty of exclusives from behind the scenes of ‘Mother and Son.’ Which as I mentioned starts next week this week on ‘ABC’ and ‘ABC iview.’ 

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