Home truths

Series two of Mum reaches its end tonight, but the BBC have already ordered a third run, so we can watch tonight’s episode with a mixture of sadness and joy – which is a familiar state for most viewers of this show anyway.

It’s November, and there’s change in the air as Cathy is preparing for a bonfire. Jason and Kelly are packing up his room (“what we’re trying to do is strike a balance between taking everything we need for the new flat, and not leaving the bedroom so empty it’ll become like a symbol of how lonely you are”), Derek has finally snapped and called Pauline a snob – which she heartily disputes – and Cathy has something that she needs to tell Michael…