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Edward (played by acclaimed stage/TV actor James McArdle), a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. With pressure to go on a US book tour mounting, the last thing Edward needs is his friends jetting off to Spain for an impromptu Pride holiday, leaving their mothers on his doorstep!

Over a chaotic weekend, he has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies.

Irish director and writer Darren Thornton (A Date for Mad Mary) and co-writer, brother Colin Thornton, adapted the Italian 2008 hit Mid-August Lunch into this extremely funny and charming tale that won the Audience Award at 2024's BFI London Film Festival.

Four Mothers is released on Blu-ray 16th June 2025 from Bfi.

Special Features

  • Newly recorded audio commentary with director Darren Thornton and co-writer Colin Thornton
  • Frankie (Darren Thornton, 2007, 12 mins)
  • Two Hearts (Darren Thornton, 2011, 17 mins)
  • Interview with James McArdle (2025): newly recorded interview with actor James McArdle (Andor, Mare of Easttown)
  • Behind-the-scenes (2024, 3 mins)
  • Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Simon McCallum and director Darren Thornton and writing on Frankie and Two Hearts by Rachel Pronger