
Sandy Powell gives up his job as a Yorkshire mill-worker and travels to London to seek his fortune as a comedian. On the train he finds an abandoned baby, which he is obliged to look after.

Should you watch Can You Hear Me, Mother? today? Honestly, that depends on your tolerance for 1930s variety show charm and whether you find the idea of a stranded infant being dragged through a career change funny or just deeply stressful. If you love old British music-hall stars, you'll probably have a blast. If you’r...


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"Should you watch Can You Hear Me, Mother? today? Honestly, that depends on your tolerance for 1930s variety show charm and whether you find the idea of a stranded infant being dragged through a career change funny or just deeply stressful. If you love old British music-hall stars, you'll probably have a blast. If you’re looking for a coherent plot or, you know, not-totally-wild pacing, you are going to hate it. It’s definitely not for the modern viewer who needs things to make sense all the time..."

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