Locations

Amanda's Kitchen — an open-plan suburban kitchen centered on a large island where alpha mums gather, gossip, and perform exclusionary social rituals. The space encompasses …

Children launch from the windowsill onto a mattress in this cluttered chaos, shrieking as they tumble in wild play. Julia and Liz sit amid the …

Liz's kitchen buzzes as a cramped, chaotic space cluttered like a charity shop storeroom, with stacked magazines, an ice-bound freezer demanding hacksaw force, and scattered …

Julia juggles four kids by a coin-operated horse outside a laundrette on a row of shops. A stalled ride sparks a child's screams, pushing her …

Amanda's neat suburban house, which serves as the site of the alpha‑mums' midday spaghetti bolognese lunch. The home hosts pots of rich meat sauce, steaming …

Sunlit public pavement fronting a row of everyday shops where family outings gather around a curbside coin-operated horse. In the midday bustle Julia struggles with …

Julia eyes it as escape from screaming kids and mascara streaks. Liz positions it steps away from the row of shops, site of promised tea …

Anne's house serves as a nearby family residence amid the local cafe's childcare scramble. Amanda asks Anne to take Manus and Georgie there, but Anne …

Liz's home at 29 Mernell St. houses a cramped kitchen cluttered with frozen bread loaves that slice fingers, mini-pizzas doled out on magazines in place …

Narrow interior staircase in Liz's flat buzzes with chaos as Julia arrives bleeding from injury, hungry, and overwhelmed by sudden responsibility for a swarm of …

Julia descends the concrete steps from Amanda's front door to the street after the door slams shut, leaving rejection behind. Daylight bathes the slabs during …

Liz directs Julia to call a taxi to A & E after mangling her finger on frozen bread in their cramped kitchen. This emergency department …

Sunlit pavement fronts Amanda's suburban home, where the slammed door echoes into sudden solidarity. Julia, Liz, and Kevin huddle here after expulsion from the alpha-mum …

Late afternoon light filters over this open residential street where Julia and Kevin wrangle eight noisy children in a chaotic march to Amanda's house. Sidewalks …

Exterior residential street immediately outside Liz's residence. Daylight bathes the pavement and curb where multiple consequential scenes occur: at one moment Kevin strolls with his …

Johnny waves Julia, Kevin, and the children toward these stairs right off Amanda's front door, his phone call cutting short any welcome. He points down …

Julia grips the steering wheel and navigates this tense urban road amid morning traffic. A pedestrian darts into her path, forcing her to swerve sharply—tires …

The residential front entrance / entry hall of Amanda's house — a narrow, transitional threshold where Johnny stands at the door on a business call …

Costa Coffee stand located in the office reception. Morning light filters into the reception as a queue of mid-morning workers form, steam rising from espresso …

Amanda's residential flat, which she rents out via Airbnb, is occupied by short-term guests (notably described as French in some references) who lock themselves out …

This spot anchors Amanda's immaculate kitchen: the hob on the central island cradles a huge pan of steaming Bolognese. Julia locks eyes on it, exhaustion …

In Amanda's kitchen, the sofa area gathers alpha mums for wine and chatter. Soft seating hosts volatile revelations—Liz, slightly drugged, erupts in fury as her …

Johnny ducks inside mid-call, phone pressed to his ear, as he waves Julia, Kevin, and the children toward the basement stairs. The door clicks shut, …

Julia follows Liz into this chaotic kitchen, cluttered like a charity shop, where piles of odds and ends signal an unconventional yet capable home life. …

Children's cries echo from beyond the camera frame, cutting through the chaos of Liz's sitting room where kids launch onto mattresses and adults share wine. …

A neighborhood cafe frequented by Liz and seen by Julia and Kevin across multiple scenes. It anchors Julia's frayed daily routine (she hurries through it …

Johnny hurries down this interior corridor right after opening Amanda's front door, phone glued to his ear. He mutters dismissively and waves Julia, Kevin, and …