Mad Men 2/13

BBC

BBC Four

Mad Men – Love Among The Ruins

There are family and business problems for the Mad Men, as the award-winning US drama set in an advertising agency in the early Sixties continues.

Sterling's daughter refuses to invite her young stepmother to her wedding, causing Roger to question his relationship with his daughter. At work, Don and Sterling set their sights on a company demolishing an architectural treasure, Penn Station, in order to build a sure money-maker, Madison Square Garden. To Don's annoyance head office in London has other ideas.

Professionally, Peggy is frustrated at the sexism in advertising but in her personal life she becomes the stereotype she is fighting against. At the Hofstadts's there's trouble when Grandpa Gene's Alzheimer's worsens, causing Don to apply pressure to give his pregnant wife peace of mind.

John Slattery plays Roger Sterling, Jon Hamm plays Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss plays Peggy, Vincent Kartheiser plays Pete Campbell, January Jones plays Betty Draper, Christina Hendricks plays Joan Harris, Jared Harris plays Lane Pryce, Talia Balsam plays Mona Sterling and Ryan Cutrona plays Jean Hofstadt.