Other Parents should be your allies but they are the bane of your life. Spying, bitching and back-biting - mad modern parents know no shame in the competition that starts at birth and continues to the school run.

Produced for the BBC by Maverick Television, The Madness Of Modern Families is a hilarious look at how far parents will go for their kids. The six part series written and directed by Ian Denyer and editied by James Ralph airs on Tuesday nights BBC2.