800 Words

Season 1

TV-PG

83%

A recently-widowed father quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper. On impulse he buys, over the Internet, a house in a remote New Zealand seaside town; then he must break the news to his tow teenagers who just lost their mum and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful, inquisitive locals ensure that his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.

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8 Episodes

Pilot
E1
PilotErik Thomson plays George Turner, a man who once skated through life but is now stumbling. After his wife's sudden death, George moves his family from Sydney to the small town of Weld in New Zealand. But George's plans for a fresh start don't go as smoothly as he had hoped.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2George rapidly becomes the most unpopular new Aussie in town after calling Weld a "dead end town" in his column. Shay and Arlo also feel the fallout from their father's faux pas at their new school.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3Questions are raised over Laura's death, and the Weld rumour mill goes into overdrive. George goes on an epic manhunt through the local populous to learn the source of the scandalous gossip. Shay and Arlo believe their father is overreacting when he complains about the school bus driver's recklessness behind the wheel.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4As he gets to grips with his status as the new ladies' man about town George is dragged into a celebration (or not) of Weld's x-rated history.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5The family's attempts to commemorate Laura's birthday are disrupted by the discovery that their new home's piles are on the verge of collapsing, forcing them to move temporarily into the local motel. Then George runs into his teen surfing nemesis, Dean "The Orca" Marshall, whom he blames for his current surfing troubles.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6George throws himself into solving the mystery of Sir Frederick Weld's missing head - when he should be solving a whole other mystery, one much closer to home.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7George speaks to Katie about Shay's relationship with Ike, and comes to a realisation about his parenting.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8George tries to convince Shay to stay in Weld. The Women of Weld question the motive behind Jan's arrival. Katie organises a camp-in to protest against the proposed development.