800 Words

2015 - 2018 NR 50m 8

A recently widowed father quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper.

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

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 15, 2015

George Turner's plan to kick-start his family back into life by shifting them...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Sep 22, 2015

It is fight-or-flee time for the Turner family as faulty plumbing and poorly-...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Sep 29, 2015

When George goes on the offensive, tracking down the source of a scurrilous r...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Oct 6, 2015

As he gets to grips with his status as the new ladies' man about town, George...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Oct 13, 2015

When the earth moves under George's feet, the opportunity for him to slay a d...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Oct 20, 2015

George throws himself into solving the mystery of Sir Frederick Weld's missin...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Oct 27, 2015

George struggles with the realisation that while he was looking the other way...

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Nov 2, 2015

George tries to convince Shay to stay in Weld; the women of Weld question the...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: Seven Network

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family