800 Words
2015, Series, 50 min, Comedy, Drama, Family, English, Australia, MoviePedia score 68
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.
Directed by Mike Smith, Michael Hurst, Caroline Bell Booth, Pino Amenta, Murray Keane, Helena Brooks, Chris Bailey
Cast
- Erik Thomson as George Turner
- Melina Vidler as Shay Turner
- Benson Jack Anthony as Arlo Turner
- Michelle Langstone as Fiona
- Rick Donald as Woody
- Anna Jullienne as Katie
- Emma Leonard as Tracey Dennis
- Jonny Brugh as Monty McNamara
- John Leigh as Constable Tom
- Cian Elyse White as Hannah
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