Series synopsis
Squinters is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on ABC TV on February 7, 2018. It ended on August 14, 2019. It was created by Trent O'Donnell, Adam Zwar. It stars Kristen Schaal, Stephen Peacocke, Sam Simmons and Genevieve Morris.
The trials and tribulations of car loads of travellers in peak hour morning transit and again on their drive home to find out how the workday turned out.
Premise
The trials and tribulations of car loads of travellers in peak hour morning transit and again on their drive home to find out how the workday turned out.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kristen Schaal as Tina
- Stephen Peacocke as Brett
- Sam Simmons as Lukas
- Genevieve Morris as Alison
- Claudia O'Doherty as Rachel
- Justine Clarke as Jess
- Justin Rosniak as "Macca"
- Mandy McElhinney as Bridget
Supporting cast
- Anne Edmonds as Amy
- Rose Matafeo as Talia
- Andrea Demetriades as Romi
- Jacki Weaver as Audrey
- Miranda Tapsell as Miranda
- Damon Herriman as Miles
- Tim Minchin as Paul
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 7, 2018 | March 14, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 10, 2019 | August 14, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hit The Road Paul starts a carpool and invites Romi from Marketing. Lukas' promotion turns into a redundancy. Ned reveals Macca was his school yard bully, Talia is hired as Simoni's supervisor and Mia crushes Bridget's cool mum status. |
February 7, 2018 |
| 2 |
Rocky Road Paul paints Romi a portrait. Lukas avoids criminal negligence but not a civil suit. Bridget lies to suitor Garry about having kids, burns her lip prepping for a date. Talia reveals the truth behind her interview success. |
February 14, 2018 |
| 3 |
King Of The Road Ned finds out his wife slept with his best mate, Romi kisses Paul, Lukas considers his redundancy offer, Simoni has gotten over her resentment of Talia's supervisor job and Garry's future with Bridget comes under threat. |
February 21, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
On the Road Again Talia ditches Simoni for Romi after their yoga wine bar collapse, Lukas works Aunty Alison to access his Mum's will and Bridget is outed as racist. Macca wants a baby and new CEO Tina grapples with Australian driver Brett. |
July 10, 2019 |
| 2 |
A Winding Road Talia avoids the debt collectors, Lukas' frustrations force thoughts of murder and Bridget is nervous ahead of meeting Gary's parents. Jess protects her unborn baby's ears and Tina fires Brett after an uncomfortable moment. |
July 17, 2019 |
| 3 |
Roadhouse Blues Talia struggles to break a cycle of lying, Macca misreads a text from a work colleague while Lukas bonds with fellow fork lifter. Gary turns on Bridget and Tina worries her employees hate her, despite warning them of danger. |
July 24, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 7, 2018 |
| Last aired | August 14, 2019 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday |