Series synopsis
East of Everything is an Australian drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on March 30, 2008. It ended on September 5, 2009. It stars Richard Roxburgh, Susie Porter, Steve Bisley and Tom Long.
East of Everything is an Australian drama television series which began screening on 30 March 2008 on the ABC. It is produced by Deborah Cox, Fiona Eagger and Roger Monk. Two seasons were produced.
East of Everything revolves around a globe-trotting travel writer who returns home for his Mum's funeral to a neglected resort town, Broken Bay, on the easternmost point of Australia. He is challenged by a crooked local council, his brother who is trying to cheat him out of his inheritance, his first ...
Premise
East of Everything is an Australian drama television series which began screening on 30 March 2008 on the ABC. It is produced by Deborah Cox, Fiona Eagger and Roger Monk. Two seasons were produced.
East of Everything revolves around a globe-trotting travel writer who returns home for his Mum's funeral to a neglected resort town, Broken Bay, on the easternmost point of Australia. He is challenged by a crooked local council, his brother who is trying to cheat him out of his inheritance, his first love who broke his heart when he was a teenager and the son he hasn't seen in ten years. The setting was named by combining the names of Byron Bay and Broken Head.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Richard Roxburgh as Art Watkins
- Susie Porter as Eve Pritchard
- Steve Bisley as Terry Adams
- Tom Long as Vance Watkins
- Damien Garvey as Owen
- Glen Shea as Edgar
- Tom Budge as Dale
- Gia Carides as Melanie Freedman
Supporting cast
- Imogen Annesley as Suzy Burns
- Valerie Bader as Bev Flick
- Kathryn Beck as Lizzy Dellora
- Craig Stott as Josh Watkins
- Mouche Phillips as Sandy
- Nick Tate as Gerry Watkins
- Craig Hall as Carter Smith
Guest cast
- Eka Darville as Skateboarder
- James Mercy as Nick
- Fletcher Humphrys as Jai
- Errol O'Neill as Len
- Richard Vinycomb as Trevor
- Dulcie Nicholls as Aunty Alice
- Lisa Finkenauer as Yoga Teacher
- Tracy Mann as Rosemary de Jong
- Liana Cornell as Rebecca
- Yvonne Stewart as Aunty Von
- Cameron McKendric as Constable Jackson
- Brendan Glanville as Myles
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 30, 2008 | May 4, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 7 | July 25, 2009 | September 5, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gross National Happiness Terry Adams's lost 'nest-egg' continues washing up on Broken Bay's beaches and after a punch up in the surf, Art and Vance score some waterlogged cash. |
March 30, 2008 |
| 2 |
Voila, Baby Vance races to the resort to find Art packing to leave, but is able to convince his brother to wait while they contest Nancy's Will on the basis of her sanity. |
April 6, 2008 |
| 3 |
The Shining Path Art and Vance concoct a plan that will allow Art to continue with his travel writing but seem to comply with the terms of Nancy's will. However, Eve warns Art not to trust his brother and sets about gathering dirt on Vance. |
April 13, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Weather Man Art wakes up, five months on since he and Vance re-opened their parents' 70s backpacker hostel, lying next to Eve in a lovers' embrace, and counts his blessings. The brothers are getting on well, and business is starting to pick up. |
July 25, 2009 |
| 2 |
Cumin Get It! The three-day cyclonic storm that blew Gerry into town finally departs, leaving in its wake some major damage to the Far Out East. |
August 1, 2009 |
| 3 |
The Golden Rule The Watkins men are having romantic troubles. Gerry involves himself in Josh's love life, Vance looks to the female resort guests for comfort, and Art begins writing a romance novel to spite Eve. |
August 8, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 30, 2008 |
| Last aired | September 5, 2009 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 19:30:00 |