Series synopsis
Tripping Over is an Australian drama television series that premiered on 10 on October 25, 2006. It ended on November 29, 2006. It was created by Mike Bullen, Andrew Knight, Andrea Denholm. It stars Paul McGann, Kathryn Drysdale, Daniel MacPherson and Alexandra Moen.
Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life.
The show is about three friends in London and two friends in Sydney, neither group knows each other but their parents do. They both take flights to each other's countries, and the two groups meet at the stop-over in Bangkok, where a tragic event changes their li ...
Premise
Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life.
The show is about three friends in London and two friends in Sydney, neither group knows each other but their parents do. They both take flights to each other's countries, and the two groups meet at the stop-over in Bangkok, where a tragic event changes their lives.
The series then follows the two groups of friends as they continue on their trips to each other's countries and back home. The programme focuses on the major life changes that occur during the mid-twenties, and how choices made here can affect a person's life for many years to come.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paul McGann as Jeremy
- Kathryn Drysdale as Lizzie
- Daniel MacPherson as Ned
- Alexandra Moen as Tamsin
- Abe Forsythe as Nic
- Rebecca Gibney as Lydia
- Jacek Koman as Magnus
- Leon Ockenden as Callum
Guest cast
- Nicholas Bell as James
- Brooke Satchwell as Flick
- Oliver Chris as Sam
- Ramon Tikaram as Dave/Robbie
- Lisa McCune as Annabel
- Ian Bliss as Ken
- Rob Jarvis as Bob
- Nick Farnell as Paul
- Anastasia Hille as Clare
- Gareth Yuen as Charlie
- Sandy Winton as Daniel
- Kate Box as Melinda
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 25, 2006 | November 29, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 On her way to Australia, London lawyer Tamsin meets friends Lizzie and Callum for a one-night stop over in Bangkok. Joining them are Australians Ned (an Actor) and Nic (a teacher)on their way to London. While out for a night of fun before travelling to their final destinations, a tragic accident changes everyone's plans for travel, not to mention their lives. |
October 25, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sam, Tasmin's fiance arrives in Sydney to take her home and Tamsin, finding it difficult to be excited about life in Sydney is tempted to take up the offer. Callum embraces his new sexual freedom but the freedom is not complete as he is hiding something darker. Ned is dealt a major bombshell and afterwards, homeless, Nic desperately boards with a fellow teacher until he finds out something oddly disturbing about his hosts. |
November 1, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 It's safe to say that London hasn't lived up to English teacher Nic's expectations. After disaster struck in his new flat, he has found himself living with a fellow teacher and his rather interesting family. Nic is getting in alot of TV viewing! But just when Nic thought his life had truly hit rock bottom, he finds himself being blackmailed by a student with whom he had a one-night stand. Meanwhile, Jeremy - still reeling from the discovery that Ned is not his son - heads back to Australia from London to have it out with his ex-wife, Lydia. As for lovely Lizzie, she's still haunted by the tragic boating accident in Thailand. |
November 8, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 10 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 25, 2006 |
| Last aired | November 29, 2006 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:30:00 |