Ronny is a Malaysian student who’s come to Australia to study law. He’s smart, driven and competitive, which would make him the perfect law student, if he actually wanted to be a lawyer. Blunt, barbed and not afraid to cut through the BS, it’s not long before he is at odds with most people on campus; not to mention his mum. Ronny finds himself caught between his old life and his new life, between the international students and the local students, and between his mum’s expectations and his own dreams, whatever the hell they may be.
The Letdown is a comedy about Audrey (Alison Bell), a struggling new mum, and the local support group she thinks she doesn’t need. Determined not to be defined by her new role, Audrey’s first encounter with the local Mothers Group is a disaster. She leaves humiliated with a quiet resolve never to return.
Gavin Tanner (Matt Lovkis) is Western Australia’s crappiest weed dealer and wannabe hero, who’s utterly convinced he’s the biggest legend in his hometown of Balladeen. When Gavin meets his new neighbour Marshall (Adam Zwar), he believes they are destined to be best mates, even though they have nothing in common. But when Marshall befriends Gavin’s girlfriend Trish (Emily Rose Brennan) instead, Gavin resolves to break the union and claim Marshall for himself.
Eddie Perfect navigates modern life as husband and father, never certain whether the absurdity surrounding him is really happening or if it’s all some kind of surreal middle-class suburban plot against him. In the course of a day, Eddie deals with a mummy-Nazi in the park, rises to a backyard DIY challenge with a little help from musician Paul Kelly, and negotiates conversational pitfalls at a toddler’s birthday party.
Self-obsessed screw-up Anna O’Brien (Kate McLennan) loses her terrible boyfriend, her septic tank of a house and her dead-end job all in one day. With no friends, no money and nowhere to go, she crawls back to the warm embrace of her well-to-do family, only to be given a drink and then shown the door. Cast out onto the street, with both her life and her mental resolve disintegrating like old jocks, Anna stumbles upon an Open for Inspection at a nearby townhouse. And it’s here, surrounded by empty cupboards and hire furniture, that the unhinged Anna O’Brien seeks to reinvent herself, and her luck.
What will it take to make a forty-something year old man grow up? Dirty Laundry Live host Lawrence Mooney stars as the fictional character Lawrence Mooney. Loosely based on his life, The Moonman is a normal bloke with a vice or two. He loves a party and his career as a late night DJ provides a great excuse for him to stay out late and sleep all day. But his long suffering girlfriend is about to turn his life upside down with massive news. Can this typical Aussie bloke keep his promise to be more responsible, or will his love of a big night out bring his whole life undone?