800 Words

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800 Words

2015- 2018

3 Seasons

40 Episodes

6.7(26 votes)

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Comedy

Drama

Overview

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.

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Erik Thomson

George Turner

Erik Thomson

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Melina Vidler

Shay Turner

Melina Vidler

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Benson Jack Anthony

Arlo Turner

Benson Jack Anthony

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