Not suitable for younger viewers. This series contains violence, alcohol use, sexual content, and foul language.

George Turner's plan to kick-start his family back into life by shifting them all across the Tasman to the town of Weld, New Zealand, does not get off to an ideal start.

Episode 1

Drama

Comedy

George Turner, a widowed father, quits his job as an 800-word columnist for a reputed newspaper. However, his decision does not go well with his two teenage children, Shay and Arlo.

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George Turner, a widowed father, quits his job as an 800-word columnist...

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It is fight or flee time for the Turner family as faulty plumbing and poorly chosen words see the town of Weld rise up against their new Australian imports.

Episode 2

When George goes on the offensive, tracking down the source of a scurrilous rumour about him, what he learns changes everything between him and the women of Weld.

Episode 3

As he gets to grips with his status as the new ladies' man about town, George is dragged into a celebration (or not) of Weld's x-rated history.

Episode 4

When the earth moves under George's feet, the opportunity for him to slay a demon from his past presents itself and leads to the issuing of a very rash challenge.

Episode 5

George throws himself into solving the mystery of Sir Frederick Weld's missing head when he should be solving a whole other mystery, one much closer to home. 

Episode 6

George struggles with the realisation that while he was looking the other way, this whole other world was going on - a world he is so not qualified to deal with.

Episode 7

George Turner brought his family to the town of Weld, New Zealand, in search of a new life. That life is now in ruins. So where to now, George?