The Letdown

Synopsis

Audrey is determined not to be defined by motherhood. In theory, this seems fairly easy. In practice, her career-focused husband, self-obsessed mother & fancy-free best friend, make it damn near impossible.

First Air Date: 2016-05-04

Last Air Date: 2019-07-03

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Alison Bell as Audrey
Duncan Fellows as Jeremy
Sacha Horler as Ester
Leon Ford as Ruben
Lucy Durack as Sophie
Celeste Barber as Barbara
Leah Vandenberg as Martha
Xana Tang as Georgia
Noni Hazlehurst as Ambrose
Gareth Davies as Pete

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Letdown (2016-05-04)

Audrey is determined not to be defined by motherhood. In theory, this seems fairly easy. In practice, her career-focused husband, self-obsessed mother & fancy-free best friend, make it damn near impossible.
Ep. 2: Frankenstein (2017-11-01)

Parents Group triggers anxiety in Audrey when she realises she's the only one who isn't following a parenting book. Misinterpreting Ambrose's book club theme, Audrey brings Frankenstein - honest mistake or searing metaphor?
Ep. 3: Genealogy (2017-11-08)

When Jeremy's parents turn up uninvited, Audrey is forced to deploy some masterful restraint when it comes to mother-in-law, Carol's intrusive and out-dated parenting advice.
Ep. 4: Trivial Pursuits (2017-11-15)

Life at home with baby fails to provide the mental stimulation Audrey craves. She's bored and increasingly forgetful. When she gets her days mixed up, she turns up at the wrong meeting group and stays.
Ep. 5: Super Mum (2017-11-22)

After being struck in the head by a pinecone, Jeremy starts to obsess about his broken promise to God. Is the pinecone the first in a series of vengeful acts? There's no convincing atheist Audrey.
Ep. 6: Mother Nature (2017-11-29)

The annual spring cleaning trip to Audrey's grandmother's farm exposes some hard financial truths. Jeremy struggles to get Stevie to take the bottle and turns to the Parents' Group for help.
Ep. 7: Matrescence (2017-12-06)

Audrey misses the final Parents' Group but gets a surprising one-on-one with Ambrose. Georgia organises a nurse-in and Jeremy finally reveals his Californian job offer and he and Audrey face their past and future.