Plum

Peter Lum, a football star, lives an ideal life in Cronulla until a diagnosis links his concussions to a brain disorder. Unable to accept it, he tries escaping through pub nights but his ex-wife and son know the game caused his downfall.

Drama

Plum

Drama

Created By: Brendan Cowell
First Aired on: Oct 20, 2024
Popularity: 0.8913: 1 votes
Networks: (AU)
Production: Screen Australia (AU)Screen NSW (AU)Roadshow Rough Diamond (AU)Australian Broadcasting Corporation (AU)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Football hero Peter "The Plum" Lum is living the dream until he's diagnosed with a brain disorder. His ex-wife implores him to talk to his girlfriend and son, but he can't find the words, until a couple of dead poets appear.

Aired 7 months ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Hurricane50 min
Football hero Peter "The Plum" Lum is diagnosed with a brain disorder. But hiding the truth isn't easy when your ex-wife cares too much, and your son realises the father he worships is falling off his mantle.
Episode 2King Of Cronulla52 min
Plum's ex-wife Renee is the only one aware of his dire medical prognosis but she's urging him to share it. Hiding from the truth gets harder when Gavin's grand final turns brutal and Plum realises what he is handing down.
Episode 3Storm49 min
After a shift at the poetry club, Plum takes his family to Melbourne for a meeting about Gavin's playing future. But the son remains angry about what happened at his big game, and a family fight finds Plum and Renee in bed.
Episode 4The Gap53 min
Plum misses his son but can't seem to change the way he acts, turning to the bender for answers, instead of sharpening up and getting on the medication train. Gavin returns home from Bali to a family torn apart and hurting.
Episode 5The Tree52 min
Plum takes Gavin and Charmayne home to the country for his mother's 75th but it's hot and the prawns aren't the only things that turn.