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When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.

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Comedy
Drama
Created By

Matthew SavilleTim Minchin

First Aired on

Nov 28, 2019

2 seaons till Dec 06, 2022

Popularity: 13.5441
80 votes
Networks
(GB)
(AU)
Production

Foxtel (AU)Screen Australia (AU)South Australian Film Corporation (AU)Create NSW (AU)ScreenWest (AU)Lotterywest (AU)Lingo Pictures (AU)Sky Group (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Enough's Enough

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 16 episodes

Season 1

Two misfits, thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, forge bonds in a quest to transport a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.

Aired

8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Day One30 min

    Self-destructive musician Lucky hasn't spoken to his family in years, but he packs up his battered old piano for a 4,000-mile road trip across Australia when he hears his estranged mother is dying.

  • Episode 2Day Two27 min

    Lucky struggles without his anxiety medication. While waiting for a chemist to open in Port Agusta, Meg picks a fight with bikers at the pub.

  • Episode 3Day Three30 min

    Meg is beside herself when she loses all of her's and Lucky's money. To make matters worse, they then run out of petrol.

  • Episode 4Day Four30 min

    Waiting for their ute to be repaired, Meg and Lucky join a campground party on the Great Australian Bight, but the night takes a nasty turn when Lucky discovers a suicide note.

  • Episode 5Day Five29 min

    Lucky starts to think he should give up when Meg takes off with his piano. Then, a snakebite gives him the wake-up call he needs.

Crew & Team

Morwenna Gordon

Executive Producer

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