800 Words

20153 seriesEntertainment / Drama
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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.

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Weld mounts operation search and rescue for Ike, Zac and Steve. George contemplates possible fatherhood while comforting Shay. Jan gives birth to twins, but there are more than paternity complicati...

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It's D-day for George and the two other prospective fathers. Ike struggles with Shay after his sea rescue, and there's a major surprise at Woody and Tracey's engagement party.

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George is recruited as a reluctant accomplice in the secret search for Woody's ex-wife. Shay goes to the dark side after her sudden breakup with Ike, and Katie resurrects a teaching career.

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George gets an unlikely message and messenger from beyond the grave. Woody's top-secret divorce plan unravels, and Hannah has a challenge convincing Constable Tom she'd be a top cop.

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George's worst fears about Operation Quickie Divorce are realised when Woody discovers he has a teenage daughter living in the outback. Tracey eventually uncovers the truth about the fake solar con...

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George longs for solitude, but his plan to get rid of his unwanted guests backfires. Woody's relationship with Tracey is on the rocks, and he struggles in his new role of being a dad.

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George enjoys having the house to himself and declares war on punctuation. Woody fears for his safety at his stag party, and Monty's desperate to be a best man.

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George helps Monty write the best man speech and ponders his own wedding. A power outage threatens Woody and Tracey's big day. And Ollie creeps out Shay.

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George gets an unexpected visitor after spending the night with Katie. Arlo tries to navigate the Lindsay situation, and Monty surprises everybody when he hooks up with Ngahuia again.

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George's romantic night with Katie unravels. Fiona's baby plans hit an emotional and financial snag. And boot camp comes to Weld.

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George and Katie test their new relationship with a winter camp. Arlo and Poppy grow closer. Shay struggles with Ike moving on, and Big Mac has a grand tourist plan for Weld.

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Arlo two-times Lindsay and Poppy and suffers the fallout. George struggles in the parenting department and worries he's causing Billy's stress problem. Shay gets an unlikely visitor.

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George and Woody fail to make up after Arlo's two-timing shenanigans. Ike receives some unlikely help from Shay in his spiritual quest, and a council restructure has Weld in danger of being swallow...

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The Turner family are forced to revisit their tragic past when a stranger walks into town. Poppy's outback justice upsets some of the Weld locals, and the Republican presidential race hots up.

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George and Shay grow further apart. Shay gives Katie a serve after the fallout with Joe Cettino, and Poppy cuts a chunk out of Lindsay.

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Big Mac's space race plans divide the town. George is worried that Katie could lose her home, and Woody's worried he's about to lose his daughter.

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