27 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestIngrid quits Big Bear, Austin cancels fame, Mel races to stop a resignation, and Haley might be The One. All roads lead to Thunder Thursday - and one gloriously chaotic Canberra bus ride.
A best-selling, but recently cancelled, children's author has a meltdown when approached by Austin, a neurodivergent 20-something claiming to be his son. He then realises that embracing the young man may be the path to redemption.
Acting
Ben Miller's meltdowns are spectacularly uncomfortable art.
Writing
Autism portrayal that actually hires neurodivergent writers — rare.
Direction
Balances cringe and heart without tipping into mockery.
Creators
Lloyd Woolf, Ben Miller, Joe Tucker, Darren Ashton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by Ben Miller after his own autism diagnosis at 51, making Austin a rare case of late-identified neurodivergence informing mainstream comedy.
The puppet funeral scene in episode 4 reportedly required 27 takes because cast kept breaking character at the absurdity.
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