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Upper Middle Bogan

Comedy
2013
3 Seasons
24 Episodes
EN
Ended
M

About

Follow the stories of two families living at opposite ends of the freeway. Bess Denyar is a doctor with a posh mother, Margaret, an architect husband, Danny Bright, and twin 13-year-olds at a private school, Oscar and Edwina. When Bess finds out that she is adopted, she is stunned, but even more so when she meets her birth parents, Wayne and Julie Wheeler. She also discovers that she has three siblings: Amber, Kayne and Brianna. The bogan Wheelers head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs and are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.

#white trash#family#biological parents

Cast

Annie Maynard

Annie Maynard

as Bess Denyar

Patrick Brammall

Patrick Brammall

as Danny Bright

Robyn Malcolm

Robyn Malcolm

as Julie Wheeler

Michala Banas

Michala Banas

as Amber Wheeler

Rhys Mitchell

Rhys Mitchell

as Kayne Wheeler

Madeleine Jevic

Madeleine Jevic

as Brianna Wheeler

Lara Robinson

Lara Robinson

as Edwina Bright

Harrison Feldman

Harrison Feldman

as Oscar Bright

Dougie Baldwin

Dougie Baldwin

as Shawn Van Winkle

Glenn Robbins

Glenn Robbins

as Wayne Wheeler

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

as Margaret Denyar

Seasons

Series 1

Series 1

8 episodes2013

When Bess Denyar - a doctor with a posh mother, an architect husband and twin thirteen year olds at a private school finds out that she is adopted, she is stunned. But even more so when she meets her birth family. Wayne and Julie Wheeler, parents also to Amber, Kayne and Brianna, head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs and are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.

Series 2

Series 2

8 episodes2014

Bess Denyar, an upper middle class doctor, having discovered she is adopted and comes from a family of drag racers in the outer suburbs, continues to deal with the adoption bombshell and its consequences. Caught in the middle of two tribes, it's Bess who must keep juggling the fallout - on her adoptive and overbearing mother, Margaret, her loving but slightly spoiled husband, Danny, her twins, Oscar and Edwina, not to mention the Wheelers, her newly found - and delightfully bogan - family.

Series 3

Series 3

8 episodes2016

Bess Denyar continuing to strive for a happy union between her adoptive upper middle family and her biological bogan family. Two years have passed since Bess, an upper middle class doctor, discovered she was adopted and found her drag racing, biological parents living in the outer suburbs. With her two families, the Brights and the Wheelers, each now facing a brand new set of challenges - moving houses, illness and injuries, relationships ending and beginning - Bess struggles to manage her families living at opposing ends of the freeway, with varying levels of success. Often caught in the middle of two tribes, Bess’ dreams of life as one big happy clan seem almost impossible... but only almost.

Episodes

Series 1

I'm a Swan
E1

I'm a Swan

Aug 15, 201327m6.0

Middle-class woman, Bess Denyar, discovers she's adopted. She's shocked to find her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs.

Forefathers and Two Mothers
E2

Forefathers and Two Mothers

Aug 22, 201328m6.0

Bess is angry at Margaret for lying to her all these years and decides to concentrate on getting to know her real parents. However, becoming one big family could take longer than hoped.

Your Roots Are Showing
E3

Your Roots Are Showing

Aug 29, 201329m6.5

Wayne and Julie give Bess a ride in a V8 Supercar to make up for all the birthdays they've missed. Bess is trying hard to please everyone, but no longer sure where she belongs.

Picture Perfect
E4

Picture Perfect

Sep 5, 201325m6.0

Bess arranges a lunch for her two mothers, which doesn’t quite go as planned. Julie feels terrible for giving Bess up for adoption and presents her with a rather unusual gift.

No Angel
E5

No Angel

Sep 12, 201328m6.5

Danny is devastated when Edwina wants to quit the bassoon after relentless bullying at school. She makes everything alright at a music concert where she plays in a way no one expects.

Behind You!
E6

Behind You!

Sep 19, 201327m6.5

After backing into another car, Wayne is forced to take a driving test. At work, Bess has a bullying issue and Wayne offers to come to her rescue - unaware she may also come to his.

Don't Over Think It
E7

Don't Over Think It

Sep 26, 201327m7.0

Angry with Margaret for not taking her diabetes seriously, Bess sets up training sessions with newly qualified Brianna. Margaret reluctantly agrees, but is surprised at the outcome.

Nationals
E8

Nationals

Oct 3, 201328m6.5

Bess and family support Team Wheeler at the drag racing championships. Bess tries to solve engine problems, however the aftermath is filled with fury. Will they sever ties?

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