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Whose side are you on?

6.6(38)
First Aired:October 6, 2011
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:8
Status:Ended

At an Australian backyard BBQ, amongst alcohol, friendship and a children's cricket game, a man slaps a child who is not his son. The party comes to a sudden halt. The child's parents are so affronted they vow to take the man to court. The police become involved and friends and family are forced to take sides.

Cast

Jonathan LaPaglia

Jonathan LaPaglia

Hector

Melissa George

Melissa George

Rosie

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Aisha

Alex Dimitriades

Alex Dimitriades

Harry

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Anouk

Sophie Lowe

Sophie Lowe

Connie

Lex Marinos

Manolis

Blake Davis

Richie

Abigail Joven

Hooker

Seasons

Hector

E1Hector

52m

Oct 6, 2011

It's the eve of Hector's 40th birthday and his wife Aisha has organised a barbecue with their friends and family. Hector is ambivalent about celebrating the milestone and longs for the carefree days of his youth.

Anouk

E2Anouk

55m

Oct 13, 2011

Anouk's life is full of pressures - her mother is ill, she's losing control at work, and learns she is pregnant with her much younger boyfriend's baby.

Harry

E3Harry

Oct 20, 2011

Harry has everything; the Brighton Beach mansion, the beautiful wife, a son and a successful business. But Harry stands to lose all of that as a result of slapping Hugo.

Connie

E4Connie

56m

Oct 27, 2011

When Hector broke things off with Connie, her feelings for him didn't change, if anything, they got stronger. So, when Hector drives her home one night after babysitting, she kisses him.

Rosie

E5Rosie

54m

Nov 3, 2011

Rosie receives notification of the court date. Finally Harry will be punished for what he did. But her relief is short lived when she realises she is alone in her crusade.

Manolis

E6Manolis

53m

Nov 10, 2011

Manolis hates what the slap is doing to his family. His wife is full of vitriol, Hector and Aisha are being torn apart by their split loyalties, and Aisha will have nothing to do with the family.

Aisha

E7Aisha

53m1.0

Nov 17, 2011

Whilst the court case is over, the repercussions of the slap are far from resolved for Aisha. Her marriage is buckling and her friendship with Rosie is in tatters.

Richie

E8Richie

55m

Nov 24, 2011

Ever since Connie told Richie that Hector raped her, Richie hasn't been able to think of anything else. Somehow Richie's concern for his friend becomes tangled up with his own obsession with Hector.

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At an Australian backyard BBQ, amongst alcohol, friendship and a children's cricket game, a man slaps a child who is not his son. The party comes to a sudden halt. The child's parents are so affronted they vow to take the man to court. The police become involved and friends and family are forced to take sides.

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