Summer Love (TV series)

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Summer Love
Genre Comedy
Created by
Directed by
  • Kodie Bedford
  • Robyn Butler
  • Nina Buxton
  • Wayne Hope
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Robyn Butler
  • Wayne Hope
  • Greg Sitch
Producers
  • Robyn Butler
  • Wayne Hope
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC TV
Release31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) –
present

Summer Love is an Australian ensemble comedy series on ABC TV, first airing on 31 August 2022. The eight-part anthology series was created and produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

An anthology series which sees eight very different sets of people rent the same beachside holiday house through the theme of love.

Cast

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Production

Each of the eight episodes is written by a different writing team. The writing teams comprise: creators Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, along with Kodie Bedford and Bjorn Stewart; Alison Bell; Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer; Nazeem Hussain; Kate Mulvany; Miranda Tapsell and James Colley; Jayden Masciulli and Nath Valvo. [1]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAustralian overnight viewers
1"Jules and Tom &
Jonah and Steph"		 Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope Patrick Brammall & Harriet Dyer 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31)290,000 [3]
Two couples, Tom (Patrick Brammall) and Jules (Sibylla Budd) & Jonah (Stephen Curry) and Steph (Harriet Dyer), travel to the house for their traditional summer holiday. The difference this year is that Steph and Jonah have their toddler Molly who takes up more space than she did last year.
2"Kelly & Craig"Robyn Butler & Wayne HopeJames Colley & Miranda Tapsell 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)246,000 [4]
When Kelly (Miranda Tapsell) and Craig (Richard Davies) become parents to an orphaned joey, they are forced to consider what it would mean to be actual parents of an Aboriginal child.
3"Imran & Nabilah"Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope Nazeem Hussain 14 September 2022 (2022-09-14)266,000 [5]
Imran (Nazeem Hussain), a Muslim man, grapples with the consequences of his dad's abandonment, one of them being him running away from his girlfriend, Nabilah (Sana’a Shaik), during their weekend together.
4"Marion & Eddy"Nina BuxtonRobyn Butler & Wayne Hope21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)276,000 [6]
After a double booking forces them to stay together, Marion (Robyn Butler) and Eddy (Wayne Hope) find themselves challenging the behaviours that led to each of their divorces.
5"Luke & Olly"Nina BuxtonJayden Masciulli & Nath Valvo28 September 2022 (2022-09-28)217,000 [7]
Luke (Tim Draxl) and Olly (Harry McNaughton) confront societal expectations of being gay men versus what they actually want as a happy couple.
6"Charlie & Zeke" Kodie Bedford Kodie Bedford & Bjorn Stewart5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)226,000 [8]
While on a trial separation, Charlie (Chenoa Deemal) and Zeke (Bjorn Stewart) both come to the house for their traditional anniversary weekend and neither is willing to give it up.
7"Hannah & Alex"Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope Alison Bell 12 October 2022 (2022-10-12)236,000 [9]
Two sisters, Hannah (Alison Bell) and Alex (Annie Maynard), leave their chaotic family lives behind for a recharge night together but somehow bring the chaos with them.
8"Frankie & Trevor"Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope Kate Mulvany 19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)272,000 [10]
The cleaners of the holiday house, Becky (Morgana O'Reilly) and Dan (Johnny Carr), are interrupted by their troubled niece, Frankie (Charlotte Maggi), who comes to stay, and the sudden arrival of Trevor (Keith Robinson), a man with a disability on the front lawn.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2022 AACTA Awards [11] Best Television Comedy Series Summer LoveNominated
Best Comedy PerformerHarriet DyerNominated
Patrick BrammallNominated
Best Sound in TelevisionScott Findlay, Nick Godkin, Justin Lloyd – Episode 1: Jules and Tom & Jonah and StephNominated
2023 Logie Awards [12] Most Outstanding Comedy Program Summer LoveNominated
Most Popular Actor Patrick BrammallNominated

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