Twentysomething (TV series)

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Twentysomething
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GenreComedy
Created by Jess Harris
Josh Schmidt
Written byJess Harris
Directed byPaul Currie
StarringJess Harris
Josh Schmidt
Hamish Blake
Simon Russell
Leah de Niese
Opening theme"Fear of Flying" performed by Dan Sultan
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerNicole Minchin
Production companiesHigh Wire Films
Electric Living Productions
Original release
Network ABC2
Release6 September 2011 (2011-09-06) 
1 August 2013 (2013-08-01)

Twentysomething is an Australian television comedy programme which premiered on 6 September 2011 on ABC2. The six-part comedy series was created by and starred Jess Harris and Josh Schmidt. It was based on a 2007 six-part RMITV [1] supported series sitcom of the same name broadcast on Channel 31. [2] Twentysomething returned for a second series on 27 June 2013.

Contents

A soundtrack was released on 21 October 2011. [3]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired DVD release date
Series premiere Series finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
166 September 201111 October 201120 October 2011 [4]
2627 June 20131 August 20137 August 2013 [5]

Plot

Jess and Josh are best friends, housemates and 'twentysomething'. While their friends finish university degrees, climb the corporate ladder and settle down, Jess and Josh live for the weekend. When they find themselves unemployed, they decide it is time to become their own bosses.

Their entrepreneurial pursuits range from a hugely successful erotic house cleaning service, guided Melbourne tours that show twentysomething backpackers the city in a new light, an elite babysitters' agency for a very small 60% commission and even profiting from returning lost dogs for big rewards. Although Jess and Josh have every intention of succeeding, they somehow manage to self-destruct, always ending in chaos.

With Josh under added pressure from his older and more successful brother Nick, (Simon Russell), to join the family advertising business, Jess finds a welcome distraction in Billy (Hamish Blake), an on again/off again ex who has recently returned home from an overseas adventure. When there is no one else, there is always Abby, (Leah de Niese), the back up friend.

Cast

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