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Series 3

Four years later and Oly and Santi are navigating co-parenting, new partners, Jacinda starting school and a separation that causes them to realise how important family is.

First Day

Episode 3.01
Mon, December 26, 2022 (Stan)
Writer: Kelsey Munro
Director: Kriv Stenders

It’s a new start for Oly and Santi, with Jacinda starting kindy at Oly’s old primary school. But the grind of unexpected early parenthood has taken its toll, and they are separated and coparenting. Angie’s almost unrecognisable after a tough few years, but she’s devoted to her granddaughter. Dom’s moved out again; but Bowie is Angie’s co-survivor, running his successful social media wellness brand from the front room. Rosa’s expanded the food truck business to a stylish and successful chain of three Pica del Sabor outlets, where she runs the business with the help of Bernardita and Alejandro. Oly’s smooth start to Jacinda’s first day is derailed when Jacinda’s misbehaviour causes a major incident involving the class pet axolotl. When Santi drops a bombshell, Oly dumps Jacinda on Angie and Bowie and goes out on an epic bender.

Starring: Nathalie Morris as Olympia "Oly" Chalmers-Davis, Carlos Sanson Jr as Santiago "Santi" Hernandez, Claudia Karvan as Angie Davis, Ioane Sa'ula as Vince Ingram, Angus Sampson as Dom Chalmers

With: Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Claudia De Giusti as Bernardita, Miguel Andrade as Alejandro, Sarah Meacham as Madison, Henrietta Amevor as Talia, Harry Greenwood as Michael, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Alex Sanson as Gabriel Hernandez, Jeronimo Romero Llorente as Sebastian Hernandez, Nick Coyle as Austin, Olivia Zhou as Gracie, Kate Lister as Skye, Kate Worsley as Ms Young, Karina Bracken as Anna, Oscar Perez as Hector, Adam Cleland as Bing, Liam Cleland as Bong, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double

Caring Gives You Cancer

Episode 3.02
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Jessica Tuckwell
Director: Kriv Stenders

The only thing worse than Oly’s hangover is Madison’s plan to meet Santi’s new girlfriend Keeks. The ensuing meeting is disastrous and all Oly can do is hide behind an awkward fox mask. It’s a big day for Angie who awaits her PET scan news, though Oly, Dom and Bowie are too preoccupied to remember. Lucky there is ‘Doctor’ Jacinda to the rescue and supportive Edith who hears Angie’s new belief system that caring about other people’s problems is probably what gave her cancer. Keeks’ over the top reaction and preparation for meeting Jacinda, causes Santi to postpone — is this too soon? Meanwhile, Vince is trapped in the middle of his housemates Talia and Ariel’s relationship. Oly turns to partying with Madison whose taunts that Oly can’t relax, cause a boozed up Oly to end up in hospital — lucky Vince is on shift and can provide all the free biscuits. When Santi learns that Angie is looking after J on Oly’s night, he almost takes J, but seeing Jacinda causes him to rethink how he has been treating Keeks. Oly’s misguided attempts to apologise to Angie are hijacked by a fight with Santi, which leads to a reaction from Angie that catches the entire Chalmers-Davis family off guard.

With: Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Sarah Meacham as Madison, Henrietta Amevor as Talia, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double

Jellyfish

Episode 3.03
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Nick Coyle
Director: Kriv Stenders

Madison and Oly are on a protest rampage, dragging a nervous Michael along for the ride. Oly’s hangover leads to a big parenting fail, before Oly explains to a clueless Bernardita that Santi has a new girlfriend. Keeks accidently sees Santi with Jacinda as she gets her coffee, so she assumes an identity which only creates confusion. But when Jacinda blabs to Oly about daddy’s friend, a planned lovely surprise is derailed by an epic fight between the two of them. Dom is fine-tuning his friend-matching app Brover at Rosa’s restaurant, and he’s in denial about the quality of candidates. Reema is back from London, and at her welcome home picnic, Oly introduces a nervous Michael, who insists on creating a story for how they met that is definitely not creepy. Santi doubles down on his relationship with Keeks. Reema is reunited with Vince and she tells him the real reason she left London. Her conversation with Vince causes her to stand up to Oly in the only way that will get through to her.

With: Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Safia Arain as Reema, Claudia De Giusti as Bernardita, Sarah Meacham as Madison, Roman Delo as Zac Russo, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Harry Greenwood as Michael, Ayeesha Ash as Ayesha, Jahla Black as Barista, Dan Ilic as Paul, Tom "Watto" Watson as AJ, Gurpreet Singh Kahlon as Date #3, Kriv Stenders as Date #4, David Bloom as Date #5, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double

The Argentine

Episode 3.04
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Kelsey Munro
Director: Kriv Stenders

Things have never been worse between Santi and Oly, who aren’t talking to each other. At Pica del Sabor, Bernardita’s friendliness with one customer leads to a noisy showdown with another, who Bernardita throws out of the shop, much to the displeasure of Rosa. Oly is alarmed when Jacinda starts spouting Bible quotes and having nightmares about burning in hell, and she angrily assumes Bernardita’s to blame. When Oly finds out Santi secretly enrolled Jacinda in Catholic Scripture at school she’s furious and overlooks the inconvenient fact that it was Angie who told Jacinda about hell. At Jacinda’s kindy assembly performance, Oly begins to regret her behaviour. A lesson in ethics with the kindergarten kids proves pertinent for Oly too, who actually turns out to be a pretty great ethics teacher and learns something about herself in the process. Santi hurts his back helping at the shop and is forced to confront the reality that he can’t keep on doing physical labour. Bernardita’s frightening health scare shocks Oly and Santi into a new phase.

With: Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Safia Arain as Reema, Miguel Andrade as Alejandro, Claudia De Giusti as Bernardita, Sarah Meacham as Madison, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Olivia Zhou as Gracie, Kate Lister as Skye, Alex Sanson as Gabriel Hernandez, Jeronimo Romero Llorente as Sebastian Hernandez, Kate Worsley as Ms Young, John Gaden as Kenny, Lachlan Riccobono as Arlo, Monique Sallé as Kate, Eliza Logan as Doctor Jenkins, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double, Inge Sildnik as Keeks Driving Double

Feliz Dia de la Madre!

Episode 3.05
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Jessica Redenbach and Timothy Lee
Director: Geoff Bennett

Angie, Vince and Rosa receive unwanted Mother’s Day surprises while Oly and Santi are faced with a reality they aren’t ready for.

With: Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Claudia De Giusti as Bernardita, Miguel Andrade as Alejandro, Safia Arain as Reema, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, Nadia Kammallaweera as Ishani, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Tina Leaitua as Sanelivi, Henrietta Amevor as Talia, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Oscar Perez as Hector, Alex Sanson as Gabriel Hernandez, Jeronimo Romero Llorente as Sebastian Hernandez, Silvana Opazo as Maria Paz, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double, Mel Eckert as Angie Hypercart Double, Ben Toyer as Bowie Hypercart Double

Can't We Just Have a Few Nice Things

Episode 3.06
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Jessica Tuckwell
Director: Geoff Bennett

Bowie’s take on Angie’s trippy bird dream is obvious to him, and although Angie finds it esoteric at first, she is surprised what happens when she leans into it. Things seem to be going well for Dom’s new app Brover as he presents on a panel to enthusiastic fans, until Bowie informs him that his users seem to fit into a rather questionable demographic. Dom is in denial but among the taunts he gets from Angie and Edith, his sister offers him an idea that causes him to rethink his dilemma. Hector wants more than a steamy hotel relationship with Rosa, but she can’t think of anything worse than introducing him to her teenage terrors and domestic drudgery. Oly feels down and the only thing that will make her feel better is Jacinda, so she lies to Santi to keep her for the night, which blows up in her face. It causes tension in Santi and Keeks’ relationship as they fight over Oly’s character and doesn’t help his interview skills for the corporate job that Keeks has set up. At a garage sale, Reema con des in Oly about her divorce and very much approves of Michael who turns up and buys more than he needs to. Oly tries to explain to Santi why she lied, but Santi’s got a new mission on his mind.

With: Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Claudia De Giusti as Bernardita, Miguel Andrade as Alejandro, Safia Arain as Reema, Oscar Perez as Hector, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, Harry Greenwood as Michael, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Alex Sanson as Gabriel Hernandez, Jeronimo Romero Llorente as Sebastian Hernandez, Nisrine Amine as Interviewer # 1, Nadim Accari as Interviewer #2, Alexandra Ware as Moderator, Cameron James as Donald The Punter, Brandon Taylor as Shooter #1, Kirk Rodney Johnson as Shooter #2, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double

The Owl and the Pussycat

Episode 3.07
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Nick Coyle
Director: Geoff Bennett

Dom, Bowie and Oly’s family bonding cinema trip comes to an abrupt end when they return to find Edith and Angie in a compromising position, which not only means the secret is out, but that family dinners at the table will never be the same again. Angie and Edith can only act like it’s probably for the best, but when Edith goes to apologise to Dom he reminds her that it feels all too familiar. Angie is worried how her kids will react and is met with a surprising response. Bernardita and Santi discover a bite mark on Jacinda apparently from her best friend, though Gracie’s dads have a different version of events. Despite these assumptions, a shared mission at school to set free a treasured class pet culminates in a true test to their friendship. Ariel and Talia have different ideas about what their future looks like, let alone what Vince’s role is in it. Reema gives Vince sage legal advice which leads him to find a grown-up approach to his problems. Dom comes to Edith to tell her how he really feels about her and Angie which leads Edith to make a dif cult decision.

With: Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Claudia De Giusti as Bernardita, Safia Arain as Reema, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, Henrietta Amevor as Talia, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Olivia Zhou as Gracie, Orion Lee as Karl, Nick Coyle as Austin, Tina Leaitua as Sanelivi, Kate Worsley as Ms Young, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double

Love in the Time of Chaos

Episode 3.08
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Fernanda Peñaloza & Jessica Tuckwell
Director: Margie Beattie

Teething issues abound as Gabriel’s pranks on Hector result in a retaliation where Gabriel just doesn’t see the funny side. Santi, busy at work on his animation, intervenes, which results in an explosive fight that drives a wedge between Rosa and Hector. No amount of love for her Merc will ever match up to what she really wants. When Dom and Bowie go to see Citizen Kane, Bowie shares a story of a traveller that he had a deep connection with, which sends Dom on a journey to plan a new quest. Will he find his ‘Rosebud’? Angie still hasn’t gotten out of bed when Oly organises Edith to come and see her, Angie is initially too upset to accept her offer. Inspired, Bowie abandons his celibacy and is on a mission as he heads with Oly to Talia’s 21st. At the party, Vince and Reema think better of stepping in to save the awkwardness of an Oly/Michael and Keeks/Santi encounter. Oly and Santi’s renewing connection is quickly interrupted. Rosa comes to a big decision.

With: Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Safia Arain as Reema, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Sarah Meacham as Madison, Harry Greenwood as Michael, Henrietta Amevor as Talia, Oscar Perez as Hector, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Roman Delo as Zac Russo, Alex Sanson as Gabriel Hernandez, Jeronimo Romero Llorente as Sebastian Hernandez, Harrison Quast as Albee - Camping Shop Assistant, Lillian Ahenkan as Scheherazade, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double, Ryan Johnson as Tim

Parents of the Year

Episode 3.09
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Kelsey Munro
Director: Rebecca O'Brien

A change in his flatmate’s relationship leaves Vince in a dif cult position, but Reema is there to help him through it. Keeks is keen to take the next step with Santi; and Oly is thinking about her future with Michael. Bowie, looking for love in all the wrong places, joins Dom on his first mandate with Tim at a microbrewery, where he spills the beans on the inspiration behind his dad’s friend- nding app. Later, an awkward run-in with Angie and Edith results in the talk Dom and Angie had been putting off. Santi and Oly join Skye and Madison and Karl and Austin at the school parents’ 80s trivia night fundraiser, where they get a solid lesson in how not to grow up. Bowie gets unexpectedly lucky at last, but things go very wrong for him.

With: Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Safia Arain as Reema, Sarah Meacham as Madison, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Chris, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Kate Lister as Skye, Harry Greenwood as Michael, Nick Coyle as Austin, Orion Lee as Karl, Ed Whightman as Trent, Olivia Zhou as Gracie, Scarlett Baker as Jacinda Double, Valentina Marambio as Jacinda Double, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Kate Worsley as Ms Young, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, Monique Salle as Kate, Iveta Stapulionyte as Hot Woman, Elizabeth Cartmer as Arlo's Mum/Elvira, Adam Cartmer as Arlo's Dad, Ryan Johnson as Tim

No Fairytales

Episode 3.10
Mon, December 26, 2022
Writer: Kelsey Munro
Director:

Oly makes an important declaration, but she’s blindsided with an outcome she wasn’t hoping for. Santi and Oly face an emotional reckoning when a frightening crisis forces them to confront what really matters. Vince and Reema’s relationship finally crosses a threshold, as Ariel’s birth preparations push them together. Zac brings Talia back to the fold, and things get real for Ariel, Talia and Vince as Ariel goes into labour: life will never be the same again. The birth of their baby pushes some long hidden truths into the open. Hector’s bonding with Gabe looks like good news for Rosa, until Gabe takes things too far. A loved-up Bowie has a chilling omen for Angie and Edith.

With: Safia Arain as Reema, Matilda Ridgway as Ariel, Paula Garcia as Rosa Flores, Christian Byers as Bowie Chalmers-Davis, Sarah Meacham as Madison, Henrietta Amevor as Talia, Roman Delo as Zac Russo, 'Ana Ika as Keeks, Oscar Perez as Hector, Anita Hegh as Edith Chalmers, Alex Sanson as Gabriel Hernandez, Jeronimo Romero Llorente as Sebastian Hernandez, Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Chalmers-Davis, Olivia Zhou as Gracie, Bishanyia Vincent as Cranky Neighbour, Angela Nica Sullen as Midwife [Maya], Katrina Retallick as Obstetrician, James Moore as Obstetrician, Manon Gunderson-Briggs as Nurse, Priyanka Jain as Reema Picture Double, Koah Coppell as Newborn, Zah'nyah Devontae as Newborn, Ryan Johnson as Tim