800 Words S01E01 PDTV x264-CBFM mp4

A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper. Over the Internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.



800 Words - Season 1, Episode 1


Erik Thomson plays George, a man who once skated through life but is now stumbling. When his wife dies, George makes a rash decision to move his kids away from Sydney to the town of Weld, New Zealand.


Original Air Date: 15-Sep-2015