Bed of Roses

Season 1

Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008. It stars Kerry Armstrong and was created by Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman; produced by Mark Ruse and Stephen Luby.

6 Episodes

  • Not Worth A Cent
    E1
    Not Worth A CentLouisa Atherton lives a pampered life until the day her husband Jack dies of a heart-attack in the arms of another woman leaving her bankrupt and giving her no option but to move with her daughter Holly to her childhood home of Rainbow's End and her prickly mother Minna. Her main aim is to sell "Mary Kelly's" dilapidated house which was left to her by her father. But through a series of events she sets about doing up the house and moving into it along with the helpful and not so helpful advice of the townspeople of Rainbow's End.
  • Reality Check
    E2
    Reality CheckNow stuck in Rainbow's End, Louisa is deeply depressed and humiliated as she's forced to sell her clothes at a garage sale and search for unskilled work.
  • Things Can Only Get Better
    E3
    Things Can Only Get BetterShannon Atherton is lost, but a footy legend doesn't admit to feelings of insecurity, nor will he face the fact that he's a has-been at 24. And he's in financial trouble. Shannon's life has run off the rails and so he does what he's always done, he looks to his mother Louisa to help him out.
  • A Friend In Need
    E4
    A Friend In NeedShonky builder Marty Mason is still the bane of Louisa and Holly's life. Holly demands that Louisa sack him, but Louisa's too intimidated.
  • The Truth Will Set You Free
    E5
    The Truth Will Set You FreeAn exhausted Louisa is juggling her cleaning and photography jobs with heavy labour, as she struggles to finish the shack by herself.
  • Over The Rainbow
    E6
    Over The RainbowWith the shack up for sale, Louisa prepares to return to Melbourne. But as she puts her affairs in order, she confronts the fact that her mother is growing older, her daughter doesn't want to move, and the townsfolk have become dear to her. After a surprising discovery, will the quiet comforts of Rainbow's End prevail over the allure of city life?

Cast of Season 1

  • Kerry ArmstrongLouisa Atherton
  • Julia BlakeMinna Franklin
  • Hanna Mangan LawrenceHolly Atherton
  • Caroline GillmerMarg Braithwaite
  • Jay Laga'aiaNick Pickering
  • Kaarin FairfaxDeb Mathieson
  • Andrew S. GilbertGavin Braithwaite
  • Tim PhillippsSean Smithwick

 

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