Teenage Kicks

Season 1

During the last two decades, aging punk rocker Vernon, has spent much of his time in the pub whilst living off his high-flying wife! Now, following a particularly nasty divorce, middle-aged divorcée Vernon moves into the student accommodation with his teenage kids, much to their disgust and dismay, in order to carry on living his rebellious (so he thinks) lifestyle.

Where to Watch Season 1

8 Episodes

Sex
E1
SexVernon tries to get his love life back on track but things don't quite go according to plan. After speed dating does not bring the wanted success, he finds an interest in his daughter's married tutor.
Work
E2
WorkVernon is shocked by the size of the bill from the divorce solicitors but can't find a friend to lend him the money. When the debt is passed to Mad Frankie's Debt Collection Agency and Frankie turns nasty, there's no way out but to get a job
Sorry
E3
SorryWhen the kids tell Vernon he was a bad father while they were growing up, he is mortified and sets about putting things right. He 'sorts out' a school bully, buys Milly a new dog, and takes them on a summer holiday to Wales... in February.
Health
E4
HealthVernon mistakes an Ecstasy tablet for a sweet and ends up in hospital, where he's told he only has 17 years left to live. Needless to say, Milly doesn't want to be lumbered with looking after an invalid dad for the best part of two decades, and forces him to start keeping fit. Adrian Edmondson stars
Student
E5
StudentDetermined to make the most of his new freedom, Vernon opts to return to student life, but discovers his options are limited once he's spent his loan and an obscure institution in the Scottish Highlands is the only place that will take him.
Fame
E6
FameVernon gets the chance to relive his "glory days", when an old acquaintance needs a replacement guitarist for his band.
Exodus
E7
ExodusAfter his kids and David throw him out, Vernon turns to his friend Bryan, only he can't stay there because Bryan's wife won't' let him. He has to find somewhere else to sleep…
Goodbye Cruel Worm
E8
Goodbye Cruel WormAfter being rejected by Milly, Max and David, and left alone in the flat all weekend, Vernon decides to end it all…