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Twentysomething - Season 1

Series: Twentysomething

2.3

(6)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

About

Jess and Josh are best friends, housemates and twentysomething. While their friends finish uni degrees, climb the corporate ladder and settle down, Jess and Josh live for the weekend. When they find themselves unemployed, getting evicted and constantly dodging the dreaded question, 'So what do you do with yourselves?', they decide it's time to become their own bosses.

Related Subjects

Comedy

Episodes

1. Life's A Party

27m

Early Saturday morning, housemates Jess and Josh awake dehydrated and disorientated after an impromptu house party, only to discover a real estate agent circling their front garden like a shark, preparing to open their rental house for inspection. By the end of the day they find themselves unemployed, possibly evicted and stuck at a tacky 21st surrounded by family and friends asking the dreaded question, 'So what are you up to at the moment?' - neither have an impressive answer.

2. Home Away From Home

26m

With nowhere to live and too proud to tell their family that they're 'technically' homeless, Jess and Josh find temporary living arrangements in a local backpackers, taking a holiday in their home town.

3. Private Dancer

27m

Jess and Josh have a new rental house but no furniture, no job and no money. Josh's older brother Nick proposes a temporary solution, running Uncle Phil's cleaning business while he is overseas. Jess is initially horrified by the suggestion but when their power gets cut off, it's clear they don't have the luxury of being picky.

4. Lost and Found

28m

In the aftermath of a morally challenging and exposing business venture as an erotic house cleaner, Josh begins to realise (with the help of his counsellor) that Jess will always push her own agenda. As a direct result he takes his brother Nick up on his offer to work in the family advertising business. Nick acts as a mentor, helping Josh get his life back on track financially, physically and emotionally. But his main focus is to rid Jess from Josh's life, forever.

5. The Grass Is Always Greener

28m

Jess and Josh reluctantly attend a BBQ to celebrate Fiona and Nick's exciting news - they're having a baby! Jess and Josh are the odd ones out in a sea of married couples. Aware that all the thirtysomethings, who appear to 'have it all' would do anything to be carefree again, Jess and Josh go out for a night of reckless fun that doesn't end until sun up. On no sleep and still drunk and high, they decide they no longer want to plan their lives and before they know it, they are at the travel agent booking two one-way tickets to London.

6. You Only Get One Special Day

28m

Jess and Josh are getting married... well for a working visa anyway. Wearing a cheap diamond ring to make it look official, they plan on a city hall ceremony. But when Jess returns to the cafe where she works, she discovers that being engaged is an easy answer to their dreaded question, 'What are you up to at the moment?'. While Josh is unable to tell his overly excited and slightly relieved dad that it is a marriage of convenience rather than a union of love, thrilled and proud, Josh's dad offers to pay. All of sudden there is a wedding to plan!