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      2015 Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 89% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A recently widowed father quits his job as a popular columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper; he buys a house on the Internet in a remote New Zealand seaside town. Read More Read Less

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      Debi Enker The Age (Australia) The reception for 800 Words affirms that there's still a place for well written, well crafted, well cast traditional drama on FTA commercial TV. May 21, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Martin B Just a very pleasant show. Good scenery, interesting characters and scripts that are written well enough to make each episode move right along. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/19/23 Full Review Karen B My husband and I watched this together and thoroughly enjoyed it!! Just loved it and am gutted to realize it is cancelled! I found the characters believable and funny..in a good way. Loved the columns George wrote as well. Missing it already. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Stephen G At first, 800 Words seemed like a cross between the old U.S. TV series Northern Exposure and Dougie Howser, MD, in that it featured lots of quirky characters in an out-of-the way town and the lead character reflecting on life through his writings. But over the course of the season the show grew on us as the characters began to be fleshed out and some plots and themes unfolded. The upshot is a show that's gotten much better (including in Seasons 2 and 3) as it's gone on. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/09/21 Full Review Audience Member Refreshingly different but it owes success to the ability of the cast to hold it together. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Travel brochure with plastic characters, full of predictable cliches - an utterly boring waste of time. The daughter is a completey unlikable and uninteresting character who overwhelms most of the episodes. It feels like they are trying to create a plotline with no story. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 15, 2015 When George's wife dies, he makes a rash decision to move his kids away from Sydney to the town of Weld, New Zealand. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 22, 2015 George rapidly becomes the most unpopular new Aussie in town after calling Weld a "dead end town" in his column; Shay and Arlo also feel the fallout from their father's faux pas at their new school. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 29, 2015 Questions are raised over Laura's death, and the Weld rumor mill goes into overdrive. George goes on an epic manhunt through the local populous to learn the source of the scandalous gossip. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 6, 2015 As he gets to grips with his status as the new ladies' man about town George is dragged into a celebration (or not) of Weld's checkered history. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 2015 The opportunity for George to slay a demon from his past presents itself when the earth moves under his feet and the family is forced to move into the local motel temporarily. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 20, 2015 George tries solving the mystery of Sir Frederick Weld's missing head; George learns of his daughter's secret. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 27, 2015 George struggles with coming face-to-face with his demons and the consequences of his ignorance; under stress, George has trouble writing his column. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 3, 2015 George tries to convince Shay to stay; the Women of Weld question the motive behind Jan's arrival; Katie organizes a protest against the proposed development. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Pino Amenta
      Screenwriter
      James Griffin
      Network
      SEVEN
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English (Australia)
      Release Date
      Sep 15, 2015
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