The Last of the Australians

Seasons

1975

6.3

Based on characters from the play "The One Day of the Year", we see Ted, a noisy bigoted Aussie bloke who has a long suffering wife Dot. Gary, their 19 year old son is at university, and doesn't always see eye to eye with his parents.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Hordes of a Different Colour

Ted decrees that the family is going to spend the evening together - however his plans change when Barney pays an unexpected call.

S1 • E2

Double Disillusion

Ted becomes concerned about Gary's preoccupation with his girlfriends, so Gary brings home an older woman from University with the intention of shocking his father.

S1 • E3

The Hand That Cradles the Rock

Ted comes home in the middle of the day and finds Dot absent. She has taken a job in a supermarket and Ted is not impressed when he has to fetch his own breakfast on Saturday morning.

S1 • E4

Sunday Roast

When Ted doesn't get his Sunday roast due to Dot's commitments, he plans a devious strategy to make her give up work.

S1 • E5

Trust Gary

Gary wants to spend a cozy evening at home with his girlfriend. His problem is how to get Ted and Dot out of the house.

S1 • E6

The Hydrochondriac

When Ted runs a slight temperature, he is convinced that he is dying. Gary resorts to some shock tactics to snap Ted out of it.

S1 • E7

Unholy Mess

Ted is impressed with Gary's latest girlfriend - until he finds out that she is an Italian Catholic and her father barracks for Essendon.

S1 • E8

Everything's Relative

A visit from Dot's brother Mark throws the Cook household into turmoil. Ted dislikes Mark and Dot resorts to a devious strategy to change Ted's attitude.

S1 • E9

Found Wanton

Concerned that Gary's studies will be affected by his interest in girls, Ted issues a 'no sheilas' decree.

S1 • E10

Lavender Blues

Ted bans Gary from any involvement with any girlfriends because of the negative effect on Gary's studies. In order to get the ban lifted, Gary retaliates by convincing Ted that the 'no girls' decree is turning him into a 'poof'.

S1 • E11

Interrupted Malady

Ted looks forward to his old mate Barney returning from Perth, but when he arrives Ted is shocked by Barney's total personality change from a hopeless drunk to a teetotaller.

S1 • E12

The Grass Is Greener

Ted undertakes to mow Mr King's lawns while he is away on holidays. Chaos reigns when the lawnmower breaks down and Mr King returns a few days early to find the task yet to be done.

S1 • E13

The Big Noise

Ted complains to the media when he is kept awake by the noise from a new discotheque in the neighbourhood. He regrets his action when he discovers that his boss is the owner of the new nightspot