The Family Law

25min

Comedy

Through the eyes of 14-year-old Benjamin, and set over the course of a long, hot, Queensland summer, the Law family navigate a series of sometimes disastrous events which become memorable milestones, and serve as a reminder that at the end of the day family can sometimes feel more like a sentence than a choice.

Production Companies

Matchbox Pictures

SBS

Episodes

Cast

Queensland's Got Talent

1. Queensland's Got Talent

25min

14th Jan 2016

Benjamin tries to mend his parent’s broken marriage by encouraging Danny to be more engaged with the family through his end-of-year talent show, but with disastrous results.

Tra-la-la-la-Law

2. Tra-la-la-la-Law

25min

21st Jan 2016

The family is shocked to meet Candy’s secret boyfriend Wayne, and Benjamin puts it on himself to pull off the perfect Christmas lunch for the family, until the turkey dinner offers up more than any of them planned.

Asians Gone Wild

3. Asians Gone Wild

25min

28th Jan 2016

Benjamin takes the initiative and forces the family into group therapy, resulting in a weekend trip to the zoo with Danny that gets out of control.

Birthday Bash

4. Birthday Bash

25min

4th Feb 2016

Benjamin seeks revenge on Andrew by giving Jenny the wrong idea about what to do for his 18th birthday party but no one foresees the impact that an innocent novelty erotic cake will have on the family forever.

Everything's Coming Up Roses

5. Everything's Coming Up Roses

25min

11th Feb 2016

Benjamin tries to cheer his mother by inviting her best – and possibly only – friend from Malaysia, Aunty Rose. But when Rose reveals her true colours Benjamin has to summon his siblings to save Jenny.

Love Is in the Air

6. Love Is in the Air

25min

18th Feb 2016

Benjamin is worried about Jenny’s lack of enthusiasm towards her marriage, so instigates a performance to cheer her up, but this time Danny and Jenny have a plan of their own.

First air date

14th Jan 2016

Last air date

26th Jan 2019

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks