Teach You a Lesson
2026 · Action & adventure · Drama
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TV series / 2015
800 Words
A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does …
The story
A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.
Cast
Erik ThomsonGeorge Turner
Melina VidlerShay Turner
Benson Jack AnthonyArlo Turner
Reon BellBilly
Paul GloverBill Jnr
Alex TarrantIke
Rob Kipa-WilliamsZac
Jesse GriffinSean
Renee LyonsBrenda
Rick DonaldWoody
Anna JullienneKatie
Michelle LangstoneFiona
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Emma LeonardTracey
Cian Elyse WhiteHannah
Peter ElliottBig Mac
David FaneSmiler
Manon BlackmanLindsay
Olivia TennetSiouxsie
Bridie CarterJan
Jonny BrughMonty
John LeighConstable Tom
Henry BeasleyOllie
Jackie van BeekGloria
Miriama SmithNgahuia
Matt HoldenJared
Jessica RedmaynePoppy
Millen BairdRobbie
Jamaica VaughanEmma
Peter HaydenRoger
Elizabeth HawthorneTrish
Tandi WrightLaura
Lynette FordayNurse Crabbe
Phil BrownBevan
Rachael CarpaniMary
Nathalie BolttRae
Stephen PappsDoug
Ditch DaveyTerry
Matt WalkerVince
Ascia MayburyPenny
Rachel NichollsTaylor-Rose
Esther StephensBecks
Greg SmithDennis
Jono KenyonDwayne
James DykeDaniel
Cameron MacDonaldNoah
Sophia JohnsonChloe
Josiah DouglasTwins
Mark MitchinsonDean
Taylor O'LearyYoung Dean
Jude StephensYoung George
Abi BlanchettSerena
Heath JonesDave
Toni MarshStop-Go Man
Taylor HallRyan
Darien TakleValerie
Levi HolleyBouncer
Jessie LawrenceEllie
Luke ThompsonHot Guy
Harlin RaerinoKaranga Caller
Ngamaru RaerinoPriest
Matt TestroJoe Satino
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