Two friend groups collide in Bangkok—then everything falls apart in the best way possible.
Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestTamsin prepares for her wedding to Sam which is held on The London Eye. Just as all of their closest friends and family are aboard and the ride has started, Tamsin admits to her affair with Nic.Nic is getting the hang of his new job and his colleagues appreciate him. He travels across the world to see Tamsin but she rejects his as a boyfriend.Callum returns to Lizzie after being kicked out of Australia and the couple are finally back in each others arms.Ned travels with Jeremy to Thailand to collect the adopted child after Annabel being admitted to hospital. Ned realises that his new brother is the same kid who lost his mother on the boat incident.
Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life. The show is about three friends in London and two friends in Sydney, neither group knows each other but their parents do. They both take flights to each other's countries, and the two groups meet at the stop-over in Bangkok, where a tragic event changes their lives. The series then follows the two groups of friends as they continue on their trips to each other's countries and back home. The programme focuses on the major life changes that occur during the mid-twenties, and how choices made here can affect a person's life for many years to come.
Acting
Rebecca Gibney and Paul McGann anchor the chaos with genuine grief.
Writing
Mike Bullen nails that specific post-university drift.
Production
Bangkok, London, Sydney—three cities, one shattered moment.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mike Bullen created Cold Feet—this is his darker 'what if young people actually faced consequences' follow-up.
2006 was peak 'gap year anxiety' media; this captures that pre-recession moment when travel felt like mandatory self-discovery.
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