7.830 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestAfter escaping the commune, Lucky and Meg race back to Sydney hoping to make it in time to meet Billie at the airport.
When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.
Acting
Tim Minchin's raw, unhinged grief performance.
Score
Original Minchin songs that'll wreck you.
Cinematography
The Australian desert as a character itself.
Creators
Tim Minchin, Matthew Saville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim Minchin wrote the original songs in character as Lucky, not as himself—explaining why they're rougher than his usual polished work.
The 4,000km Perth-to-Darwin drive across the Nullarbor is a real, notoriously brutal Australian pilgrimage; the show filmed on actual remote highways with minimal crew.
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