Woodley (TV series)

Woodley
Genre	Comedy series
Created by	Frank Woodley
Written by	Frank Woodley
Directed by	Trent O'Donnell
Starring	Frank Woodley Justine Clarke Tom Long Alexandra Cashmere
Composer(s)	Mal Webb
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin Whyte
Producer(s)	Frank Woodley Simon Wright Andy Walker
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ABC1
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	22 February – 11 April 2012
Chronology
Related shows	The Adventures of Lano and Woodley
External links
Website

Woodley is an Australian television comedy series that premiered on Wednesday 22 February 2012 at 8.00pm on ABC1. The eight-part comedy series is written by and stars comedian Frank Woodley. There are possibilities for a future second series but these announcements will be confirmed in due course.

Overview

Woodley (Frank Woodley) is the chaotic and accident prone, yet devoted father of seven-year-old Ollie (Alexandra Cashmere). Recently divorced, his ex-wife Em (Justine Clarke) couldn’t live amongst the chaos but Woodley secretly hopes that one day he’ll win her back and they’ll be a family again. But with Em’s new boyfriend Greg (Tom Long) on the scene, it’s not going to be easy. For Em, Greg is reliable and focussed, everything that Woodley wasn’t while they were married, and it doesn’t take long for Greg to slip easily into the fabric of their lives. Woodley struggles to come to terms with Em’s new relationship and endeavours to prove to Em that he’s still worthy of her love. Ollie loves her dad to bits and Woodley’s, determined to never let her down or lose the special spot in her heart that she holds just for him. But as Greg’s affection for Em grows, and Em in turn sees a possible future with Greg, will Woodley be able to win Em back before it’s too late?

Cast

• Frank Woodley as Woodley
• Justine Clarke as Em
• Tom Long as Greg
• Alexandra Cashmere as Ollie

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	8	22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)	11 April 2012 (2012-04-11)	N/A	N/A	3 May 2012

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

Series #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Ratings
1	"The Story So Far"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)	543,000
Recently divorced, Woodley is still coming to terms with being a single dad. He misses the day to day family life he had with his daughter Ollie and his ex-wife Em.
2	"Fuzzby"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	29 February 2012 (2012-02-29)	400,000
Em has tickets to a fashion show, so Ollie’s staying the night at her dads. But when she realises that she has left Fuzzby, her much loved toy at home, she refuses to sleep without it.
3	"Greg"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	7 March 2012 (2012-03-07)	331,000
When Woodley’s long suffering psychologist reveals that he plans to share Woodley’s case with a new colleague Dr Fisher, Woodley is unconcerned. Back at Em’s house, Woodley meets Em’s new boyfriend Greg (played by Tom Long).
4	"Big Top Magnifique"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)	346,000
During a trip to the circus, a fearful Woodley backs out of taking part in a juggling act involving machetes. Much to Em and Ollie’s delight Greg steps up to the challenge, leaving Woodley feeling a little deflated.
5	"Vern's Last Gig"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	21 March 2012 (2012-03-21)	N/A
Woodley’s distraught when his grandfather Vern (played by Jack Charles), suffers a near fatal heart attack. While hospitalised, Woodley does his best to lift his grandfather’s spirits, much to the annoyance of Vern’s pessimistic Doctor (played by Phil Lloyd) who diagnoses that Vern only a few months to live and should take it easy.
6	"The Funeral"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	28 March 2012 (2012-03-28)	394,000
An upset Woodley struggles to tell Ollie about Vern’s death. With the support of Em, he pushes forward with the funeral arrangements wanting everything to be just perfect.
7	"Dad's Day"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	4 April 2012 (2012-04-04)	340,000
It’s Dad Day at Ollie’s school, and Woodley’s keen to make a good impression. Dressed as a policeman he tries to convince her class that he’s a fearless officer of the law.
8	"The Wedding"	Trent O'Donnell	Frank Woodley	11 April 2012 (2012-04-11)	375,000
Woodley, Em and Ollie find themselves accidentally locked inside a display home for the night. When Woodley discovers a means of escape he chooses to keep it to himself so he can continue to enjoy this illusion of a happy family.

See also

• The Adventures of Lano and Woodley

External links

• Official website
• Woodley at IMDb