Upper Middle Bogan
The story of two families living at opposite ends of the freeway. Bess Denyar is a doctor with a posh mother, Margaret; an architect husband, Danny Bright; and 13-year-old twins, Oscar and Edwina, at a private school. Bess is stunned when she learns she's adopted, but even more so when she meets her birthparents, Wayne and Julie Wheeler; and her three siblings: Amber, Kayne, and Brianna. The "bogan" Wheelers, who head up a drag-racing team in the outer suburbs, are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.
- 2013-2016
- 3 seasons
- Hulu
- Comedy
- TV-14
The story of two families living at opposite ends of the freeway. Bess Denyar is a doctor with a posh mother, Margaret; an architect husband, Danny Bright; and 13-year-old twins, Oscar and Edwina, at a private school. Bess is stunned when she learns she's adopted, but even more so when she meets her birthparents, Wayne and Julie Wheeler; and her three siblings: Amber, Kayne, and Brianna. The "bogan" Wheelers, who head up a drag-racing team in the outer suburbs, are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
New Kids on the Block
29 mins
Margaret and all the Wheelers help the Brights move into a brand-new family home, architecturally designed by Danny. The über-modern-verging-on-brutalist house leaves them all a bit bemused, but Bess feels particularly uncomfortable in the cavernous concrete rooms, doubly when Danny won't let her set up any of her furniture. Meanwhile, Brianna has found love and is eager to cement her relationship with her new fiancé Younis as a contestant on "The Block",and Amber discovers that her ex-partner Troy, is keen to cement his own new relationship.
Episode 2
Knock It Off
28 mins
When a shop owner spots Kayne's artwork on the side of the Wheeler truck, she commissions him to paint his designs on her expensive homewares store, but Margaret is outrages to discover that she doesn't plan to pay him, so she plots to stop him from being exploited. Meanwhile, Bess grapples with a gift from Julie--a fake Fendi bag--and Danny struggles to accept that his local coffee supplier has copied his favorite designer shirt to make its uniform--for a fraction of the price.
Episode 3
If You Knew Susie
28 mins
Bess is alarmed to discover that Julie has a sister, despite Julie telling all the children that her sister was dead. Julie forbids the family to contact her, but Bess, desperate not to have any more secret relatives, enlists Brianna, Amber, and Margaret to help her investigate. Meanwhile, Danny takes Oscar away to an architects' conference where his special role as guest speaker is compromised; and when a council officer shuts down Kayne's backyard protein powder shop, Wayne is determined to fight.
Episode 4
Sons of Anarchy
26 mins
Amber is appalled when Shawn arrives home with his new, highly-alternative girlfriend Ashley. Squeezed tightly in the bungalow, Amber struggles to find space--not just with Shawn, but with the rest of the family: Brianna is busy with Younis, and Wayne and Julie are binge-watching TV in their newly-installed private cinema. Meanwhile, Bess is distressed when Edwina announces she wants to study medicine after meeting an inspirational female surgeon--has she never been inspired before by her mother's own medical career?
Episode 5
Sticking to Your Principals
28 mins
When Shawn drops out of school, Amber turns to the school principal, who helps in an unexpected manner; Julie is injured so Kayne offers to drive for Team Wheeler; Bess and Danny prepare Oscar for a wilderness expedition.
Episode 6
Generous to a Faultline
28 mins
Bess takes Margaret and Julie to a Mothers' Day lunch, where her having "two mothers" is misunderstood; the Wheelers help Amber and Evan at a hardware-store sausage-sizzle; Danny signs up the kids for a charity bike ride.
Episode 7
Row Row Row
27 mins
When Edwina's rowing scull is woefully underprepared for the interschool regatta, she begs Brianna to step in as coach, and Brianna accepts the challenge with much more gusto than Edwina expected. To cheer them on, the Wheelers join Bess up at the Murray River, replete with jet skis and giant tyres. Evan takes the opportunity to give Amber his dad's vintage speed boat, but is taken aback when she seems unhappy with his gift. After minor surgery, Danny must stay home to convalesce while Margaret reluctantly looks after him.
Episode 8
Christmas Break
30 mins
Exhausted by Margaret and Julie fighting over her, Bess decides to spend Christmas in New York with Danny and the kids. As expected, telling Margaret is challenging, but telling Julie proves impossible: Julie faces her first Christmas without Amber and Brianna, who are both traveling to their partners' families. Julie is heartbroken and not even consoled by Wayne and Kayne's promise to make their Christmas-lights display the best on the street this year. While Bess summons the nerve to tell Julie the truth, Danny helps Oscar choose an appropriate Kris Kringle for his crush.
