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Plum
Overview
Peter Lum, a football star, lives an ideal life in Cronulla until a diagnosis links his concussions to a brain disorder. Unable to accept it, he tries escaping through pub nights but his ex-wife and son know the game caused his downfall.
Status
Ended
Created By
Brendan Cowell
Network
ABC TV
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Football hero Peter "The Plum" Lum is living the dream until he's diagnosed with a brain disorder. His ex-wife implores him to talk to his girlfriend and son, but he can't find the words, until a couple of dead poets appear.
Episodes
Hurricane
Football hero Peter "The Plum" Lum is diagnosed with a brain disorder. But hiding the truth isn't easy when your ex-wife cares too much, and your son realises the father he worships is falling off his mantle.
King Of Cronulla
Plum's ex-wife Renee is the only one aware of his dire medical prognosis but she's urging him to share it. Hiding from the truth gets harder when Gavin's grand final turns brutal and Plum realises what he is handing down.
Storm
After a shift at the poetry club, Plum takes his family to Melbourne for a meeting about Gavin's playing future. But the son remains angry about what happened at his big game, and a family fight finds Plum and Renee in bed.
The Gap
Plum misses his son but can't seem to change the way he acts, turning to the bender for answers, instead of sharpening up and getting on the medication train. Gavin returns home from Bali to a family torn apart and hurting.
The Tree
Plum takes Gavin and Charmayne home to the country for his mother's 75th but it's hot and the prawns aren't the only things that turn.
Impact Player
Peter Lum becomes a poet in front of his loved ones and peace comes to his soul just in time.
Top Cast
Brendan Cowell
Peter Lum
Asher Keddie
Renee
Vincent Miller
Gavin Lum
María Dupláa
Charmaine
Jemaine Clement
Oliver
John Tui
Brick
Jenni Baird
Dana Hanlon
Matt Nable
Dave
Josh McConville
Squeaky
Matthew Sunderland
Charles Bukowski
Charlotte Friels
Sylvia Plath
Talijah Blackman-Corowa
Ainslee
