Plum on ABC and ABC iview S1E1 – Peter ‘The Plum’ Lum (Brendan Cowell) is a living legend in Australian sporting terms.
Now retired and reeling towards 50 with all the back pain and ailments a footy player can expect, he lives a humble life in Cronulla.
The simplicity of this life is exactly what he wants – kicking the ball with his teenage son Gavin (Vincent Miller, Inside), dinner on the deck with girlfriend Charmayne (María Dupláa, The One, Evil Woman), followed by a few too many beers at the local pub with his mates Brick (John Tui Young Rock, Fast and the Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw), Squeaky (Josh McConville, Elvis, Mr Inbetween) and Magic Matt (Wayne McDaniel, Reckoning).
It looks like Plum is living the dream until an accident at work reveals he has a brain disorder as a result of the hundreds of head injuries and concussions he’s suffered on the field.
The new diagnosis doesn’t have its intended effect, as Plum would sooner hide, run and head to the pub for drinks with the boys and pretend everything is peachy than confront things.
But hiding from the truth isn’t easy when your ex-wife (Asher Keddie) cares too much and your son comes to realise the father he worships is falling off his mantle and the game they love might be to blame.
Plum features a stellar lead and ensemble cast, with special guest appearances from Australian rugby league football greats Andrew “Joey” Johns, Mark “Spudd” Carroll, Paul Gallen, and James Graham.
Production credit:
A Roadshow Rough Diamond and Modern Convict Films production. Major production investment from Screen Australia and the ABC. Financed with support from Screen NSW.
Worldwide Distribution by Entertainment One. Creator and Executive Producer Brendan Cowell. Producers: John Edwards, Dan Edwards and Jonathan Duncan. ABC Executive Producers: Louise Smith, Rachel Okine and Alex Baldwin.
Plum on ABC and ABC iview – Sunday 20 October at 8.30pm
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Plum on ABC and ABC iview S1E1
