Bay of Fires on ABC – Anika Van Cleef (Marta Dusseldorp) is the last person you would expect to find living in a remote community in Tasmania.
Jeremiah (Toby Leonard Moore) turns up at Stella’s (Marta Dusseldorp) house to fix the rotten floorboards, so Stella and the kids go to stay in the local motel until it’s done.
Frankie (Kerry Fox) the town matriarch, and her younger brother Arthur (Oscar Redding), begin asking questions about Francis (Stephen Curry) selling Stella the house.
Iris (Ava Caryofyllis) befriends Graham (Nicholas Bell), an older blind man who lives in the motel. Otis (Imi Mbedla) meets Elysha (Mackenzie Grant), the daughter of Thaddeus (Matt Nable) and Bethel (Brigid Zengeni) who run “The Community” on the edge of town, and Stella finds herself somewhat less irritated by Jeremiah.
They also meet Bong Cha (Kim Ko) – the discerning motel owner and her helper Sammi (Ilai Swindells), a young tech guy also living in the motel.
When Stella and Otis’ relationship becomes particularly strained, she calls Airini (Rachel House) in the hopes of leaving, but Airini insists that the family must remain in Mystery Bay. Stella decides to reveal the truth to Otis in the hopes of regaining trust and connection. However, it only adds to his criticism of her parenting skills and resentment towards her.
Upon returning to the house when Jeremiah is finished, the floorboards have been redone, and to Stella’s surprise – it’s beautiful. Stella begins to feel more comfortable with Jeremiah who is proving to be more helpful and less grumpy than she initially thought.
Bay of Fires – Sunday 23 July, 2023 at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
TV Central ABC content HERE
Podcast with Marta Dusseldorp HERE
