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Episode 8
s02e08 · 2025-07-27
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When much-loved children's author Julian Hartswood inadvertently causes a social media storm, his career and that of his illustrator wife Ingrid appears to be over. That is until Austin, the neurodivergent son that Julian never knew existed, turns up out of the blue. Could embracing this modern nuclear family be Julian's route back from cancellation? Will Ingrid forgive him for being such a pompous shit? One thing is for certain: if Julian thinks Austin is going to be a push over, he's in for a rude awakening.
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8 this season · 16 totals01e01 Episode 1 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 1
Within hours of best-selling author Julian Hartswood being cancelled for reposting a white supremacist, he discovers he has a neurodivergent son called "Austin". Meanwhile, Julian's wife and work partner, Ingrid, calculates that Austin was conceived while she and Julian were first dating.
s01e02 Episode 2 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 2
Austin invites Julian and Ingrid home to have lunch with his "embarrassing" family, while Ingrid contemplates some extra-marital wham wham.
s01e03 Episode 3 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 3
On a bonding tour with Austin, Julian starts filming a documentary about "father and neurodivergent son quality time" to spring-clean his image. But Ingrid and Austin get wise to his Machiavellian ways.
s01e04 Episode 4 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 4
Julian's documentary capturing his growing relationship with Austin is now out in the open and Julian engages an award-winning filmmaker to finish the job. Is bringing Austin to London the perfect treat for him or for Julian?
s01e05 Episode 5 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 5
Austin organises a bespoke celebrity bus tour while Julian contemplates hiring someone to "scrub" his image. Ingrid decides to expand her career, combining her illustrating career with writing.
s01e06 Episode 6 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 6
When Julian gets fired from his publisher and told his remaining books are to be pulped, Austin leads the charge to break into the warehouse to rescue whatever books are left.
s01e07 Episode 7 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 7
Ingrid discovers a former passion while Austin and Julian prepare for the first screening of the documentary, entitled: The Greatest Man I Never Knew - that will (hopefully) rebrand Julian to the world.
s01e08 Episode 8 2024-06-09 10:00
Episode 8
Julian is concerned when Austin turns his phone off and leaves the house to have some time on his own. In a boutique gallery in outer London Ingrid prepares for an exhibition of her artwork.