Phil Lloyd

The plot follows a man who goes missing (Darren Gilshenan) from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents, and his estranged son Andy, played by Feldman, who journeys from the US to find him. Another outsider, Cassie (Perry Mooney), comes to Andy's aid, and they find themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the town's secrets.

Starring Pete Helliar and Lisa McCune, How to Stay Married goes behind the closed doors of a two-point four family who are stuck in a rut. Greg (Helliar) and Em (McCune) have been married for 12 years, but their relationship is lacking any spark. Life gets complicated when Em goes back to work for the first time since the kids were born, just as Greg is made redundant. And the situation complicates further when Greg's man-child brother, Brad, moves in.

Sando is Australia's queen of the discount furniture package deal. She's built her empire on being a down-to-earth larrikin and is something of a national treasure - to all but her family. They banished her a decade ago when her one-night stand (and resulting pregnancy) by her daughter's fiancé was shockingly revealed at his wedding to her daughter. Now, after a health scare, her career on a precipice and her professional nemesis primed to push her into the abyss, Sando is determined to rekindle the family relationship. She needs them, and in spite of their initial apprehension...and unbridled hatred...soon they'll discover they might actually need her too.

The eight-part series follows the lovably dysfunctional Moody family as they come together for eight uniquely Moody occasions over a single year, forming a riotous family portrait of people we know and love.

While other critics waste time with trivial matters such as film, food or art, one man dares to review all facets of life - our experiences, our emotions, our deepest, darkest desires - to rate them out of five stars.