Benjamin Law
Director
The Family Law (2016)
Season 1
Through the eyes of 14-year-old Benjamin, and set over the course of a long, hot, Queensland summer, the Law family navigate a series of sometimes disastrous events which become memorable milestones, and serve as a reminder that at the end of the day family can sometimes feel more like a sentence than a choice.
Released Jan. 14, 2016
Episode 25 min
13+
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Watch Providers: Hulu
Production Companies: Matchbox Pictures, SBS
Network: SBS
S1E1 - Queensland's Got Talent
14-year-old Benjamin Law tries to mend his parents' broken marriage by encouraging his father Danny to be more engaged with the family through his end-of-year talent show, but with disastrous results.
Jan. 14, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - Tra-la-la-la-Law
The family is shocked to meet Candy’s secret boyfriend Wayne, and Benjamin puts it on himself to pull off the perfect Christmas lunch for the family. However, the turkey dinner offers up more than any of them planned.
Jan. 21, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - Asians Gone Wild
Benjamin takes initiative, forcing the family into group therapy, which results in a weekend trip to the zoo with Danny that spirals out of control.
Jan. 28, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - Birthday Bash
Benjamin seeks revenge on Andrew by giving Jenny the wrong idea about what to do for his eighteenth birthday party but no one foresees the impact that an innocent novelty erotic cake will have on the family forever.
Feb. 4, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - Everything's Coming Up Roses
Benjamin tries to cheer up his mother by inviting her best – and possibly only – friend from Malaysia, Aunty Rose. But when Rose reveals her true colours, Benjamin summons his siblings to save Jenny.
Feb. 11, 2016, midnight
S1E6 - Love Is in the Air
Worried about Jenny’s lack of enthusiasm towards her marriage, Benjamin instigates a performance to cheer her up, but this time, Danny and Jenny have a plan of their own.
Feb. 18, 2016, midnight
Network: SBS
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Jan. 14, 2016
Last Air Date: Jan. 26, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 13+
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