800 Words (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2015-09-15
Ended: 2018-10-02
Network: Seven Network
Country: AU
Airs on: Tuesday
Air time: 20:40
Runtime: 60 minutes
Average rating: 7.6
A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.