# Summer Love (TV series)

Summer Love is an Australian anthology ensemble comedy series on ABC TV, first airing on 31 August 2022. The eight-part anthology series was created and produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope.

## Premise

An anthology series which sees eight very different sets of people rent the same beachside holiday house through the theme of love.

## Cast
### Episode 1

* Patrick Brammall as Tom
* Harriet Dyer as Steph
* Stephen Curry as Jonah
* Sibylla Budd as Jules
* Evelyn Pell & Mila Pell as Molly
* Matt Dower as FM Radio DJ

### Episode 2

* Miranda Tapsell as Kelly
* Richard Davies as Craig
* Lana Golga as Surf Shop Assistant
* Nicolette Minster as Deedee
* David Quirk as Bryron
* Roxanne McDonald as Elsie
* Rachel Pepper as Mother from Surf Shop
* Lisa Mitrov as Waitress

### Episode 3

* Nazeem Hussain as Imran
* Sana'a Shaik as Nabilah
* Shapoor Batliwalla as Jaaved
* Jane Harber as Caiti
* Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal (L-FRESH The LION) as Sukhdeep
* David Quirk as Byron

### Episode 4

* Robyn Butler as Marion
* Wayne Hope as Eddy

### Episode 5

* Tim Draxl as Luke
* Harry McNaughton as Olly
* Blake Richardson as Jett

### Episode 6

* Chenoa Deemal as Charlie
* Bjorn Stewart as Zeke
* Jarron Andy as Ben
* Shakira Clanton as Finlay
* Charles Wu as Roger
* Jason Klarwein as Jason

### Episode 7

* Alison Bell as Hannah
* Annie Maynard as Alex
* Claudia Greenstone as Mum
* Nick Russell as Dad
* Talia Hoskins Green as Young Hannah
* Gisele Field as Young Alex
* Harvey Devlin as Otto
* Noah Percy as Raphael
* Travis Cotton as Rob
* Alicia Banit as Ella

### Episode 8

* Johnny Carr as Dan
* Charlotte Maggi as Frankie
* Morgana O'Reilly as Becky
* Keith Robinson as Poseidon Trevor
* Bev Killick as Bev

## Production

Each of the eight episodes is written by a different writing team. The writing teams comprise: creators Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, along with Kodie Bedford and Bjorn Stewart; Alison Bell; Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer; Nazeem Hussain; Kate Mulvany; Miranda Tapsell and James Colley; Jayden Masciulli and Nath Valvo.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Australian overnight viewers |
| 1 | "Jules and Tom & Jonah and Steph" | Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope | Patrick Brammall & Harriet Dyer | 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) | 290,000 |
| Two couples, Tom (Patrick Brammall) and Jules (Sibylla Budd) & Jonah (Stephen Curry) and Steph (Harriet Dyer), travel to the house for their traditional summer holiday. The difference this year is that Steph and Jonah have their toddler Molly who takes up more space than she did last year. ||||||
| 2 | "Kelly & Craig" | Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope | James Colley & Miranda Tapsell | 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) | 246,000 |
| When Kelly (Miranda Tapsell) and Craig (Richard Davies) become parents to an orphaned joey, they are forced to consider what it would mean to be actual parents of an Aboriginal child. ||||||
| 3 | "Imran & Nabilah" | Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope | Nazeem Hussain | 14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) | 266,000 |
| Imran (Nazeem Hussain), a Muslim man, grapples with the consequences of his dad's abandonment, one of them being him running away from his girlfriend, Nabilah (Sana’a Shaik), during their weekend together. ||||||
| 4 | "Marion & Eddy" | Nina Buxton | Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope | 21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) | 276,000 |
| After a double booking forces them to stay together, Marion (Robyn Butler) and Eddy (Wayne Hope) find themselves challenging the behaviours that led to each of their divorces. ||||||
| 5 | "Luke & Olly" | Nina Buxton | Jayden Masciulli & Nath Valvo | 28 September 2022 (2022-09-28) | 217,000 |
| Luke (Tim Draxl) and Olly (Harry McNaughton) confront societal expectations of being gay men versus what they actually want as a happy couple. ||||||
| 6 | "Charlie & Zeke" | Kodie Bedford | Kodie Bedford & Bjorn Stewart | 5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) | 226,000 |
| While on a trial separation, Charlie (Chenoa Deemal) and Zeke (Bjorn Stewart) both come to the house for their traditional anniversary weekend and neither is willing to give it up. ||||||
| 7 | "Hannah & Alex" | Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope | Alison Bell | 12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) | 236,000 |
| Two sisters, Hannah (Alison Bell) and Alex (Annie Maynard), leave their chaotic family lives behind for a recharge night together but somehow bring the chaos with them. ||||||
| 8 | "Frankie & Trevor" | Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope | Kate Mulvany | 19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) | 272,000 |
| The cleaners of the holiday house, Becky (Morgana O'Reilly) and Dan (Johnny Carr), are interrupted by their troubled niece, Frankie (Charlotte Maggi), who comes to stay, and the sudden arrival of Trevor (Keith Robinson), a man with a disability on the front lawn. ||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2022 | AACTA Awards | Best Television Comedy Series | Summer Love | Nominated |
| 2022 | AACTA Awards | Best Comedy Performer | Harriet Dyer | Nominated |
| 2022 | AACTA Awards | Best Comedy Performer | Patrick Brammall | Nominated |
| 2022 | AACTA Awards | Best Sound in Television | Scott Findlay, Nick Godkin, Justin Lloyd – Episode 1: Jules and Tom & Jonah and Steph | Nominated |
| 2023 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Summer Love | Nominated |
| 2023 | Logie Awards | Most Popular Actor | Patrick Brammall | Nominated |