List of House Husbands episodes
House Husbands is an Australian television comedy-drama, created by writers Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffit.[1] It centres on four families where the fathers – Lewis (Gary Sweet), Mark (Rhys Muldoon), Kane (Gyton Grantley) and Justin (Firass Dirani) – are in charge of raising the children.[2] The first ten-part series premiered on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. The drama set a ratings record for the network and became Australia's most watched television show.[3] On 23 September, it was announced that Nine had renewed House Husbands for a second series.[4] It began airing from 8 April 2013.[5]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | Region 4 | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 2 September 2012 | 4 November 2012 | 13 December 2012[6] | |||
| 2 | 13 | 8 April 2013 | 7 July 2013 | 5 September 2013[7] | |||
| 3 | 13[8] | 9 June 2014 | 1 September 2014 | 18 September 2014[9] | |||
| 4 | 10[10] | 2015[11] | |||||
Episodes
Series 1 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australian viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode One" | Geoff Bennett | Ellie Beaumont | 2 September 2012 | 1.578[12] |
| Lewis is a stay-at-home dad to Tilda. Mark is returning to work part-time and looking after his daughter, Poppy. His brother-in-law, Kane, is helping to raise his partner's orphaned niece, Stella, while Justin is a former AFL star who is fighting for custody of his sons and daughter. The beginning of a new school year sees the men join together to help each other out. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode Two" | Geoff Bennett | Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt | 9 September 2012 | 1.408[13] |
| The parents face Show and Tell day. Justin's wife puts their house on the market, which prompts him to try and prove that he is a good father to their children. Lewis struggles with his new lifestyle, while Mark struggles with work. Kane tries to find a job. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Shirley Barrett | Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt | 16 September 2012 | 1.482[14] |
| Abi and Kane's father comes for a visit and reveals he is broke. Kane starts his new business with help from the other fathers. Lewis thinks about taking on a new renovation project, which upsets Gemma. He later apologises with a proposal. Lewis' daughter, Lucy, helps Justin out with a job and he signs his divorce papers. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Shirley Barrett | Ellie Beaumont | 23 September 2012 | 1.382[15] |
| Kane worries when he learns Stella has been acting like a cat in class, but soon discovers that she has found a kitten. Abi is upset when she misses her daughter's birthday and loses a patient. She later clashes with another mother at the school, Georgina Rivers. Mark gets himself arrested, while trying to prove a point. Justin learns his house has been sold and he asks Lucy out on a date. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Catherine Millar | Michael Miller | 30 September 2012 | 1.268[16] |
| Justin's first date with Lucy goes badly, while Lewis reveals that he is not happy with his friend dating his daughter. Kane coaches the children's soccer team, but has to put it to one side when he learns Stella has a tumour. The men become competitive during the soccer grand final. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Catherine Millar | Christine Bartlett | 7 October 2012 | 1.095[17] |
| Lewis is shocked when his teenage daughter, Phoebe, turns up and reveals she is six months pregnant. Abi's plans for Gemma's hen's night go awry, so she hosts the wedding instead. Mark worries about his job when his boss asks him to help talk to her son about his future. Kane and Tom are surprised at how well Stella has recovered. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | Geoff Bennett | Matt Ford | 14 October 2012 | 1.169[18] |
| Justin tells Lucy that he loves her and asks her to move in with him. When the other guys try to help Justin out, their plan goes askew. Justin later learns how Rodney ended his football career, but Nicola does not believe him. Kane wonders whether he and Tom should foster a child, while Mark becomes jealous of Abi spending time with James. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode Eight" | Geoff Bennett | Leon Ford | 21 October 2012 | 1.113[19] |
| Lewis is surprised when Gemma mentions having another child. Justin and Nicola panic when Zach goes missing during their custody hearing. The other fathers comfort Justin, after he loses custody of his children. As Mark tries to juggle his work and his home life, he makes a mistake in kissing Miss Nadir. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Episode Nine" | Shawn Seet | Christine Bartlett | 28 October 2012 | 1.153[20] |
| Abi finds out about Mark's kiss with Miss Nadir, while he has to face firing his boss. Justin learns that Nicola and Rodney are moving to Sydney. He gets drunk and takes money from the bar, causing problems for Lucy. Lewis and Gemma help Phoebe prepare for the birth of her baby. Tom and Kane face a foster parenting orientation meeting. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Episode Ten" | Shawn Seet | Ellie Beaumont | 4 November 2012 | 1.238[21] |
| Justin takes his children camping without telling Nicola, so Rodney calls the police. A head lice infestation breaks out among the children. Kane punches Mark for hurting his sister, while she refuses to come home. The fathers help deliver Phoebe's son, who she names Jem. Kane and Tom reveal that they have been approved for fostering. Abi is given a promotion, before realising she may be pregnant. When Justin learns Nicola did not go to Sydney, Lucy explains that it was because Nicola still loves him. | ||||||
Series 2 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australian viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Episode One" | Geoff Bennett | Ellie Beaumont | 8 April 2013 | 1.135[22] |
| Lewis and Gemma are so worn out that they forget Tilda's birthday, so scramble to organise a party for her. Things get worse when Gemma's mother, Wendy, announces that her husband has left her and the party clashes with another child's. When the fathers go to fetch supplies, they are held up by a gunman. Justin and Nicola look for a new house, but are disheartened when their loan is turned down. However, Lewis finds them a property. After their pregnancy scare, Mark and Abi decide that he should get a vasectomy. But when Abi realises she wants another child, she hurries to stop him. | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Episode Two" | Geoff Bennett | Fin Edquist | 15 April 2013 | 1.031[23] |
| When Mark tries to prove himself to Abi and his friends, he causes problems. While Justin tries to earn some quick money to pay for work on his new house. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Catherine Millar | Kirsty Fisher | 22 April 2013 | 1.048[24] |
| Gemma runs into her childhood friend, Damo, when she helps move her mother's belongings. Kane and Tom argue about whether they should tell Stella that her father has returned. | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Catherine Millar | Christine Bartlett | 29 April 2013 | 1.162[25] |
| Lewis becomes jealous of Gemma's friendship with Damo. Phoebe dates Ryan, but does not tell him that she is a mother. Abi and Mark try to relax more, so they can conceive. | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Ian Barry | Michael Miller | 6 May 2013 | 1.155[26] |
| Kane and Abi run for president of the P&C association. Kane and Tom foster a child, while Nicola and Justin get divorced and start dating again. | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Ian Barry | Keith Thompson | 19 May 2013 | 1.181[27] |
| Mark hires Nicola to be his personal assistant, which threatens his friendship with Justin. While going to check on an old washing machine, Nicola is hit by a car and killed. | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | Grant Brown | Jane Morton | 26 May 2013 | 1.034[28] |
| While dealing with Nicola's death, Justin encounters the woman who knocked her down. Kane learns that Finn has been sending love letters to Lucy. Both Abi and Mark quit their jobs. | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Episode Eight" | Grant Brown | Tim Pye | 2 June 2013 | 0.901[29] |
| Gemma struggles with her guilt over Nicola's death. After a night of drinking, she wakes up next to Damo. Lucy helps Justin with his bills and the guys run the school tuck shop. | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Episode Nine" | Catherine Millar | Michael Miller | 9 June 2013 | 0.845[30] |
| Dimity leaves her husband and stays with Abi and Mark. Lewis has trouble in the bedroom, while Justin struggles with being a single parent to Angie and the boys. | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Episode Ten" | Catherine Millar | Fin Edquist | 16 June 2013 | 1.011[31] |
| Lewis organises a weekend away in the mountains to help Justin, who has been seeing Dimity. Lucy and Mr Tuck get engaged. Abi realises that she wants to go back to work. | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | "Episode Eleven" | Ian Watson | Keith Thompson | 23 June 2013 | 1.028[32] |
| Kane comes face-to-face with his school bully, which causes problems for Lewis. Finn tells Kane and Tom that he wants to live somewhere else. Abi discovers she is pregnant. | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | "Episode Twelve" | Ian Watson | Tim Pye and Kelly Lefever | 30 June 2013 | 1.02[33] |
| Dimity's husband discovers her affair with Justin and gets his revenge during a poker game. Abi realises Gemma has a secret. Kane is concerned about Stella's progress at school. | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | Grant Brown | Ellie Beaumont | 7 July 2013 | 0.924[34] |
| Trying to help Justin, Lucy gets arrested and fired. Justin decides to move away, which angers Lewis. Abi worries about the upcoming ultrasound and Mark swallows a magnet. | ||||||
Series 3 (2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australian viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Episode One" | Grant Brown | Ellie Beaumont | 9 June 2014 | 0.891[35] |
| Lucy moves in with Justin and his children. Mark tries to figure out a way to tell Abi that he hates their daughter's name. During a night out, the husbands get drunk and buy a pub. Gemma is shocked when Lewis reveals that he has spent time in prison for assault. Lewis also tracks down his son Ned. | ||||||
| 25 | 2 | "Episode Two" | Grant Brown | Tim Pye | 16 June 2014 | 0.935[36] |
| Gemma invites Ned to dinner to meet the family, while Justin and Lucy suspect he is a con man. Kane reveals that Tom has left him and the children to go to Dubai for work. He tells the other husbands that he cannot buy into the pub, but Lewis helps him out. Lewis's ex-wife, Belle, arrives. | ||||||
| 26 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Geoff Bennett | Fin Edquist | 22 June 2014 | 0.765[37] |
| Belle apologises to Lucy for not telling her about Ned. Belle presence also causes problems for everyone else. The husbands learn that Zac is being bullied by another parent, and take matters into their own hands. Lucy struggles to balance her career and her role as a step-mother to Justin's children. | ||||||
| 27 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Geoff Bennett | Ellie Beaumont | 29 June 2014 | 0.914[38] |
| 28 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Ian Watson | Keith Thompson | 6 July 2014 | 0.754[39] |
| 29 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Ian Watson | Tim Pye | 13 July 2014 | 0.787[40] |
| 30 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | Lynn-Maree Danzey | Ellie Beaumont | 20 July 2014 | 1.168[41] |
| 31 | 8 | "Episode Eight" | Lynn-Maree Danzey | Fin Edquist | 4 August 2014[42] | 0.954[43] |
| 32 | 9 | "Episode Nine" | Geoff Bennett | Timothy Lee | 11 August 2014 | 0.902[44] |
| 33 | 10 | "Episode Ten" | Geoff Bennett | Tim Pye | 18 August 2014 | 0.966[45] |
| 34 | 11 | "Episode Eleven" | Karl Zwicky | Fin Edquist | 25 August 2014 | 0.928[46] |
| 35 | 12 | "Episode Twelve" | Karl Zwicky | Tim Pye | 1 September 2014 | 1.079[47] |
| 36 | 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | Karl Zwicky | Tim Pye | 1 September 2014 | 0.953[47] |
Series 4 (2015)
In July 2014, the Nine Network renewed House Husbands for a fourth season to air in 2015.[11]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australian viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Episode One" | 2015 |
References
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External links
- List of House Husbands episodes at Ninemsn
- List of House Husbands episodes at the Internet Movie Database