The year is 1989. The Wall is about to come down, Phil Collins is bothering the charts, and thanks to Crocodile Dundee the world is in the midst of a short-lived infatuation with .. show full overview
The year is 1989. The Wall is about to come down, Phil Collins is bothering the charts, and thanks to Crocodile Dundee the world is in the midst of a short-lived infatuation with Australian culture. The same can't be said for Simeone Cooper, a fabulously wealthy London housewife who'd rather forget her antipodean adolescence. However, when fate brings her and her two teenagers back to her hometown, Simeone must revisit the past and finally face up to the friends and family she left behind, and only ever knew her as "Sammy".
Sammy and her kids are coming to terms with the culture shock of life in Newcastle and the possibility that they may not be returning to London any time soon.
Sammy and her kids are coming to terms with the culture shock of life in Newcastle and the possibility that they may not be returning to London any time soon.
In the midst of being bullied at school, Sammy's son Lenny strikes up a friendship with fellow misfit Bo, and they bond over their shared longing for girl next door.
In the midst of being bullied at school, Sammy's son Lenny strikes up a friendship with fellow misfit Bo, and they bond over their shared longing for girl next door.
