Six Feet Under

Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. 1943-2000 Meet the Fisher family. After the patriarch of the family, dies in a hearse-accident, the family comes together to mourn and decide the fate of the family Funeral Home. Nate, who works for an organic grocery store in Seattle, has to deal with more than just the death of his father. His mother, Ruth, is taking the death especially hard because she had been having an affair with her hairdresser, Hiram. David, the closeted homosexual who has helped with the business, has a difficult transition running things. Claire, the youngest of the clan, is a teenager in high-school trying to get comfortable in her own skin. On top of everything the family is already going through, they have a corporate funeral company hounding them to sell out.

Nate tries to help David run the business, which only creates more tension between them; unpleasant surprises are revealed at the reading of the will.

The family deals with increasing pressure to sell the family business; Claire finds an unusual way to punish her boyfriend for his big mouth.

Claire is suspected of arson when Kroehner Corp's new building is burned to the ground; David ends a feud with Keith.

Keith has a problem with David's wish to become a deacon; Nate has dinner with Brenda's parents and meets her brother Billy.

Claire meets Billy; two suitors pursue Ruth; a divorced parishioner wants to see David; Nate discovers some of his father's secrets.

Ruth's romantic difficulties worsen; David votes to hire a progressive young priest; Nate and Brenda plan a weekend away.

Nate and David rent out a room at the funeral home to earn extra income; Rico thinks about freelancing; Nate clashes with Brenda's long-time friends.

Tragedy reunites Claire with an old nemesis; David meets Keith in a disco; Ruth spends a weekend with Hiram.

Rico's replacement is rather unconventional; Billy's gallery exhibit includes a surprise; Claire frets over Gabe's behaviour.

David, Nate and Brenda attend a funeral directors' conference in Las Vegas; Ruth takes a floral arrangement class.

The killing of a gay man forces David to confront his fears about his lifestyle; Nate agrees with Brenda's parents that Billy should be institutionalised.

Brenda visits Billy in the institution; David must take a stand at church; Gabe behaves badly at a party with Claire.