S01 Episode 1
Pilot
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a suburban wife and mother strives to seize the day and make the most of her remaining days. In the first episode, Cathy is determined to live life to the fullest following the diagnosis of terminal cancer and keeps news of the illness between her and her handsome young oncologist, Dr Todd. She starts by throwing infantile husband Paul out of the house.
27 mins · Mon, 16 Aug 2010
S01 Episode 2
Summer Time
Cathy tries to reform her son Adam by burning all of his dirty clothes ahead of his month away at a football camp. Later, Cathy goes back on her decision to allow Adam to attend the camp and pleads with him to stay with her for the month, deploying an eye-catching way of getting her son to change his mind. Meanwhile, Sean confides in Cathy and Paul presses Cathy to see a marriage therapist with him.
27 mins · Mon, 23 Aug 2010
S01 Episode 3
There's No C in Team
Cathy goes to a cancer support group. Though she makes it clear that she has little or no interest in participating, group members Sheila and Leon track her down at home, bringing some food with them. Reluctantly acknowledging their generosity, Cathy sets out to arrange a dinner party to use the food they gave her. Sean accepts her invitation and brings along his vegan-environmentalist girlfriend Daphne.
27 mins · Mon, 30 Aug 2010
S01 Episode 4
Playing the Cancer Card
As Paul starts his life as a single dad by returning to rugby, Cathy cashes in on her retirement account to buy a new sports car. Meanwhile, after criticising a car he considers a sin against the environment, Sean refuses Cathy's plea to see a dentist about an infected tooth. Elsewhere, Adam gets in trouble with the law. Can Marlene help him?
27 mins · Mon, 13 Sep 2010
S01 Episode 5
Blue-Eyed Iris
Cathy walks in on Adam looking at porn on the internet. Her attempts to discuss sex and relationships don't go particularly well, but that's nothing compared to sex-related trouble she gets herself into at school.
26 mins · Mon, 20 Sep 2010
S01 Episode 6
Taking Lumps
Cathy discovers that she has a lump on her backside and goes to see Dr Todd about it. She decides to have it removed and asks neighbour Marlene to pick her up at the hospital after surgery. Later, Cathy reunites with Paul for a charity race, Sean comes to Cathy in his time of need, Paul and Adam bond over their preparations for he race, and Cathy considers telling Paul her secret.
24 mins · Mon, 27 Sep 2010
S01 Episode 7
Two for the Road
Cathy persuades Sean to join her on a trip to surprise their dad on his birthday, leaving Adam and Paul at home for a boys' weekend. Meanwhile, Marlene offers parenting advice to Adam and Cathy and Sean tell some home truths.
26 mins · Mon, 4 Oct 2010
S01 Episode 8
Happy Birthday, Cancer
A surprise party for her 43rd birthday leaves Cathy in a quandary over her plans to join Lenny for a weekend getaway in the Bahamas. Especially when Rebecca, her old friend from college, turns up. Later, Cathy is horrified to discover that Adam and a friend have been spreading a filthy joke while serving as waiters at the party and Aunt Allison tries to bluff when Marlene confronts her about her age.
27 mins · Mon, 11 Oct 2010
S01 Episode 9
The Ecstasy and the Agony
Following her weekend in the Bahamas with Lenny, Cathy experiments with the drug ecstasy. Elsewhere, Paul's excitement over his promotion at work is dimmed after catching his wife with her new boyfriend; Adam gets permission to attend a party at a friend's house; and Sean sets up Marlene on a date with his elderly friend, Earl.
27 mins · Mon, 18 Oct 2010
S01 Episode 10
Divine Intervention
Facing divorce and the loss of her best friend, Cathy looks to make amends with those around her, but it proves difficult when Paul is unwilling to hear her side of the story and Marlene criticises her for violating her marriage vows. Meanwhile, Andrea threatens to drop out of school and Paul runs into his ex-girlfriend, Tina.
26 mins · Mon, 25 Oct 2010
S01 Episode 11
New Beginnings
As a show of solidarity Paul starts shaving his head so he and Cathy will be bald together throughout her chemotherapy. Meanwhile, as Paul struggles to keep Cathy's cancer a secret from Adam, Rebecca tells Sean she has requested a transfer so she can settle down in Minneapolis. Later, Cathy tells Dr Todd about the alternative therapies Paul has been researching, and Marlene tells Cathy that she has Alzheimer's disease.
27 mins · Mon, 1 Nov 2010
S01 Episode 12
Everything That Rises Must Converge
Now that he knows the truth about his wife's cancer, Paul eagerly takes over the household chores. Meanwhile, Cathy interferes with Adam's love life, Marlene puts Adam in danger and later makes a drastic decision, and Todd and Cathy go to Canada to meet a beekeeper who believes he has a new treatment for cancer. However, does Todd have an ulterior motive?
26 mins · Mon, 8 Nov 2010
S01 Episode 13
Taking the Plunge
Following Marlene's unexpected suicide, Cathy and her family join Marlene's daughters, Gina and Lorna, for a celebratory graveside party. The news that the bee therapy didn't change anything prompts Paul to suggest that Cathy try a debilitating chemotherapy treatment while waiting the six months it will take to get into an experimental drug trial.
27 mins · Mon, 15 Nov 2010
