The BEST episodes written by Alison Bell

Frankenstein
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7.73
64 votes

#1 - Frankenstein

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 2

Parents Group triggers anxiety in Audrey when she realises she's the only one who isn't following a parenting book. Misinterpreting Ambrose's book club theme, Audrey brings Frankenstein - honest mistake or searing metaphor?

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Trivial Pursuits
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7.53
47 votes

#2 - Trivial Pursuits

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 4

Life at home with baby fails to provide the mental stimulation Audrey craves. She's bored and increasingly forgetful. When she gets her days mixed up, she turns up at the wrong meeting group and stays.

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Super Mum
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7.51
37 votes

#3 - Super Mum

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 5

After being struck in the head by a pinecone, Jeremy starts to obsess about his broken promise to God. Is the pinecone the first in a series of vengeful acts? There's no convincing atheist Audrey.

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Genealogy
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7.48
48 votes

#4 - Genealogy

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 3

When Jeremy's parents turn up uninvited, Audrey is forced to deploy some masterful restraint when it comes to mother-in-law, Carol's intrusive and out-dated parenting advice.

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Mother Nature
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7.47
38 votes

#5 - Mother Nature

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 6

The annual spring cleaning trip to Audrey's grandmother's farm exposes some hard financial truths. Jeremy struggles to get Stevie to take the bottle and turns to the Parents' Group for help.

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Matrescence
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7.38
37 votes

#6 - Matrescence

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 7

Audrey misses the final Parents' Group but gets a surprising one-on-one with Ambrose. Georgia organises a nurse-in, and Jeremy finally reveals his Californian job offer and he and Audrey face their past and future.

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The Letdown
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7.30
76 votes

#7 - The Letdown

The Letdown - Season 1 - Episode 1

Audrey is determined not to be defined by motherhood. In theory, this seems fairly easy. In practice, her career-focused husband, self-obsessed mother & fancy-free best friend, make it damn near impossible.

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