Name: Austin
Released: 2024-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ben Miller, Michael Theo, Sally Phillips

TV Show · Comedy · Drama

A bestselling, but recently cancelled, children's author has a meltdown when approached by Austin, a neurodivergent 20-something claiming to be his son. He then realises that embracing the young man may be the path to redemption.

2024 · 26m

Starring Ben Miller, Michael Theo, Sally Phillips

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Within hours of bestselling author Julian Hartswood being cancelled for reposting a white supremacist, he discovers he has a neurodivergent son named Austin.

26m
EPISODE 2

My Luncheon with Austin

Austin invites Julian and Ingrid home to have lunch with his embarrassing family, while Ingrid contemplates some extramarital wham wham.

26m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

On a bonding tour with Austin, Julian starts filming a documentary about some father-son quality time to clean his image. However, Ingrid and Austin get wise to his Machiavellian ways.

26m
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Julian's documentary capturing his growing relationship with Austin is now out in the open and Julian engages an award-winning filmmaker to finish the job.

26m
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Austin organises a bespoke celebrity bus tour; Julian contemplates hiring someone to scrub his image; Ingrid decides to expand her career, combining her illustrating career with writing.

26m
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

When Julian gets fired from his publisher and is told his remaining books are to be pulped, Austin leads the charge to break into the warehouse to rescue whatever books are left.

26m