
My So-Called Life(1994)
The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.


When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.

Tim Minchin
Lachlan 'Lucky' Flynn

Milly Alcock
Meg Adams
Upright is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of musician, australia, friendship, family relationships, coming of age, dying mother. Created by Morwenna Gordon, it stars Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock. When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.
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