The Commons
Creator Shelley Birse · Channel Stan · Starring Dominic Ona-Ariki, Rupert Penry-Jones, David Lyons
Set in a gripping vision of the near future, THE COMMONS is an absorbing character-driven relationship drama and a story about motherhood as the ultimate act of faith in humanity.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Episode 1December 25, 2019 · 55 minIn the near future, gifted neuropsychologist Eadie Boulay is desperate to conceive a child. Faced with next level climate change, the question of bringing a child into the world is a whole lot more complicated than it used to be.
- Episode 2: Episode 2December 25, 2019 · 55 minEadie’s desperation to conceive leads to a dangerous bargain with Shay. Her offer to take his National Service days at one of the city’s Resettlement Centres will seem a small price to pay for the chance to have a child.
- Episode 3: Episode 3December 25, 2019 · 55 minEadie’s deception runs deeper as the pregnancy progresses and she needs to make good on her offer to take Shay’s National Service days at one of the city’s emergency Resettlement Centres.
- Episode 4: Episode 4December 25, 2019 · 55 minEadie’s drive to help Rachel find her family lost in the storm gives her a front row view of what people are experiencing further out in the hot zones.
- Episode 5: Episode 5December 25, 2019 · 55 minAs Ivy stares down an uncertain future, her mood hits the skids and Lloyd looks to Shay to step up into his godfatherly role and help her find her feet.
- Episode 6: Episode 6December 25, 2019 · 55 minLloyd and Eadie find themselves in the bombed remains of their relationship now that Eadie’s pregnancy has finally been revealed. But Lloyd can sense Eadie’s still hiding something from him.
Show 2 more episodes
- Episode 7: Episode 7December 25, 2019 · 55 minEadie and the Latus have crossed a dangerous line and keeping them out of the hands of Border Authorities is going to cost more than they imagined.
- Episode 8: Episode 8December 25, 2019 · 55 minAs an unprecedented heatwave grips the city, Eadie stares down the possibility that the cost of her gamble will be the Latu’s future, the loss of her marriage and now the chance that her babies’ health is at risk.
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Credits
- Dominic Ona-ArikiIsrael Latu · 8 episodes
- Rupert Penry-JonesDom Boulay · 8 episodes
- David LyonsLloyd Green · 8 episodes
- Inez CurroIvy Green · 8 episodes
- Simone McAullayFrancesca Boulay · 8 episodes
- Joanne FroggattEadie Boulay · 8 episodes
- Shelley BirseCreator
- Jeffrey WalkerDirector · 1 episode
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 55 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- December 25, 2019
- LAST AIRED
- December 25, 2019
- PRODUCTION COMPANIES
- Playmaker Media, Sony Pictures Television
