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television series screening on the

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's digital channel 7TWO from 6 November 2017. This Australian/Irish co-production was created by Sally Browning and Dean Cropp. It was written by Stephen Abbott, Warren Coleman and Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain and directed by Beth Armstrong,

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and Glenn Fraser. The series was also broadcast on

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in the

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from June 2019.

Synopsis

The Champs are an Australian family who move to Tubbershandy, an isolated seaside village in western Ireland to save the Bed & Breakfast run by their Irish grandfather. The three Aussie children Lulu, Bruce and Frankie are finding it hard to fit into a new hometown but also hide the secret that their parents recently became zombies. The kids must keep the truth under wraps from the community and in particular, local identity Bernadette (Bunni) Shanahan.

Cast

* Sofia Nolan as Lulu * Jack Riley as Bruce * Adele Cosentino as Frances (Frankie) *

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as Mum *

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as Dad * Maeliosa Stafford as Grandad *

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as Bunni * Lucy Maher as Aisling *

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as Dermot * Connor Burke as Connor

Series overview

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