Offspring season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	E7A73D
Image Upright:	1.15
Network:	Network Ten
Num Episodes:	13
Prev Season:	Season 4
Next Season:	Season 6
Episode List:	List of Offspring episodes

The fifth season of Offspring, an Australian drama television series, premiered on Network TEN on 14 May 2014 and concluded on 6 August 2014.

Production

Offspring was commissioned for a 13-episode fifth series on 12 July 2012 as part of a two-season renewal.^[1]

Filming for series five began on 21 October 2013 and concluded on 19 February 2014.^{[2] [3]}

Series five of Offspring picks up six months after Patrick's death and revolves around the journey of Nina Proudman as she navigates through single parenthood with the help of sister Billie, the bringing up of her daughter Zoe and her determination to jump back into work.^[4]

Cast

Main

• Asher Keddie as Nina Proudman
• Kat Stewart as Billie Proudman
• Matthew Le Nevez as Patrick Reid
• Richard Davies as Jimmy Proudman
• Jane Harber as Zara Perkich-Proudman
• Patrick Brammall as Leo Taylor
• Ido Drent as Lawrence Pethbridge
• Linda Cropper as Geraldine Proudman
• Deborah Mailman as Cherie Butterfield
• Ben Barrington as Thomas Buchdahl
• Eddie Perfect as Mick Holland
• Lachy Hulme as Martin Clegg

Recurring

• Alicia Gardiner as Kim Akerholt
• Lawrence Leung as Elvis Kwan
• Celia Pacquola as Ange Navarro

Guest

• Mia & Willow Sindle, Isabella Monaghan and Zara Mclellan as Zoe Proudman-Reid
• Ben & Sam Hunter, Teah Whalan and Cleo Mete as Alfie Proudman
• Jude Mace and Indianna Lee as Paddy Proudman
• Cate Wolfe as Jess
• Maude Davey as Dr Nadine Samir
• David Roberts as Phil D'Arabont
• Kate Jenkinson as Kate Reid

Special guest

• Garry McDonald as Phillip Noonan
• John Waters as Darcy Proudman
• Clare Bowditch as Rosanna Harding

Notes

Casting

Kate Jenkinson, who recurred as Kate Reid, had to be written out of the season due to her ABC series Super Fun Night being picked up the states.^[5] It was announced Matthew Le Nevez will star in series five, despite his character, Patrick dying in the penultimate episode of series four. Le Nevez is still credited as main cast.^[4]

Episodes

See also: List of Offspring episodes.

Ratings

Episode	Title	Original airdate	Overnight Viewers	Consolidated Viewers	Nightly Rank	Adjusted Rank
1	"Back in the Game"	14 May 2014	0.931	1.082^[6]	8	6
2	"When Sparks Fly"	21 May 2014	0.817	1.020^[7]	9	7
2	"Moving On"	28 May 2014	0.766	0.904^[8]	12	10
3	"Winners and Losers"	4 June 2014	0.828	1.026^[9]	10	6
5	"The Story of My Life"	11 June 2014	0.804	0.999^[10]	9	7
6	"Emergencies"	18 June 2014	0.823	0.965^[11]	12	9
7	"I'm Always Here"	25 June 2014	0.865	1.064^[12]	9	7
8	"Expect the Unexpected"	2 July 2014	0.746	0.923^[13]	12	10
9	"Return, Romance, Repeat"	9 July 2014	0.738	0.913^[14]	12	9
10	"Introduction"	16 July 2014	0.981	1.140^[15]	6	3
11	"Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing"	23 July 2014	0.905	1.083^[16]	8	6
12	"Life Changing Decisions"	30 July 2014	0.847	1.090^[17]	8	3
13	"When Life Gives You Lemons..."	6 August 2014	0.992	1.150^[18]	6	3

Figures are OzTAM Data for the 5 City Metro areas.Overnight - Live broadcast and recordings viewed the same night.Consolidated - Live broadcast and recordings viewed within the following seven days.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Renewed: Offspring. TV Tonight. 12 July 2012. 12 July 2012.
2. Web site: Last day of pre-production. Offspring starts shooting on Monday! #offspring #iwanttoshootnow. Emma Freeman (emmafreemanmakesfilms) on Instagram. 18 October 2014. 3 August 2014.
3. Web site: Last day of shooting Offspring Series 5. And I got a cat sticker on my callsheet. I'm sad it's over. #offspring. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/kkiUnPpzdg . 26 December 2021 . registration. Emma Freeman (emmafreemanmakesfilms) on Instagram. 19 February 2014. 3 August 2014.
4. Web site: Returning: Offspring. TV Tonight. 2 May 2014.
5. Web site: It pays to be "frenemies" with Rebel Wilson. TV Tonight. 11 October 2013. 15 October 2013.
6. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 14 May 2014. TV Tonight. 25 May 2014. 23 May 2014.
7. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 21 May 2014. TV Tonight. 29 May 2014. 29 May 2014.
8. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 28 May 2014. TV Tonight. 5 June 2014. 5 June 2014.
9. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 4 June 2014. TV Tonight. 12 June 2014. 12 June 2014.
10. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 11 June 2014. TV Tonight. 21 June 2014. 21 June 2014.
11. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 18 June 2014. TV Tonight. 28 June 2014. 28 June 2014.
12. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 25 June 2014. TV Tonight. 5 July 2014. 5 July 2014.
13. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 2 July 2014. TV Tonight. 12 July 2014. 12 July 2014.
14. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 9 July 2014. TV Tonight. 17 July 2014. 17 July 2014.
15. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 16 July 2014. TV Tonight. 24 July 2014. 24 July 2014.
16. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 23 July 2014. TV Tonight. 31 July 2014. 31 July 2014.
17. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 30 July 2014. TV Tonight. 7 August 2014. 7 August 2014.
18. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Wednesday 6 August 2014. TV Tonight. 14 August 2014. 14 August 2014.