Upright. Image shows left to right: Meg Adams (Milly Alcock), Lucky Flynn (Tim Minchin)
Upright

Upright

  • TV comedy drama
  • Sky Atlantic / Sky Comedy
  • 2019 - 2022
  • 16 episodes (2 series)

Comedy drama following a pair of strangers on a road trip across Australia with a battered upright piano. Stars Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock, Heather Mitchell, Daniel Lapaine and Ella Scott Lynch

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Series 1, Episode 5

Upright. Lucky Flynn (Tim Minchin)
Luke contemplates giving up when Meg runs away with the ute and the piano, but a potentially poisonous snakebite makes him change his mind.

Further details

Lucky wakes up to find that Meg has taken off with the ute and the piano, leaving him all alone in the scorching Nullarbor heat. He contemplates giving up and going home, but a potentially poisonous snakebite causes him to have a vision of his mother, who urges him to find the piano and keep going.

Notes

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Ningali Lawford-Wolf.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 12th December 2019
Time
10pm
Channel
Sky Atlantic
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 19th December 2019 1:00am Sky Atlantic
Thursday 3rd November 2022 9:00pm Sky Comedy
Tuesday 8th November 2022 9:30pm Sky Comedy

Cast & crew

Cast
Tim Minchin Lucky Flynn
Milly Alcock Meg Adams
Heather Mitchell Jen Flynn
Daniel Lapaine Toby Flynn
Ella Scott Lynch Suzie Flynn
Guest cast
Ningali Lawford-Wolf Danni
Samson Hyland Young Toby
Dan Minchin Dad
Jude Hyland Young Lucky
Felino Dolloso Joselito
Syd Brisbane Barry
Joshua Orpin Matty Adams
Writing team
Kate Mulvany Writer
Tim Minchin Developer
Kate Mulvany Developer
Leon Ford Developer
Chris Taylor Developer
Niki Aken Script Producer
Production team
Matthew Saville Director
Jason Stephens Producer
Melissa Kelly Producer
Chris Taylor Producer
Morwenna Gordon Executive Producer
Tim Minchin Executive Producer
Helen Bowden Executive Producer
Penny Win Executive Producer
Carly Heaton Executive Producer
Ally Henville Line Producer
Peter McLennan Associate Producer
Tess Novak Associate Producer
Stewart Dean Post Producer
Deborah Peart Editor
Jo Ford Production Designer
Nathan Lloyd Casting Director
Emma Dockery Casting Director
Katie Milwright Director of Photography
Anita Seiler Costume Designer
Fiona Rees-Jones Make-up Designer
Tim Minchin Composer
Jackson Milas Composer
Antony Partos Composer
Peter McLennan 1st Assistant Director

Press

Tim Minchin's odd sadcom continues - not always convincingly, but with enough big-hearted eccentricity to make perseverance worthwhile. Tonight, Lucky awakes to discover that Meg has vanished, along with his ute and piano. But just as he is contemplating giving up, a revelation comes.

Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 12th December 2019

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