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Upper Middle Bogan

TV·2013–2016·3 seasons, 24 episodes·ABC·Comedy·30m·7.8·Created by Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler

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Upper Middle Bogan follows the story of two families living at opposite ends of the freeway. Bess Denyar, is a doctor with a posh mother Margaret, an architect husband Danny Bright and twin 13-year-olds at a private school, Oscar and Edwina. When Bess finds out that she is adopted, she is stunned, but even more so when she meets her birth parents, Wayne and Julie Wheeler. She also discovers that she has three siblings: Amber, Kayne and Brianna. The bogan Wheelers head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs and are thrilled to discover the daughter they thought they had lost.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Upper Middle Bogan S03E08Christmas BreakS03E08 · 7.5Bess struggles to tell Margaret & Julie that she is spending Christmas in New York. Wayne & Kayne try to make their Christmas lights display the best in the street this year, and Danny helps Oscar buy a Kris Kringle.
  2. 02Upper Middle Bogan S01E01I'm a SwanS01E01 · 6.5Middle-class woman, Bess Denyar, discovers she's adopted. She's shocked to find her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs.
  3. 03Upper Middle Bogan S01E02Forefathers and Two MothersS01E02 · 6.5Bess is angry at Margaret for lying to her all these years and decides to concentrate on getting to know her real parents. However, becoming one big family could take longer than hoped.

Castfull cast & details

Annie MaynardAnnie MaynardBess DenyarDougie BaldwinDougie BaldwinShawn Van WinkleGlenn RobbinsGlenn RobbinsWayne WheelerHarrison FeldmanHarrison FeldmanOscar BrightLara RobinsonLara RobinsonEdwina BrightMadeleine JevicMadeleine JevicBrianna WheelerMichala BanasMichala BanasAmber WheelerPatrick BrammallPatrick BrammallDanny Bright

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2013Aired 6.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Upper Middle Bogan S01E01Season's bestI'm a SwanAugust 15, 2013 6.5Middle-class woman, Bess Denyar, discovers she's adopted. She's shocked to find her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer su
  2. S01E02Upper Middle Bogan S01E02Forefathers and Two MothersAugust 22, 2013 6.5Bess is angry at Margaret for lying to her all these years and decides to concentrate on getting to know her real parents. However, becoming
  3. S01E03Upper Middle Bogan S01E03Your Roots Are ShowingAugust 29, 2013 6.5Wayne and Julie give Bess a ride in a V8 Supercar to make up for all the birthdays they've missed. Bess is trying hard to please everyone, b
  4. S01E04Upper Middle Bogan S01E04Picture PerfectSeptember 5, 2013 6.0Bess arranges a lunch for her two mothers, which doesn't quite go as planned. Julie feels terrible for giving Bess up for adoption and prese
  5. S01E05Upper Middle Bogan S01E05No AngelSeptember 12, 2013 6.0Danny is devastated when Edwina wants to quit the bassoon after relentless bullying at school. She makes everything alright at a music conce
  6. S01E06Upper Middle Bogan S01E06Behind You!September 19, 2013 6.5After backing into another car, Wayne is forced to take a driving test. At work, Bess has a bullying issue and Wayne offers to come to her r
  7. S01E07Upper Middle Bogan S01E07Don't Over Think ItSeptember 26, 2013 6.0Angry with Margaret for not taking her diabetes seriously, Bess sets up training sessions with newly qualified Brianna. Margaret reluctantly
  8. S01E08Upper Middle Bogan S01E08NationalsOctober 3, 2013 6.0Bess and family support Team Wheeler at the drag racing championships. Bess tries to solve engine problems, however the aftermath is filled

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2014Aired 6.1Season avg
  1. S02E01Upper Middle Bogan S02E01Hot But ColdOctober 16, 2014 6.0Bess continues to struggle with the adoption discovery and develops some misplaced trust issues. Danny is concentrating on his new passive c
  2. S02E02Upper Middle Bogan S02E02Let's Talk About SexOctober 23, 2014 6.0After a sex education night at school, Oscar is keen to learn all he can and it leaves Bess wondering if she and Danny are in a rut. Brianna
  3. S02E03Upper Middle Bogan S02E03Bonds and StocksOctober 30, 2014 6.0Bess is concerned the Brights don't have any family bonding hobbies like the Wheelers. Meanwhile, Julie discovers Wayne is the descendant of
  4. S02E04Upper Middle Bogan S02E04I Dream of BroccoliniNovember 6, 2014 6.0Shawn races against Team Wheeler's arch rivals the Amentas in the junior drags. Bess is delighted to involve her family until Edwina develop
  5. S02E05Upper Middle Bogan S02E05Occupation HazardsNovember 13, 2014 6.0Amber applies for a promotion at the bank, which requires a good word from Margaret. Bess is tiring of medical-related visits from the Wheel
  6. S02E06Upper Middle Bogan S02E06TwothirtiesNovember 20, 2014 6.0Wayne wants to surprise Julie with an expensive necklace for their 30th wedding anniversary however a toothache causes some physical and fin
  7. S02E07Upper Middle Bogan S02E07All You Can EatNovember 27, 2014 6.0Edwina talks Danny into letting Shawn do work experience with him, exposing his middle class lifestyle. Meanwhile, Margaret's doctor insists
  8. S02E08Upper Middle Bogan S02E08Season's bestJules in the CrownDecember 4, 2014 6.5Julie goes to stay with Bess after a falling out with her family. Margaret realises the only way to get her out is to make the rest of the W

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2016Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S03E01Upper Middle Bogan S03E01New Kids on the BlockOctober 12, 2016 6.0The Brights move into an über modern house designed by Danny, who refuses to let Bess clutter it with their old furniture. Brianna and her n
  2. S03E02Upper Middle Bogan S03E02Knock It OffOctober 19, 2016 6.5When a shop owner commissions Kayne to paint his designs, Margaret is outraged that she has no plans to pay him. Bess grapples with a gift f
  3. S03E03Upper Middle Bogan S03E03If You Knew SusieOctober 26, 2016 6.0When Bess discovers that Julie has a secret sister, she enlists Brianna, Amber and Margaret to spy. Danny reluctantly takes Oscar away to a
  4. S03E04Upper Middle Bogan S03E04Sons of AnarchyNovember 2, 2016 6.5Amber is appalled when Shawn invites his new and very alternative girlfriend to stay. Bess is upset when Edwina announces she wants to do me
  5. S03E05Upper Middle Bogan S03E05Sticking to Your PrincipalsNovember 9, 2016 6.0Shawn drops out of school, so Amber turns to the school Principal who helps in an unexpected manner. Julie is injured so Kayne offers to dri
  6. S03E06Upper Middle Bogan S03E06Generous to a FaultlineNovember 16, 2016 6.5Bess brings Margaret & Julie to a Mothers' Day Lunch, where Bess having 'two mothers' is misunderstood. The Wheelers help Amber & Ev
  7. S03E07Upper Middle Bogan S03E07Row Row RowNovember 23, 2016 6.5Brianna coaches Edwina's rowing team, with much more gusto than Edwina wants. At the regatta, Evan gives Amber a speedboat, a gift she oddly
  8. S03E08Upper Middle Bogan S03E08Season's bestChristmas BreakNovember 30, 2016 7.5Bess struggles to tell Margaret & Julie that she is spending Christmas in New York. Wayne & Kayne try to make their Christmas lights

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