

Upper Middle Bogan
2013-08-15 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.3
Follow the stories 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.
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- Creators
- Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler
- Production companies
- Gristmill
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Ended
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Annie MaynardBess Denyar
Patrick BrammallDanny Bright
Robyn MalcolmJulie Wheeler
Michala BanasAmber Wheeler
Rhys MitchellKayne Wheeler
Madeleine JevicBrianna Wheeler
Lara RobinsonEdwina Bright
Harrison FeldmanOscar Bright
Dougie BaldwinShawn Van Winkle
Glenn RobbinsWayne Wheeler
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