Nina wakes up in bed and realises that Patrick hasn’t come home and dreams various ways of saying I love you to him and having him reject or make up with her after their fight. Nina & Patrick both apologise to each other and Patrick tells Nina their are bigger things to discuss.
Offspring
The episode starts with Nina & Patrick on a rollercoaster in a dream where Nina is uncertain if she should be having kids with Patrick or if he even wants kids. In reality Nina falls out of bed.
Its hard to believe that in a few short months this unlikely pair fell in love…. But through it all Nina never lost sight of the dream that she could one day have it all in the words of Martin Clegg in the dream mind of Nina as she juices perfectly.
8.30pm Wednesday May 9 on Ten
***Guest Starring Garry McDonald as Dr Phillip Noonan – Nina’s biological father!
A week after moving in with Patrick, Nina worries that living and working together is putting a strain on their relationship. Unconvinced Nina and Patrick’s space related issues are normal this early on; Billie assumes Nina’s brought up the topic of children. Nina’s adamant they haven’t broached the topic and Billie is surprised considering Nina’s a control freak and Patrick’s troubled past.
Later that night, Nina gets a surprise call from Dr Noonan hoping to catch up with Geraldine having now heard she’s single. Feeling the weight of her massive secret, Nina realises she has to tell Dr Noonan, he’s her father. Meeting at his clinic, Noonan is shocked by the revelation, but before he can digest the news he’s called away for an appointment.
Nina and Dr Noonan meet for dinner the next night and barely escape injury as their nerves and mutual clumsiness get the better of them. Nina connects with her father as he shares his tragic romantic history which like hers, features an unstable ex and emotionally crippling crush.
Nina returns home to tell Patrick of Noonan’s solitary life, admitting she’s a little disappointed he never had children and she has no new step brothers or sisters. The topic hangs in the air and Patrick asks Nina if she wants children.
Nina admits she does one day but Patrick, burdened by the weight of his past, can’t give her an answer. He just doesn’t know… When Billie is offered a guest speaker role at a real estate conference in New Zealand, she convinces Mick to join her for an all-expenses paid “honeymoon”. However Tim offers Mick a chance to work with an up and coming artist in Melbourne and Billie insists he stay and take the job.
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8.30pm Wednesday May 2 on Ten
Burying concerns over the identity of her biological father, Nina focuses on the hunt for a rental property with Patrick. Nina’s only forced to confront the issue when Billie reveals she located one of the possibilities, former parking inspector Daryl Collee. Nina meets Daryl at the local pub with Billie and Geraldine along for support and is surprised to discover she’s a perfect physical match to his family. Just as Daryl is grappling with the news that she could be his daughter, Nina quickly discounts the fact because their blood types don’t match.
Realising her biological father has to be the family GP, Nina’s curiosity gets the better of her and she makes an appointment to see Dr Noonan under a false name. Wracked by nerves, Nina manages to keep her cover during the consultation and is amazed to notice they share a range of physical and personality traits. However disaster looms when Nina hands over her Medicare card and is revealed to be a Proudman. Recognising the surname, Noonan fondly recalls he once knew a Geraldine Proudman. Panicked, Nina blurts that Geraldine is her mother before promptly eeing the clinic.
Billie’s disappointed to discover her only fertile time of the month coincides with Tim and Andrew’s ? rst big date. Striking a compromise, Billie suggests Andrew keep things on third base with Tim and save himself to donate the following afternoon. Andrew agrees although when he decline’s Tim’s advances, he’s forced to reveal why. Tim’s intrigued by the arrangement with Billie and Mick and suggests a way he can help Andrew keep his commitment.
Jimmy and Zara attend the ? rst ultrasound for their baby. After Billie’s miscarriage, Nina worries her brother is being prematurely optimistic but the scan shows a healthy baby and Jimmy is ecstatic. Ever the pragmatist Zara wants to know the sex of their child unlike dreamer Jimmy who’s convinced it should be left a surprise.
8.30pm Wednesday April 25 on Ten
Still reeling after learning of her true parentage, Nina meets with Darcy to nd out how he’s coping. Both hurt and confused by the news, Nina and Darcy downplay their feelings trying to save each other grief.
At the hospital, Nina’s upset to hear Patrick say that staying at his house is an imposition. Returning to Patrick’s to clear up her belongings; Nina confronts Patrick who explains she misheard the conversation. Despite the misunderstanding, Patrick can’t deny it feels strange she’s moving in after he’s lived alone for so long. Convinced things are accelerating and jeopardising their relationship, Nina packs up and leaves.
Nina heads to her old apartment to find her insurance documents only to be met by Darcy who has already sorted out the claim. Seeing his daughter’s distress, Darcy reassures Nina he loves her and Nina admits Darcy is the only father she could ever want or need. The moment is interrupted by a text from Geraldine; she’s out of hiding and ready to talk.
At Geraldine’s, Nina, Billie and Jimmy are ? oored when Geraldine reveals all the secrets she’s kept over the years and Nina learns her biological father could be one of TWO men!
Nina returns to Patrick’s to tell him the news and as the couple make up, Patrick announces he wants them to move in together.
Thrown by the news Darcy isn’t Nina’s father, Billie struggles with the idea Nina is only her half-sister. Unable to censor herself, Billie creates chaos for Darcy and Geraldine before sharing her concerns with Nina who rea� rms their bond. Mick tries to find Andrew a date under Billie’s instructions and when his brother is rejected, Mick spies an unexpected opportunity.
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What a week in TV – with so many shows to chose from and so much competition between Seven and Nine in particular.
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