Offspring

Offspring is an Australian comedy-drama show that aired on Channel Ten in August 2010. It centres around a Melbourne obstetrician, as she deals with her family, and her love life.

Characters include:

 * Nina Proudman- The protagonist of the series, an obstetrician who was newly single at the beginning of the show.
 * Billie Proudman- Nina's older sister, a real estate agent who works in the family business.
 * Jimmy Proudman- The youngest of the Proudman children, and also the one without any sense of where he's going.
 * Darcy Proudman- Father to Nina, Billie, Jimmy and Ray. A real estate agent and serial Casanova.
 * Geraldine Proudman- Mother to Nina, Billie and Jimmy. A teacher, ostensibly separated from Darcy (but it can depend on the episode).
 * Cherie Butterfield- A nurse Nina works with at the hospital. She gives birth to Ray in the pilot episode and it is revealed that Darcy is the father.
 * Mick Holland- Billie's ex, a sometime musician/composer and landscape gardener.

Originally it was planned to be a telemovie but television executives were surprised but the quality of it, leading it to be spun off into a 13 episode series. Series 3 began airing in April 2012.


 * Above the Influence: Averted.
 * All Lesbians Want Kids: Made for a strange yet amusing subplot between Kim and her partner that climaxes in the final episode in Season 1.
 * Animal Motif: Nina has a strange obsession with Owls
 * Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other: Billie and Mick, as well as
 * The Bartender: Jimmy.
 * Babies Make Everything Better: This show normally portrays it, given Nina's job.
 * Big Beautiful Woman: Cherie.
 * Break the Cutie: Poor Nina.
 * Taken Up to Eleven in the season 3 opener: after seemingly earning her happy ending with  at the end of season 2, in one night her.
 * The Cameo: Shaun Micallef appears one episode as a energetic Real Estate Agent rival.
 * The Cast Showoff: Eddie Perfect gets a number of scenes to show off his musical skills as composer/musician Mick.
 * The Charmer: Darcy, Jimmy
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Zara.
 * Martin Clegg.
 * Cool Big Sis: Nina to Billie and Jimmy
 * Daydream Surprise: Frequently from Nina's perspective.
 * Doctor Jerk: Nina and Fraser regard Patrick this way at first.
 * Drunken Montage: After she breaks up with, Nina goes on a bender with the nurses. Leads to a What Did I Do Last Night? in the next episode when she wakes up in a stranger's bed on the morning after.
 * Everyone Meets Everyone:
 * First Boy Wins:
 * Genki Girl: Tammy, the girl Jimmy brings home with him after his journey to find himself.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Plenty.
 * Hospital Hottie: Most of the characters who work at the hospital. Series two has taken it Up to Eleven by introducing two new male doctors and giving both shirtless scenes.
 * The Ladette: Billie is borderline, but her pregnant friend definitely is.
 * Love Triangle: In season one: Nina <> Chris < Zara
 * In season 2: Patrick <> Nina <>
 * Luke, I Am Your Father: At the end of the telemovie it is revealed that Darcy is Ray's father.
 * Another is, at the very end of season 2, with Dr. Clegg and Cherie finding out that
 * Continued in series 3 with a Luke, You Are My Father when  meets with   to tell.
 * Man Child: Jimmy bounces between various jobs and money-making schemes and tests the patience of his entire family.
 * Missing Mom: Chris' wife
 * Operation: Jealousy
 * Present Day
 * Psycho Ex Boyfriend Nina's ex husband, shows his love to her by blowing her favourite chair up
 * Put on a Bus:
 * Random Events Plot
 * Runaway Bride:
 * Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Mick and Billie, respectively.
 * Self-Proclaimed Liar: Jimmy.
 * Sex Changes Everything: Oooh boy does it ever...
 * "Shut Up" Kiss:
 * Another in Season 2 between
 * Straight Gay: Andrew, Mick's brother
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome: Chris
 * Patrick.
 * Teen Pregnancy:
 * Token Lesbian: Kim, arguably.
 * Tsundere: Billie
 * Wacky Cravings: Kim during her pregnancy, displayed in the Webisodes.
 * Written in Absence: Billie disappears off to New Zealand for a conference in series 3 and gets stuck there when a volcanic ash cloud causes her flight to be cancelled. Billie appears briefly via phonecalls or on Skype. This was done to cover up Kat Stewart's pregnancy.
 * Woman Scorned: In season one, Billie.
 * You Know What You Did: Billie constantly berates Nina
 * Your Cheating Heart: Darcy, while married to Geraldine.
 * You Know What You Did: Billie constantly berates Nina
 * Your Cheating Heart: Darcy, while married to Geraldine.