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Austin: episode guide

Episode 1

Sunday, June 09, 2024 (ABC)
Written by Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf
Directed by Darren Ashton

Within hours of best-selling author Julian Hartswood being cancelled for reposting a white supremacist, he discovers he has a neurodivergent son called Austin.

Cast (in order of appearance): Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Rick Davies as Eric, Maxwell Siulangapo as Bus Driver Tam, Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Kate Elliott as Heidi, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Zahra Newman as Monica, Hasini Walpola as Priya, Scout Boxall as Odin, Chris Ryan as Customer, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Mitchell Butel as Russell

Episode 2

Sunday, June 16, 2024
Written by Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf
Directed by Darren Ashton

Austin invites Julian and Ingrid home to have lunch with his "embarrassing" family, while Ingrid contemplates some extra-marital wham wham.

Cast (in order of appearance): Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Ellie McKay as Florence Hartswood, Tai Hara as Barman Luke, Madeleine Dyer as Woman at Bar

Episode 3

Sunday, June 23, 2024
Story by Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf
Written by Lloyd Woolf and Adam Zwar
Directed by Madeleine Dyer

On a bonding tour with Austin, Julian starts filming a documentary about "father and neurodivergent son quality time" to spring-clean his image. But Ingrid and Austin get wise to his Machiavellian ways.

Cast (in order of appearance): Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Kate Elliott as Heidi, Ellie McKay as Florence Hartswood, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Tai Hara as Barman Luke, Rick Davies as Eric, Rob Collins as Foreign Minister

Episode 4

Sunday, June 30, 2024
Written by Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf
Directed by Madeleine Dyer

Julian's documentary capturing his growing relationship with Austin is now out in the open and Julian engages an award-winning filmmaker to finish the job. Is bringing Austin to London the perfect treat for him or for Julian?

Cast (in order of appearance): Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Charlotte Nicdao as Yolanda Cox, Kate Elliott as Heidi, Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Tai Hara as Barman Luke, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Rick Davies as Eric

Episode 5

Sunday, July 07, 2024
Written by Kala Ellis and Adam Zwar
Directed by Darren Ashton

Austin organises a bespoke celebrity bus tour while Julian contemplates hiring someone to "scrub" his image. Ingrid decides to expand her career, combining her illustrating career with writing.

Cast (in order of appearance): Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Jim Howick as Gawain, Kate Elliott as Heidi, Charlotte Nicdao as Yolanda Cox, Ryan Westington as Man on Street, Robin Ince as BBC Security Guard, Billie Piper as Billie, Obadiah as Jamael

Episode 6

Sunday, July 14, 2024
Written by Adam Zwar
Directed by Darren Ashton

When Julian gets fired from his publisher and told his remaining books are to be pulped, Austin leads the charge to break into the warehouse to rescue whatever books are left.

Cast (in order of appearance): Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Zahra Newman as Monica, Iggy Wong as Phillipe, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Lloyd Langford as Forklift Driver, Charlotte Nicdao as Yolanda Cox, Fayssal Bazzi as Sean

Episode 7

Sunday, July 21, 2024
Written by Kala Ellis
Directed by Darren Ashton and Madeleine Dyer

Ingrid discovers a former passion while Austin and Julian prepare for the first screening of the documentary, entitled: The Greatest Man I Never Knew — that will (hopefully) rebrand Julian to the world.

Cast (in order of appearance): Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Ellie McKay as Florence Hartswood, Dan Skinner as Geoffrey, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Charlotte Nicdao as Yolanda Cox, Kate Elliott as Heidi

Episode 8

Sunday, July 28, 2024
Written by Adam Zwar
Directed by Darren Ashton

Julian is concerned when Austin turns his phone off and leaves the house to have some time on his own. In a boutique gallery in outer London Ingrid prepares for an exhibition of her artwork.

Cast (in order of appearance): Michael Theo as Austin Hogan, Boni Adeliyi as Lucy, Ellie McKay as Florence Hartswood, Sally Phillips as Ingrid Hartswood, Ben Miller as Julian Hartswood, Gia Carides as Mel Hogan, Roy Billing as Bill Hogan, Kate Elliott as Heidi, Tim Draxl as Gideon, Obadiah as Jamael, Billie Piper as Billie