Colin From Accounts - General Discussion

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Colin From Accounts is an 8 episode raunchy Australian rom-com streaming two episodes a week starting November 9, 2023 on Paramount+. It streamed in Australia in December 2022 on BINGE and aired on BBC Two in the UK. The show  was renewed for a second season in Australia. 

Colin From Accounts is set in Sydney, Australia and follows Ashley and Gordon (the two actors are married in real life). The set up for the "Meet Cute" is a breast flash > car accident > injured dog, who they will eventually name Colin From Accounts > followed by a massive vet bill. These are flawed and funny people who are brave enough to show their true selves, scars and all, as they decide to navigate life together.

Patrick Brammall as Gordon, who owns a microbrewery

Harriet Dyer as Ashley, a doctor in training 

Tai Hara as James, Ashley's ex-boyfriend

Helen Thomson as Lynelle, Ashley's mom

Darren Gilshenan as Professor Lee, Lynelle's boyfriend

Emma Harvie as Megan, Ashley's best friend who works at the same hospital

Genevieve Hegney as Chiara, Gordon’s co-worker

Michael Logo as Brett, Gordon’s co-worker 

Annie Maynard as Yvette, the veterinarian, Gordon’s ex-girlfriend 

Zac as Colin from Accounts, the (Border Terrier) Dog

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Colin From Accounts    November 9, 2023    Paramount+   

Episodes 1-2   Titles and Descriptions

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S01.E01: Flash

Gordon's day goes from bad to worse when, distracted by the impulsive actions of an attractive stranger, Ashley, he accidentally hits a stray dog with his car.

S01.E02: Benedict Cumbercrapp

When Ashley makes a mess in Gordon's sock drawer, she makes an impromptu trip to Costco with Colin, Megan and her mother, to buy Gordon some new furniture.

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Colin From Accounts    November 16, 2023    Paramount+   

Episodes 3-4   Titles and Descriptions

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S01.E03: Toyota Cressida

Gordon accidentally sends Ashley a dick pic and chases her from a garage sale to a death bed to try and delete it.

S01.E04: Bubbly Sofie

Ash and Gordon's awkward sexual encounter causes them to drift apart.

[Door County Cherry]

I'm really enjoying this.  I wish they had all come out at once because I'd love to binge. 

[SeanBug]

11 hours ago, Door County Cherry said:

I'm really enjoying this.  I wish they had all come out at once because I'd love to binge. 

Agree. I love Patrick Brammall. I was introduced to him as Andy Bouchard on Evil which is one of my favorite shows. I saw an interview with him and Harriet and he said they have ideas for several more seasons. Get cracking on that!!  We'll figure out how to write Andy out of Evil for another season.  His IG is full of pics of himself, Harriet and their dog (and their daughter). One pic of him kissing their dog s labeled "no ordinary love" . 🥰 So writing a show about a dog that brings a couple together was inevitable.

I like that Gordon and Ashley have such great chemistry, (helps they're married IRL), the age difference isn't off putting, but enough to mine great comedy as far as generations having different pop culture references. 

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I LOL'ed in Episode 3 when Gordon is taking a bath  and realized what he did.

 

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And every husband of the women who just gave birth telling Ashley what to do.   And Meg's grandmother's dying last words

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After their night of drinking, I was yelling at the tv "just tell her what's going on!!!" 

 

 

[missyb]

Great new show. Their chemistry is terrific. I love their banter. Feels so natural.

I thought all episodes were available and have been looking desperately for 5-8.

At least I now know they are coming.

 

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Colin From Accounts      November 23, 2023      Paramount+   

Episodes 5-6      Titles and Descriptions

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S01.E05: My Amiga

The Echo Park gang are impressed when Ashley takes charge during a power outage.

S01.E06: The Good Room

Ashley takes Gordon to her birthday dinner at Lynelle and creepy Professor Lee's house.

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Colin From Accounts      November 30, 2023         Paramount+   

Episodes 7-8   Titles and Descriptions

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S01.E07: Bandit

Ashley and Gordon's relationship is tested when she invites her party-loving friends to Echo Park to celebrate her birthday.

S01.E08: High Needs People

(Season Finale)

After breaking up, Ashley and Gordon must find a new home for Colin so they can go their separate ways.

[SeanBug]

I had in the back of my mind since the 3rd or 4th episode, "when are the real owners going to start looking for Colin". 

Gordon was giving me a nervous stomach with his insane outfits at Ashley's birthday party. And her friends are a bunch of assholes. 

In the season finale, they nailed how to get out of giving Colin back to the shitty dad, and then the WTF dog rescue/shelter. 

The ending was perfect.  Gordon and Ashley reuniting, and declaring "let's go get our dog back".   "We're going to make that little girl cry"...."good".  I imagine them climbing the back yard fence and taking him.  

Such a sweet hilarious show. 

 

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Breakout Australian Sitcom ‘Colin From Accounts’ Season 2 Goes Into Production

[AheadofStraight]

Loved this show and I'm thrilled there will be another season. Interestingly, I had a survey email from Paramount+ about it and the survey was ridiculously long - like 20 minutes of very details questions on each character and the show. 

My 2 favorite new comedy discoveries have been Australian shows - this one and Fisk on Netflix. Hilarious!

[purist]

This was my favourite show of 2023 - I love it so much! At first I wasn't sure about it, but as the episodes went on I fell in love with the characters (including Colin) and was sad when I finished the series. It's so dark and stupid and heartfelt, and Brammall and Dyer are superb.

I was really disappointed when Tara Ariano (formerly of TWoP and Primetimer) on the Extra Hot Great podcast said she'd decided not to watch any more after the dog was injured in the first episode because she hates shows where dogs are hurt. I tweeted her to say the dog becomes the hero and she would be missing the best comedy of the year, but she wasn't swayed. 😞

[purist]

Further to my previous post, episode 3 was inducted into the Extra Hot Great canon in last week's main podcast, with all the hosts voting for it. Yay!

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Colin from Accounts Season 2 will stream all eight episodes on Thursday, September 26, 2024 on Paramount+. The show aired in May 2024 in Australia.

Colin from Accounts Season 2 picks up just two weeks after the events of the first season, Ashley and Gordon are now living together and immediately regretted the decision of giving Colin, back from his new owners. They will stop at nothing to have their doggone family reunited.

Sam Cotton as Angus, Colin's new owner 

Sophie Bloom as Phoebe,  Colin's new owner 

Virgina Gay as Rumi, Megan's new girlfriend 

John Howard as Brian Crapp, Gordon’s dad

Lynne Porteous as Dawn Crapp, Gordon’s mom 

Justin Rosniak as Alistair "Heavy" Crapp, Gordon’s brother 

Celeste Barber as Katie Crapp, Alistair's wife

[purist]

Being in Australia, I've already seen this and can tell you it's possibly even better than the first season. Episode 3, 'Heavy', and Episode 4, 'Ethical Porn', were so funny they made me howl. Enjoy!

[aghst]

Watched season 1 in one sitting.  Really started out strong.  I realize they have to make a certain number of episodes for financial reasons but one or two wasn’t as good, especially the big birthday party.  Some of those characters didn’t seem like the types of friends Ashley would have.

Still it ended with a good bridge to a new season, to get Colin back, for them to get back together.

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[aghst]

On 8/7/2024 at 11:27 PM, purist said:

Being in Australia, I've already seen this and can tell you it's possibly even better than the first season. Episode 3, 'Heavy', and Episode 4, 'Ethical Porn', were so funny they made me howl. Enjoy!

Very well done and they introduced some vivid characters this season.

Episodes are easy to binge.

OMG, WAWAM!

"Ethical Porn" is also genius coinage.

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Behind all the laughs though, some heavy things going on, like Gordon's relations with his father and his family.

Gordon having difficulty coping after his loss, trying to make Colin an animal star on TV and movies.

Chiara leaving her family for a woman only to see her marry someone else.

Then the cliffhanger in the finale, guess another milestone in Gordon and Ashley's relationship.

 

[Danny Franks]

I like this show but, as someone who gets terrible second hand embarrassment, I have to leave the room for some scenes to avoid squirming in discomfort.

I don't think the show needs to lean nearly as hard on "Gordon does or says something weird and offends people" as it does. Especially when it's combined with him not understanding Ashley's friends because they're so young.

That runner of Gordon being seen as unreasonable because he was looking for Ashley after making dinner plans then her not answering the phone was weird. He wasn't being possessive or controlling, he was being worried, and James saying "party trumps dinner," didn't make sense. Because no one blows off their significant other without even telling them, to go to a party.

Megan's new girlfriend was the absolute, overbearingly boring and self-important, worst. And I thought the show was going to focus on her "I feel Indian" nonsense as something that would make Megan realise it, but they went in the other direction and forced Gordon to be an ass, again.

 While still uncomfortable, I enjoyed the episode with Gordon's family more - bigoted dad and doormat mother, and generally rundown and bitter sister-in-law. And I appreciated the theme of falling into familiar behaviour patterns with your family, that your significant other may not recognise or enjoy.

I hope Harriet Dyer becomes a bigger star off the back of this series, because she's so charismatic and engaging, and can do everything from dramatic scenes to full on slapstick comedy.