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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Pearl Bay is now part of Australia's national psyche

Episode 1, Part 1   Episode 1, Part 2   Episode 1, Part 3
Episode 1, Part 4   Episode 1, Part 5   Episode 1, Part 6

 

Remember when I couldn't see the point in those 'study notes' on the Australian soapie 'SeaChange' which I wrote about on Tuesday? - see here. Well, I've done a bit more 'studying' and concluded that, if nothing else, 'SeaChange' teaches us to be careful when dealing with 'Bob Jelly Realty' or any other real estate agent.

Bob Jelly epitomises every real estate agent you've ever met, just as Pearl Bay epitomises every retirement place you've ever dreamt of. Its real life location is Barwon Heads, a coastal town near Geelong in Victoria, but Pearl Bay sounds so much better, don't you think?

'SeaChange' has become part of Australian 'kultcha' and I include the first episode here - there are dozens more - for the edification of an old boy from Sunshine who's stuck in the wilds of Connecticut. Enjoy, Des!


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