Big Love
Tuesday 20 November, 9.30pm
Bill Henrickson works hard and plays by the rules. All he wants in return is a happy, secure, normal life for his family. But for a polygamist like Bill, it may be too much to ask for – the ‘American Dream’ comes with strings attached.
Big Love returns for a second series tonight at 9.30pm on TV ONE. The offbeat comedy-drama stars Bill Paxton (Twister) as Bill Henrickson, a Utah polygamist juggling a trio of seemingly willing wives: Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn, The Firm); Nicki (Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry); and Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin, Mona Lisa Smile), and seven children.
As the new season opens, Bill, who owns a pair of hardware superstores, is facing personal and professional crises brought on by the exposure of first wife Barb as being in a polygamous marriage during a high-profile “Mother of the Year” ceremony at the governor’s mansion. Bill’s other wives, Nicki and Margene, are having to pick up the slack as Barb languishes in a melancholy funk – leaving Bill to assess the damage the scandal caused his Home Plus stores, and to track down the villain responsible.
His search leads him straight to the polygamist compound of Juniper Creek, where father-in-law Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton, The Green Mile), aka the ‘Prophet’, has put the squeeze on Bill’s ne’er-do-well brother Joey (Shawn Doyle, Frequency) in the wake of Roman’s son Alby’s nearly fatal poisoning. As Bill faces off with his nemesis, he contemplates changes to his personal and professional life that promise to impact every member of his family.
Big Love is executive produced by Oscar Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, and creators Mark V Olsen and Will Scheffer.